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Dehn Demolition razed the Wyman power plant early this week and cleanup is underway. On June 6, the City Council approved Dehn’s $24,400 bid to level the plant, located in the 100 block of Dunbar sitting southwest of the Wyman School.

In 2021, Waterfest was canceled because of flooding in downtown Excelsior Springs. This year, the festival returned.

The Excelsior Springs School District has set its fiscal year 2023 budget. Overall, that budget is projected to be in the black, according to Travis Hux, district superintendent.

A two-vehicle collision resulted in the death of an Excelsior Springs man. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 5:38 p.m.

The Excelsior Springs School District has released its revised free and reduced-price policy for the 2022-23 school year. This policy is for school children unable to pay the full price of meals served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

Dr. Steve Houck has resigned from his position on the Excelsior Springs Board of Education so that he may serve as a science teacher at the high school.

Rarely do 10-year-olds think of charity, particularly on their birthday. Austyn Filley is an exception to that rule.

EXCELSIOR’S CELEBRATION OF WATER RETURNED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019. HOSTED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WATERFEST 2022 FILLED THE DOWNTOWN STREETS JUNE 24 AND JUNE 25 WITH THOUSANDS OF GUESTS, HUNDREDS OF ACTIVITIES, AND COUNTLESS MEMORIES.