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A new Missouri law will require all public school districts to implement stricter policies regarding student use of cell phones and other personal electronic communication devices during the school day, beginning with the 2025–26 school year.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed a wide-ranging education reform bill into law, setting in motion dozens of changes that will affect every public and charter school in the state starting with the 2025–26 academic year.

With the start of school still weeks away, the Excelsior Springs School District has released its official supply lists for the 2025-26 academic year in hopes of helping families get a head start on back-to-school shopping.

When Braymer resident Taylor Shoe sat in front of a jail-issued laptop earlier this year, she began a journey that would set her apart as the first participant to finish all 15 phases of a new technology program offered to women incarcerated in the Clay County Detention Center.

MIRANDA JAMISON More than a statistic, each life lost to untreated mental illness represents a family in mourning and a community left asking what more could have been done. As Minority Mental Health Awareness Month unfolds in July, advocates are urging a deeper look into the barriers that keep many African American and Hispanic individuals from getting the help they need.

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Two students from the Excelsior Springs Area Career Center earned top honors among the nation’s most skilled career and technical education competitors at the 2025 SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta.

An Excelsior Springs man was taken off GPS monitoring last week while facing two felony charges in Clay County Court. James M.