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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.

Compassion helps people connect with others, mend relationships and move forward while fostering emotional intelligence and well-being. According to www.mindful.org, compassion takes empathy one step further because it harbors a desire for all people to be free from suffering and it’s imbued with a desire to help.

Excelsior Springs resident Ashley Crawley was recognized recently with the presentation of the National Ceca Award. Crawley, an employee of Focus Healthcare Solution, was given the award during a surprise ceremony held in Liberty.

The Excelsior Springs Police Department reported the following arrests handled recently by the department. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 At 11:30 a.m., Ronald Lana, 44, was arrested for failure to restrain.

In 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York..

Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), author; Winslow Homer (1836-1910), artist; George A. Moore (1852-1933), poet/dramatist; Honus Wagner (1874-1955), baseball player; Abe Vigoda (1921-2016), actor; Dominic Chianese (1931- ), actor; Phil Knight (1938- ), business magnate; Joe Lieberman (1942- ), U.S. senator; Edward James Olmos (1947- ), actor; Steve Jobs (1955-2011), computer pioneer; Paula Zahn (1956- ), TV journalist; Mitch Hedberg (1968-2005), comedian; Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977- ), boxer.

In 1836, Colonel William Travis issued a call for help on behalf of the Texian troops defending the Alamo in San Antonio. In 1868, the U.S.

Aspire Senior Living of Excelsior Springs is requesting prom attire donations from the community. Wound and infection control prevention specialist Angela Horton, LPN, is a staffing coordinator for Aspire is working with the facility’s activity department to surprise residents with their very own prom night.

The Good Samaritan Center of Rural Clay County and Ray County is putting their best foot forward by helping better the community. The Excelsior Springs location of the center has begun handing out free Narcan nasal spray to the community.

Clay County deputies investigated a potential explosive device on streets Gano and Water in Missouri City around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday that was determined as explosive.