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The Excelsior Springs varsity girls golf team will spend much of its regular season on the road. According to the Missouri State High School Activities Association, Excelsior Springs has only two home competitions – a Sept.

On Aug. 22, varsity soccer coach Brett McKenzie and Excelsior Springs’ boys team spent some time practicing set pieces.

The clock is ticking for young artists and writers across the region as the Excelsior Springs Area Cultural Guild’s Arts from the Pumpkin Patch contest nears its entry deadline of Sept. 12.

WILMA FORD CELEBRATES her 102nd birthday with her family at Valley Manor Rehabilitation Center..

Families across Excelsior Springs will have another chance this fall to gain the tools for financial stability through a course that blends practical strategies with biblical principles. Oasis Outreach Ministries is preparing to launch its third annual Financial Peace University program, a nine-week course developed by financial author and radio host Dave Ramsey.

THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE is investigating a fatal plane crash that occurred just north of the Midwest National Air Center near Mosby. Deputies received a call just before noon on Aug. 27 reporting heavy smoke coming from a field near NE 140th Street and Rhodus Road. Upon arrival, deputies found a Cessna C340 fully engulfed in flames in a soybean field. At least two people were on board the aircraft. and have been confirmed deceased. Their identities have not yet been released pending notification of next of kin.

A heartfelt tribute to Excelsior Springs educators sparked 148 nominations and five surprise winners in the Wood Heights Fire Protection District Auxiliary’s (WHFPDA) first-ever back-toschool teacher raffle.

Photos by Shawn Roney, Sports Editor.