ES club bowlers get season rolling at Sugar Creek
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SUGAR CREEK – Excelsior Springs’ club bowling season is underway. The club opened March 14 at Sterling Bowl, home center for Fort Osage’s club team.
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Tigers take to track in Kearney triangular
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KEARNEY – Excelsior Springs’ track and field season has begun. The Tigers opened March 26 at Kearney with a triangular that also included Oak Park.
House committee rejects Medicaid expansion funds
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JEFFERSON CITY – Medicaid expansion advocates celebrated victory in August after more than 53% of voters said the program should add more than 200,000 Missourians. But last week, Republican House Budget Committee members voted down House Bill 20, which would have provided almost $1.9 billion in funding for the voter-approved expansion.
Prop A puts focus on degree of Wood Heights fire service
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WOOD HEIGHTS – Whether Wood Heights Fire Department will have equipment that continues to work when needed is up to voters Tuesday. They will vote Proposition A up or down.
School board approves summer learning plans
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EXCELSIOR – The school district has set summer instruction plans. Summer school Director Anneliese Tadlock and Aerin O’Dell, assistant superintendent for academic services, presented the learning plans in a memo and in a presentation to district leaders.
Bill aims to aid home-based businesses
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JEFFERSON CITY – Rep. Derek Grier has filed legislation to support home-based businesses in Missouri.
District aims $582,000 grant at behavior-oriented learning
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Assistant Superintendent Heather Gross is using a $582,000 grant the district received to address learning issues. “I’ve really challenged our principals to come up with some unique ways to be able to support our kids with social-emotional learning,” Gross told district leaders during the school board’s March meeting.
Four candidates vie for two council seats
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Editor's note: In its March 26 issue, this newspaper published the responses of three of the four Excelsior Springs City Council candidates to a questionnaire soliciting their views on select municipal government issues and requesting them to discuss their qualifications. Responses were edited for length. This version features the complete responses by the candidates.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Two incumbents and two challengers are vying for City Council seats April 6.
