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Doing what I love and loving what I do

Body The first trinkling of ink into this girl’s veins started when I became a freelance writer for The Excelsior Springs Standard and Richmond News in 2021. More recently, however, I was brought on full time and am serving as an advertising consultant.
Miranda Jamison

Are you playing the blame game?

Body Sometimes people get blamed, sometimes people do the blaming. Why does it seem we are suddenly encapsulated with blaming and being blamed? Are we all just treating each other like children, or do people have a valid reason for blaming others?
ELIZABETH BARNT Random Thought

Alive and thriving

Body Thrive Excelsior Springs is a community collaborative that improves quality of life and increases life expectancy through health and wellness, economic vitality and housing. Thrive knows health care is more than just about bodily health.
SURVEYS GIVE A VOICE to the community. Take a moment to complete it.

Serving success from a small town

Body From a small-town upbringing to a national accomplishment, Sarah Server has accomplished great things in a short amount of time. Since leaving Excelsior Springs, she has cooked for and served the president as well as competed in a culinary competition.
SARA SERVER STANDS outside the White house. | Submitted

Volunteers offer cleaning where it counts

Body A two-day cleanup extravaganza took place in Excelsior Springs this weekend, with residents and middle school students cleaning up litter for the Seventh Annual Earth Day Clean Up. “I definitely believe the community benefits from the cleanup.
JASPER PROCTOR HELPS collect trash and hands it to Cody Proctor during the Earth Day cleanup. ELIZABETH BARNT | Staff

K9 Argos gets new vest

Body Clay County Sheriff’s Office K9 Argos is anticipating the arrival of a bullet- and stab-proof vest, thanks to Vested Interest in K9s Inc. Argos, who joined the Clay County Sheriff’s Office in Sept.
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