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The Excelsior Springs Farmers Market is being recognized statewide for its work connecting local families with food education, community resources and fresh produce. The honor comes through the Missouri Grown Education and Outreach Award, which highlights markets making a broad community impact through programming and partnerships.

A woman found dead along Fredericksburg Road earlier this week is at the center of a hit-and-run investigation in Excelsior Springs after police said she was struck and killed by a vehicle that left the scene.

A role meant to guide children in faith is now at the center of a criminal investigation after an associate youth pastor at Excelsior Springs Baptist Church was arrested on accusations of abusing that trust.

A Homestead Village alderman has pleaded not guilty after a deadly confrontation on Arapahoe Drive left a 43-yearold man shot to death. Prosecutors allege that 55-year-old Glen Michael Stice fired the fatal gunshots that killed Daniel Konrardy during a Nov.

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on managing holiday stress. Part one focuses on understanding the roots of holiday pressure and learning realistic coping tools. Part two will explore strategies for setting boundaries, recognizing warning signs of depression or substance misuse and finding support through local mentalhealth resources.

A locally led initiative to help Excelsior Springs residents quit smoking and vaping will begin rolling out next year as Excelsior Springs Substance Abuse Free Environments (SAFE) and Excelsior Springs Hospital (ESH)prepare to launch the Dimensions Tobacco Free Program. The effort brings a structured, evidence-based approach to cessation that those involved hope will make support more accessible for people at any stage of their quitting process.

The Lawson community is now receiving electricity through a fully modernized substation after Ameren Missouri replaced a transformer that had been in service since the Eisenhower administration. The recently completed project updates equipment that supported the town for more than 60 years and marks one of several major reliability upgrades Ameren has finished across the region.

More than a year after a woman was found shot to death in a Lawson residence, the man originally accused of first-degree murder has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and has been ordered to serve 25 years in state prison.

Excelsior Springs school leaders reviewed financial conditions, attendance trends, strategic planning efforts and buildinglevel progress during this month’s Board of Education meeting, outlining priorities that will guide district operations heading into winter.

As questions circulate nationwide about federal funding, Clay County Public Health Center has confirmed that Women, Infants and Children (WIC) services will continue uninterrupted for local families through federal fiscal year 2026.