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Body Keith Bass II was granted a continuance until 9 a.m. March 23 in the case of the alleged murder of Theresa Bass and attempted murder of Bobby Neal Jr.

Body The Excelsior Springs Parks and Recreation Department has received a scrap tire grant, allowing the department to replace picnic tables at Siloam Mountain Park.

Body Residents living on Lakeview Drive and Ridgeview Drive in Wood Heights are receiving mail again after services were suspended since Wednesday, Feb. 8, due to a man wielding a BB gun.

Body Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), inventor; Jean Harlow (1911-- 1937), actress; James Doohan (1920-2005), actor; James Merrill (1926-1995), poet; Perry Ellis (1940-1986), fashion designer; George Miller (1945- ), filmmaker; Ira Glass (1959- ), radio personality; Jackie...

Body In 1845, Florida was admitted as the 27th U.S. state.

Body Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

Body “The Star-Spangled Banner”is set to the tune of“To Anacreon in Heaven,” a piece originally composed around 1775 as the official song of the Anacreontic Society, an English musicians’ club..

Body In 1920, the Montreal Canadiens set the NHL record for goals in a single game with a 16-3 win over the Quebec Bulldogs..

Body “Always that same old story -- / Father Time and Mother Earth, / A marriage on the rocks.” -- James Merrill, “The Broken Home”.

Body For every dollar invested in the Downtown Excelsior Partnership Inc. (DEP) by the City of Excelsior Springs, an additional $8.41 was raised, according to a presentation made to the city council recently.