Tractor Supply Co. agrees to buy Orscheln Farm and Home
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Tractor Supply Co. entered into an agreement to buy Orscheln Farm and Home for nearly $300 million.
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Sheriff’s office identifies woman as homicide victim
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EXCELSIOR SPRING – After finding a body Feb. 11, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified the victim as Alesha Jane Reade, 45, Independence.
Her death is not believed to have occurred where law enforcers found the body, Sheriff’s Capt. Robert Hays said.
Dari B changes hands, remains ‘in the family’
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Tommy Carroll said he had sold an area landmark, Dari B, at Missouri Highway 10 near the border of Clay and Ray counties. Carroll said he had sold the ice cream stand to Jon Saura, his brother-in-law’s brother.
Upgrades for police department
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Police Department will add four new vehicles later this year and Public Works will get a new camera. On Feb.
Council enters into service agreements
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – City leaders have secured the law firm, Polsinelli PC, Kansas City, to advise on the Hall of Waters, and approved three other contracts. The Capital Improvements Authority will finance the work, with a $10,000 cap, City Manager Molly McGovern stated in a Jan.
School district, hospital, city enter into agreement
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council has approved a joint venture with the Excelsior Springs School District and Excelsior Springs Hospital. The agreement involves using the community center.
Housing authority board receives new appointee
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Housing Authority Board of Directors has a new member. On Feb.
Small vaccine batch arrives
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – After preparing for months, Excelsior Springs Hospital staff began administering 240 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 5.
New sheriff denied funds, slams board
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RICHMOND – By cussing at the elected 911 Dispatch Board, demanding the removal of Director Kim Davis and declaring an overall lack of faith in the board, former Clay County detective Scott Childers, now Ray County’s sheriff, made an impression during his first month in office.
Eagle Scout project results in Blessing Box
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Boy Scout Troop 313 member Landen Summers completed his Eagle Scout project, a Blessing Box food pantry, to reach the Eagle Scout rank, the highest possible rank in the Boy Scout program.