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Lawmakers to add 12.5 cents to each gallon of gas

5 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Senate’s answer to growing road and bridge needs is to add 12.5 cents per gallon to the motor fuel tax – equal to about $460 million annually. The 73.5% increase, going to 29.5 cents per gallon, would equal about $1.25 more for every 10 gallons put in a fuel tank.

Museum reopens with new displays

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Museum and Archives doors will open Tuesday after nearly four months off, operations chief Kathy Duncan said. “We will be reopening after a very long, extended winter break,” she said.

IN THE NEW World War II exhibition room, volunteer Deb Foster stands in front of a 48-star flag while holding a photograph of an Excelsior Springs woman, 2nd Lt. Nell Widmer, whose image assisted in the war effort.

Historic Preservation Commission takes nominations

5 years ago By News Staff

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Historic Preservation Commission is accepting nominations for its Historic Preservation Awards Program. Awards will be given in commercial and residential categories.

Gifted education bill includes small Mo. schools

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

JEFFERSON CITY – Sen. Denny Hoskins again seeks to increase gifted education for Missouri schoolchildren with his Senate bill 151.

‘Roadblock commission’ lawsuits end in Clay County

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

LIBERTY – If the new Clay County commissioners believed good reason existed, they could have continued the lawsuit blocking a state audit. And continued blocking The Kansas City Star’s request for financial records.

Council OKs work schedule, OT changes at PD

5 years ago By Shawn Roney

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Police officers have one shorter shift to work every two weeks. Heeding Chief Clint Reno’s recommendation, the City Council passed an ordinance March 1 to start a police officer’s overtime pay once that officer has worked 80 hours over two weeks.

CHIEF Clint Reno asks, gets OK for changes.

Arrest follows homicide

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – The investigation continues into a suspected Lafayette County homicide following a chase involving law enforcers from multiple jurisdictions, recovery of a Pleasant Hill man’s body and the arrest of a homicide suspect, Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers said late Tuesday afternoon.

“We’re certain it is a homicide,” he said.

Richard Anthony Arrington has been identified as the suspect in the recent Lafayette County homicide case

Possible homicide under investigation

5 years ago By Jack Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – The investigation continues this morning into a possible homicide, Sheriff Scott Childers said.

An adult suspect has been taken into custody and an adult’s body has been located, but details are not being released at the moment.

Diggers reopens in Excelsior Springs

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Diggers Discount Store, 1218 N. Jesse James Road, Excelsior Springs, reopened Saturday.

AT THE REOPENING Saturday of Diggers, 1218 N. Jesse James Road, Excelsior Springs, shoppers Ashlyn and Gail Calvert seek bargains.

Excelsior Springs artist alerts world to Kansas City rap

5 years ago By Shawn Roney

KANSAS CITY – An Excelsior Springs native hopes to help bring the Kansas City metro area greater recognition in the hip-hop world. Jacob Gonzales, 22, whose stage name is Taco-FromKC, left Excelsior Springs as an adolescent for Kansas City and spent time in Los Angeles before returning to Kansas City in 2018.

AT CENTER, TacoFromKC, is posted to announce an appearance last year in Westport. TacoFromKC is former Excelsior Springs resident Jacob Gonzales, 22.

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