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Excelsior Springs students will begin the school year under new handbooks, tighter limits on cell phone use and an additional police officer assigned to school buildings, as the Board of Education approved a series of measures at a recent meeting.

Young talent takes center stage

Engines rumbled through Lawson earlier this week as bikers lined up to escort a 12-year-old girl to her first day of school, a gesture meant to remind her she is not alone after allegedly being attacked last week.

Residents of a quiet local neighborhood will not see the house at 21 Dawn Avenue expanded into a larger sober living facility after the Excelsior Springs City Council agreed to issue an official written denial at a recent meeting.

An Excelsior Springs man will serve five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to two felony counts of second-degree domestic assault. The charges stem from a July 2024 incident in which he was also originally charged with another felony of third-degree assault of a special victim.

For the second straight season, Excelsior Springs will open its varsity volleyball season against Oak Park. The Tigers are slated to face the Kansas City-based school Sept.

The sound of guitars and harmonies filled Calvary Christian Union Church as families gathered for the fourth annual Oasis Outreach Ministries benefit concert. For Oasis Board President Lori Sams, the evening represented more than music.

For years, the Wood Heights Fire Protection District Auxiliary has joined fire departments across the region in selling pink apparel every October to raise awareness for breast cancer.

Ameren Missouri is informing customers of planned changes to Missouri law that underscore the importance of contacting Missouri 811 before any excavation project, a crucial step to prevent costly repairs, service interruptions and serious injuries.

Tucked between farmland and floodplain south of Orrick, a 55-acre energy storage project has sparked questions about risk, readiness and transparency in Ray County.