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Following the approval of a sewer rate decrease, the city council approved replacement parts for the wastewater treatment and water plants, of more than $58,000 and $29,000, respectively.

Charitable giving grew in 2021. According to Blackbaud Institute, a social good innovator, giving not only increased after COVID-19, but actually rebounded more than it had in a decade — increasing in the United States by 9 percent overall.

Winter Blues, or SAD, is a seasonal disorder that typically occurs in the winter months. Unlike, regular depression, a person who suffers from winter blues only has the condition at certain times of the year. Winter Blues occur most often in late fall and winter.

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Excelsior Springs residents will see a decrease in their future sewer bills after a proposed rate decrease was approved by the city council during their first December meeting at the Hall of Waters.

Several local children were able to shop for Christmas gifts with an Excelsior Springs law enforcement officer through the Shop with a Cop program.

PRESENT Excelsior Springs received a matching grant in 2020 for $500,000, with the city providing an additional $500,000 to repair the Hall of Waters.

Santa Claus is known to travel by reindeer and a sleigh, for special occasions he will travel by train. The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train returned on its rails this holiday season cross-continent tour in three years and rode through Excelsior Springs on Sunday.

Newkirk Novak Construction Partners will continue doing business with the Excelsior Springs School District. During its monthly meeting on Oct.

Barbecue-lovers overwhelmingly prefer that Excelsior Springs hold its annual BBQ & Flyin on the River event downtown, rather than at Excelsior Springs Memorial Airport, based on data Lyndsey Baxter presented Oct. 17 to city leaders.