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Body Community Excellence awards show the passion The Town and Country Leader’s readers have for the businesses in our community. There was a record number of voters in The Leader’s 2022 Community Excellence contest this year, at almost 2000.

Body In order to put a stop to the invasive bush honeysuckle or Lonicera Maackii currently taking over forests in Missouri and Kansas, according to Debbie Neff of Excelsior Springs has organized an eradication event for Watkins Mill State Park, from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb.

Body Christen Everett, principal of Excelsior Springs High School, is pleased to announce the Standard Honor Roll for Semester 1 of the 2022-23 school year. Students must have a B (3.0) grade point average with no grade below a C-.

Body The Excelsior Springs School District “had a clean audit” of the 2022 fiscal year (FY), auditor Brad Steele told district leaders when the Board of Education convened recently. Speaking on behalf of the Richmond-based accounting firm Westbrook & Co.

Body State Rep. Doug Richey wants to help lower the bill for Missourians with delinquent property taxes.

Body Recreational marijuana users who frequent the Kansas City Cannabis dispensary in Excelsior Springs, or any future dispensaries in town, may soon have to pay a city sales tax.

Body The Excelsior Springs City Council approved the creation of Westside Community Improvement District (CID) during its Tuesday meeting. Community residents and westside district property owners were in the audience to show support.

Body The Excelsior Springs School District has made up some financial ground, Superintendent Jaret Tomlinson told district leaders during a recent Board of Education meeting in the Support Services Center.

Body For many of us, January is a time for looking to the future and setting new goals for ourselves. Did you make any resolutions for 2023?

Body Clay County’s expanded commission is in place. On Jan.