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Flooding in Excelsior Springs

4 years ago By News Staff

The Excelsior Springs Downtown area was under water Friday morning, June 25, 2021. After overnight thunderstorms saturated the area, many downtown streets, parking lots and businesses were caught in the flash flooding. Look for more coverage of the event in this week's Excelsior Springs Standard.

The hitch lot and buildings along South Street were caught off guard as flash flooding hit the area overnight. Photo by Brian Rice.

GETTING A NEW LOOK

4 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers’ home baseball field will have a new look for the 2022 season. This month, the Excelsior Springs Board of Education approved the implementation of synthetic turf for the field.

THE HOME FIELD for the Excelsior Springs Tigers will soon have a new look with the change from grass to synthetic turf. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Three Tigers become Ducks for summer baseball

4 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Three Tigers have teamed up this summer to play for the 16-and-under Old School Ducks baseball club. Mason Danner, Micah Danner and Colson Moore, who completed high school baseball for Excelsior Springs in May, will play for the Ducks through the end of the summer.

FROM LEFT, Micah Danner, Colson Moore and Mason Danner, student-athletes at Excelsior Springs High School, look to hone their baseball skills this summer with a Kansas City area-based traveling team. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

ESHS volleyball, softball programs do summer prep work for fall games

4 years ago By Dustin Danner

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Volleyball and softball programs have experienced an action-packed June in Excelsior Springs. Varsity volleyball coach Kathryn Beile and varsity softball coach Megan Rawie have had their respective teams prepping for the fall season.

ESHS SENIOR Mallory Millsap works on her backhand fielding skills. DUSTIN DANNER | Staff

Bicentennial Commission underway in Clay County

4 years ago By News Staff

LIBERTY – The Clay County Commission has established a new citizen-led commission to commemorate Missouri’s bicentennial celebration, as well as Clay County’s original organization on Jan. 2, 1822.

Some Good Samaritan services not so obvious

4 years ago By J.c. Ventimiglia

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Good Samaritan Center, 108 S. Thompson Ave., provides a service many people might not know about, Executive Director Jennifer Chappel said while helping to perform that service last week.

AT GOOD Samaritan Center’s mission, Jennifer and Hope Chappel carry food to aid a family. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff

Waterfest, innovation on new chamber leader’s to-do list

4 years ago By Shawn Roney

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – When Michael Fitzpatrick became president and chief executive officer of the Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce in April, he found himself quickly dropped into the planning process for this year’s Waterfest.

Mo. auditor gives ‘good’ rating to Clay County sheriff

4 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday released a report covering the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. The report is part of a comprehensive review of Clay County government initiated by the public through the petition audit process.