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City council approves outdoor pool dome

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The outdoor pool at the Excelsior Springs Community Center will have a dome to allow swimming during inclement weather. Arizon Structures WorldWide LLC Arizon Structures WorldWide LLC will provide the air-supported dome for $394,538, as approved May 16 by the City Council at the Hall of Waters.
THE OUTSIDE POOL is proposed for the back of the community center.

Excelsior Springs council agrees to lease carts for golf course

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – New golf carts are expected at the golf course in roughly five to nine months. Shortly before the City Council approved an agreement May 16 at the Hall of Waters to lease a fleet of Yamaha gas-powered vehicles, Shane Gardner told city leaders the shipment from distributor Masek Golf Car Co.

Two join city’s Parks, Recreation Board

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Parks and Recreation Board has two new members. On May 16 at the Hall of Waters, the City Council approved Mayor Sharon Powell’s appointments of Sherri Branson-Hurt and retired Excelsior Springs High School coach Terri Irons to the board.

CAP attracts families to play cornhole

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Community at Play, or CAP, hosted a “Cornhole Family Fun Day” on May 21. “The population of individuals with developmental disabilities was growing in Ray County, but the community connectedness and awareness was not,” Suzan Breen said.
GRINNING, Garry Pennington starts a game of cornhole with help given, from left, by Jackson Breen, Suzan Breen, James Eubank and Jordan Griffin. TARA ALTIS | Staff

Excelsior Springs resident dies in three-vehicle wreck

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – An Excelsior Springs resident died in a wreck that totaled three vehicles.

Richard A. Dobbins, 30, Excelsior Springs, died during the collision that occurred about 10:12 a.m. Monday at U.S. Highway 69 at North Jesse James Road, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.