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The Excelsior Springs Tiger Marching Band swept the competition at the Warsaw Marching Band Festival. They took home Festival Grand Champion out of nine competing bands. The indoor color guard took first place, indoor drumline took first place, and in the field competition, they took first place.

A male Amazon driver was found dead, laying in a Wood Heights resident’s yard near Route O after a call to authorities around 7 p.m. Monday night.

City leaders are utilizing Lamp Rynearson’s services again. This time, it’s to help with building a new park.

Some recent news from the state left Ben Rubey overjoyed. The Excelsior Springs Career Center director learned the center had been approved for a $546,070.75 grant offered through Missouri HB 3002, legislation designating educationrelated appropriations.

The Clay County Investigative Squad Task Force has joined the investigation of Timothy Haslett Jr. Haslett was arrested on Oct.

Just as the leaves change in the fall, the season brings new beginnings and ends. Brian Rice and his team, for example, recently celebrated his departure from The Excelsior Springs Standard and the Richmond News.

Crystal Lakes might offer a solution to downtown Excelsior Springs’ flooding problem. Molly McGovern, Excelsior Springs city manager, stated in a Sept.

An act by the Excelsior Springs School District almost moved Pam Smith to tears, according to Mark Bullimore, district director of communications. That act was being named Classified Employee of the Month.

Jill Comstock has been named the new Lewis Elementary School principal for the 2023-24 school year. The announcement was made during the school board meeting on Oct.

Because 50 years in business is considered something to celebrate, Y Liquor owners Bob and Billy Hart wanted a special celebration that appreciated the customers who have been the mainstay of the business.