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The Excelsior Spring City Council has announced collection of the newly-passed 3-percent retail sales tax on non-medical recreational marijuana will begin Oct. 1.

With groundbreaking taking place in July 2022, the Excelsior Springs Community Center’s outdoor pool project continues. The project is expected to be completed in 2023.

The first trinkling of ink into this girl’s veins started when I became a freelance writer for The Excelsior Springs Standard and Richmond News in 2021. More recently, however, I was brought on full time and am serving as an advertising consultant.

Sometimes people get blamed, sometimes people do the blaming. Why does it seem we are suddenly encapsulated with blaming and being blamed? Are we all just treating each other like children, or do people have a valid reason for blaming others?

Thrive Excelsior Springs is a community collaborative that improves quality of life and increases life expectancy through health and wellness, economic vitality and housing. Thrive knows health care is more than just about bodily health.

The leadership torch of the Excelsior Springs Area Chamber of Commerce has been passed to newly named board chairman, Abigail Douglas. Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce Director Brian Rice recognized former chairman Bill Westerheide for his year of service, saying, “Bill is a great person and a hard worker.

Three games, three wins. Such was Excelsior Springs’ schedule last week in varsity girls soccer.

On April 18, the cliche that records are made to be broken was validated once again. That day, during the Warrior Relays in Smithville, Kinsley Rogers set the Excelsior Springs High School record in the girls javelin.