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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Sometimes in basketball, there are nights when a team runs into an opponent that has a hot night of shooting. That happened to the Excelsior Springs varsity boys Feb.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Since 2007, the Excelsior Springs School District has been a part of the Missouri River Valley Conference. But that will change in 2022.

LIBERTY – Northland community coalitions in Clay, Ray and Platte counties have partnered with Parent Up KC to conduct the Meaningful Meals campaign. The campaign advises parents that unplugging tech and eating at least four family meals together a week can impact their children’s success potential positively.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Lauren Randolph, 19, standing 5 feet tall and weighing all of 100 pounds, with an elfish smile under her hard hat, said she joked about being a roofer during a class project at Excelsior Springs Job Corps.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Getting school district employees vaccinated is “going to be challenging,” Superintendent Dan Hoehn said during the Board of Education’s online meeting. “We’re really kind of like everyone else,” Hoehn told the board.

CODE ENFORCEMENT AID FIRST RESPONDERS AID COUNCIL MEMBER BALKS EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council amended the city code Tuesday to require landlords seeking business license renewals to submit tenant lists to the city’s Community Development Department annually. The department’s neighborhood specialist, Laura Mize, lobbied for the amendment Feb.

RICHMOND – There will be no contested school board elections in April for three area school districts, but there will be city council elections. These districts reported no contests: • Excelsior Springs – Ricky Strack and Troy Snelling seek the two seats; • Richmond – Jon Dana and newomer Wesley Maxwell are running for two seats; and • Orrick – Mandy Floyd and newcomer Holly Vasmer seek the two seats.

RICHMOND – The Show-Me Green sales tax holiday – an optional break from collecting sales taxes on some items – will take place again this year, the City Council decided. The seven-day holiday takes place from April 19 through April 25.