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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Phase II planning to expand the Excelsior Springs Community Center “is moving right along,” Director Jesse Hall told city leaders during a work session. The City Council held a special meeting Aug.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council helped fill board and committee spots when meeting Sept. 7 at the Hall of Waters.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council took a step toward adopting the most recent International Code Council building codes Sept. 7 at the Hall of Waters.

SEDALIA – A couple of dozen youngsters and adults at the Missouri State Fair played the role of assembly line workers. They worked next to a conveyer belt to place boxes of cereal, jars of peanut butter and cans of vegetables – and assorted other food items – into large boxes sent down the line to pack for hungry children statewide.

RICHMOND – The Ray County Commission’s legally questionable way of handling meeting agendas drew more than questions when the Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed a suit alleging the county violated the Missouri Sunshine Law.

RICHMOND – Board member Jonathon Renfro’s call for a mask mandate to kick in if the number of Richmond School District absentees from COVID-19 were to reach 5% of the student population failed. Renfro could not get any board members to “second” his motion, meaning the board did not bother to vote on the suggestion during the special meeting Monday at the middle school.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers have won by a lot of runs lately in varsity softball. They have lost by a lot of runs, too.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers had a packed schedule their first week of the varsity girls tennis season. The group played four duals in five days.