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5 years ago By Shawn Roney

CODE ENFORCEMENT AID FIRST RESPONDERS AID COUNCIL MEMBER BALKS EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council amended the city code Tuesday to require landlords seeking business license renewals to submit tenant lists to the city’s Community Development Department annually. The department’s neighborhood specialist, Laura Mize, lobbied for the amendment Feb.

No contested school board races; some contested council races

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – There will be no contested school board elections in April for three area school districts, but there will be city council elections. These districts reported no contests: • Excelsior Springs – Ricky Strack and Troy Snelling seek the two seats; • Richmond – Jon Dana and newomer Wesley Maxwell are running for two seats; and • Orrick – Mandy Floyd and newcomer Holly Vasmer seek the two seats.

Week off from paying sales tax occurs April 19-25

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – The Show-Me Green sales tax holiday – an optional break from collecting sales taxes on some items – will take place again this year, the City Council decided. The seven-day holiday takes place from April 19 through April 25.

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Tractor Supply Co. agrees to buy Orscheln Farm and Home

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Tractor Supply Co. entered into an agreement to buy Orscheln Farm and Home for nearly $300 million.

Tractor Supply Co. entered into an agreement to buy Orscheln Farm and Home for nearly $300 million.

Sheriff’s office identifies woman as homicide victim

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

EXCELSIOR SPRING – After finding a body Feb. 11, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified the victim as Alesha Jane Reade, 45, Independence.

Her death is not believed to have occurred where law enforcers found the body, Sheriff’s Capt. Robert Hays said.

“We don’t have a pure crime scene yet, so we’re assuming the body was probably placed there along the road in the wooded area afterward,” he said.

Alesha Jane Reade

Dari B changes hands, remains ‘in the family’

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Tommy Carroll said he had sold an area landmark, Dari B, at Missouri Highway 10 near the border of Clay and Ray counties. Carroll said he had sold the ice cream stand to Jon Saura, his brother-in-law’s brother.

TOMMY CARROLL sells dari b

Upgrades for police department

5 years ago By Shawn Roney

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Police Department will add four new vehicles later this year and Public Works will get a new camera. On Feb.

Council enters into service agreements

5 years ago By Shawn Roney

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – City leaders have secured the law firm, Polsinelli PC, Kansas City, to advise on the Hall of Waters, and approved three other contracts. The Capital Improvements Authority will finance the work, with a $10,000 cap, City Manager Molly McGovern stated in a Jan.

School district, hospital, city enter into agreement

5 years ago By Shawn Roney

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council has approved a joint venture with the Excelsior Springs School District and Excelsior Springs Hospital. The agreement involves using the community center.

Housing authority board receives new appointee

5 years ago By Shawn Roney

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Housing Authority Board of Directors has a new member. On Feb.

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