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‘A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SHOPPING’

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A shopping spree to raise scholarship funds also helps a family in need. Rotary President Melinda Mehaffy says the charitable organization sold 322 raffle tickets worth $3,220 to fund two $750 scholarships and pay expenses.
FROM SIX NAMES in the revolving wheel, Price Chopper Manager Jason Curtis draws and hands the name of the shopping spree winner, Kenny Manley, to Rotary Club President Melinda Mehaffy.

Council OKs CARES funding for Good Samaritan Center

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Good Samaritan Center has another $10,694.99 to assist families who need help making payments on their rent, mortgages or utilities. The money comes from Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security funding allocated by the city.

Good, bad news for school district

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Superintendent Dan Hoehn had bad and good news for the Excelsior Springs Board of Education in December via Zoom. The bad news: District revenue has “gotten whacked a couple times” by the state.

District seeks more Elkhorn safe room funds

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The school district seeks more money to build Elkhorn Elementary School’s safe room. Superintendent Dan Hoehn received the Board of Education’s approval to request $110,552 in federal and state funding, to go with the $748,000 the district has already been awarded.

Falls avoidable

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OMAHA, Nebraska – Kent McGuire, safety and health coordinator at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Science, said falls are often caused by slips or trips. These falls can be especially dangerous for older people, resulting frequently in breaks, including to hips.
FALLS can be avoided by embracing safety-first measures and thinking. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff

Shop With A Cop

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(Editor’s note: The following is written information provided by Kathy Travis, a Shop With A Cop participant.) Turn on the news, listen to the radio, or open up social media and you’ll know that it’s a hard time to be a first responder, but that’s not stopping our local first responders from doing so many incredible things for this incredible community. Nurses are going the extra mile for their patients to make sure that every person gets quality medical care in the middle of a pandemic.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS Police Department members and friends provide Christmas gifts to families across the community.
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