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‘Ray County Voices’ podcast Editor’s note: This is the first of a twopart series highlighting a Ray County Voices podcast episode featuring local plumbing professionals. Part One covers typical plumbing problems, maintenance and pitfalls for homeowners, while Part Two discusses selecting qualified plumbers, their training and experience and what distinguishes local businesses.

More than $1 million in street improvements will move forward across Excelsior Springs this year through a multi-phase streetscape program. The projects were approved by the Excelsior Springs City Council during a recent meeting and represent a coordinated three-phase approach to street maintenance and reconstruction.

Residents across northern Missouri who enjoy singing or playing string instruments have an opportunity to join a regional performance group, which offers adults of varying experience levels a chance to perform together.

Downtown Excelsior Springs continued to show measurable growth in 2025, with more than 387,000 visits and $8.32 million in retail sales reported across the district. During a recent city council meeting, Downtown Excelsior Partnership (DEP) Executive Director Lyndsey Baxter presented the organization’s 2025 annual report, outlining key data on visitation, economic impact, business growthand future priorities for the downtown district.

spending about $20 out of pocket to test whether the idea would make a difference. He bought what he could find at local stores, focusing on inexpensive items to see if the approach would work.

Plans to renovate a longvacant building at 205 North Marietta Street are moving forward through a tax abatement supporting a $158,250 redevelopment project. The Excelsior Springs City Council approved the project — which includes a redevelopment agreement and Chapter 353 tax abatement for the property — during a recent meeting.

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Clay County experienced low voter participation in the April 7 General Municipal Election, with unofficial results showing only 8.64% of registered voters casting ballots across all precincts. Of the 153,962 registered voters in Clay County, only 13,302 chose to vote in the election.

An Excelsior Springs man who faced a felony weapons charge has been placed on probation after a plea agreement reduced the case to a lesser offense. Myles L. Casey, 28, recently entered a guilty plea before Clay County Circuit Court Judge Karen Krauser to one misdemeanor count of peace disturbance.

Plans for Morocco Estates have shifted from duplex lots to denser townhouse-style housing after Excelsior Springs approved a rezoning request for the undeveloped subdivision. Excelsior Springs City Council members approved the rezoning at a recent meeting, changing the 16-lot subdivision from R-2 two-family residential to R-3, a district allowing cluster, townhouse and garden apartment development.