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’Cats bring back old-drill to hone defensive skills

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Orrick varsity 8-man football coach Matt O’Dell brought back an old drill Monday as he and his staff continued to prep the Bearcats for their 2025 season. To conclude the day’s activities, O’Dell had the Bearcats run through “the circle drill.” The drill works like this: A player lines up on defense.
PARKER FLOYD (left) pursues running back Ozzden Ayers as Orrick runs through the circle drill during an offseason camp session. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

District preparing for mandated phone-use ban

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A new Missouri law will require all public school districts to implement stricter policies regarding student use of cell phones and other personal electronic communication devices during the school day, beginning with the 2025–26 school year.

School supply lists released

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With the start of school still weeks away, the Excelsior Springs School District has released its official supply lists for the 2025-26 academic year in hopes of helping families get a head start on back-to-school shopping.

Tech education offers inmates a new start

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When Braymer resident Taylor Shoe sat in front of a jail-issued laptop earlier this year, she began a journey that would set her apart as the first participant to finish all 15 phases of a new technology program offered to women incarcerated in the Clay County Detention Center.