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Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on managing holiday stress. Part one focuses on understanding the roots of holiday pressure and learning realistic coping tools. Part two will explore strategies for setting boundaries, recognizing warning signs of depression or substance misuse and finding support through local mentalhealth resources.

A locally led initiative to help Excelsior Springs residents quit smoking and vaping will begin rolling out next year as Excelsior Springs Substance Abuse Free Environments (SAFE) and Excelsior Springs Hospital (ESH)prepare to launch the Dimensions Tobacco Free Program. The effort brings a structured, evidence-based approach to cessation that those involved hope will make support more accessible for people at any stage of their quitting process.

The Lawson community is now receiving electricity through a fully modernized substation after Ameren Missouri replaced a transformer that had been in service since the Eisenhower administration. The recently completed project updates equipment that supported the town for more than 60 years and marks one of several major reliability upgrades Ameren has finished across the region.

More than a year after a woman was found shot to death in a Lawson residence, the man originally accused of first-degree murder has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and has been ordered to serve 25 years in state prison.

Excelsior Springs school leaders reviewed financial conditions, attendance trends, strategic planning efforts and buildinglevel progress during this month’s Board of Education meeting, outlining priorities that will guide district operations heading into winter.

to PRO High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels. Suddenly, I find myself thinking about Taylor Swift.

SMITHVILLE – Excelsior Springs coach Brett McKenzie was admittedly spent after the Tigers’ season-ending loss to Maryville in varsity boys soccer. The reason was because of how the Nov.

As questions circulate nationwide about federal funding, Clay County Public Health Center has confirmed that Women, Infants and Children (WIC) services will continue uninterrupted for local families through federal fiscal year 2026.