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Lane closures set for U.S. 169 and Cookingham

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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will begin traffic modifications on U.S. Highway 169 at Northwest Cookingham Drive starting next week as part of a scheduled bridge rehabilitation project. All work is weather permitting and dates and times are subject to change.

New Missouri laws take effect in August

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Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed multiple new laws that will take effect in August, enacting sweeping changes across labor policy, transparency rules, environmental protection, utility safety and small business taxation.
New Missouri laws take effect in August

One last embrace, a new beginning

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Aaron Holst spent more than three decades shaping the Excelsior Springs baseball program into one of the region’s most respected. Now, he is stepping back into the dugout with a new team and a fresh purpose.

Rural hospitals face crisis as Medicaid cuts advance

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MIRANDA JAMISON Lead Reporter Editor’s note: This story is the first in a two-part series examining information Missouri health leaders recently discussed about sweeping federal Medicaid cuts. Part One details the proposed reductions, potential impacts on rural hospitals and urgent warnings from administrators across the region.

HS coaches share drills, schemes with ESFA

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Recently, Excelsior Springs varsity football coach Jake Danneman and some of his assistants shared some tips with some of their Excelsior Springs Football Association (ESFA) counterparts. Specifically, varsity staff members discussed drills they have their high schoolers practice that they thought might be useful to the ESFA coaches, who lead youth football teams for grades 2-6.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS varsity football coach Jake Danneman extends his hand as he lectures during a coaching clinic for the Excelsior Springs Football Association. SHAWN RONEY | Staff