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Body ORRICK – Orrick’s class of 2022 experienced tragedies in the journey from pre-kindergarten through senior year. The 2014 tornado as fourth-graders.

Body ELKHORN – Some people talk about Earth Day and what can be done for the environment, but several groups of area residents worked along Missouri Highway 10 near Elkhorn Elementary School to do more than talk.

Body LIBERTY – Joshua Edward McCoy, 31, Excelsior Springs, pleaded guilty May 6 before Clay County Judge Tim Flook to one of several bad-check and other charges. “All the other cases remain,” Assistant Prosecutor Zachary McCoy said Wednesday.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Parks and Recreation Department is getting a larger maintenance building. On May 2, the City Council approved Parks and Rec/Community Center Director Nate Williams’ request to buy a 60-by-64-foot building for $375,750.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Post Office will collect food for community members in need Saturday, acting Officer in Charge Kat Bollinger said Monday. “We’re not supplying bags this year,” Bollinger said.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Enthusiastic participants make the Gatsby Day celebration in downtown Excelsior Springs happen, event organizer Crystal Keeton says.

Body ON A BLUSTERY SATURDAY in the Excelsior Springs Community Center parking lot, community members take advantage of health screenings and other information – and freebies. Getting freebies, from left, are the Saunders sisters – Margaret, 4; Charlotte, 7; and Amelia, 7. J.C.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – What began in 2020 during the pandemic has become an annual rite of passage in Excelsior Springs. The High School Senior Parade will take place at 5 p.m.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – More felony charges have been filed against Joshua Edward McCoy, 31, Excelsior Springs. McCoy faces mostly felony bad check charges, which have been filed in Clay and Platte counties in Missouri, and Johnson County in Kansas.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Hospital drive-through COVID clinic closed Sunday. During an April 15 work session at the Hall of Waters, hospital CEO Kristen DeHart told city leaders the clinic would close, citing a decrease in COVID cases.