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October 9, 2022

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Best Week Ever

The Excelsior Springs High School Marching Band and Color Guard were 1st Place winners at the Warsaw Marching Festival! They were also the GRAND CHAMPIONS of the festival! Congrats to all!

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Officer Andrew Stott was shot twice in the line of duty and is currently doing well after an arterial repair to his right shoulder and has had two hand surgeries. Despite this, he is in good spirits.

There is a GoFundMe set up to help with time taken off by his wife to help him. The Fraternal Order of Eagles will also have a fundraiser dinner on Friday, Oct 14 from 5-7pm in support of the Stotts.

Word on the Street

Thrive Excelsior is accepting nominations for homes with a great fall vibe! Nominate a neighbor! Open to any Excelsior Springs home!

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Good Samaritan Center invites you to Ask a Nurse and join Teresa Tunstill, BSN, M.ED, RN, who will be available for questions on Wed, Oct. 19th from 1-3pm. No appointment is needed.

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Ray's Lunch now accepts credit cards!

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There will be a benefit concert-lecture for the Good Samaritan Center Food Pantry at 3:30pm, Oct. 16th. Admission: One non-perishable food item. Free will donations.

ESPD Investigating Kidnapping, Sexual Assault

The roads around the alleged crime scene have been reopened to traffic. Excelsior Springs Police Chief, Gregory Dull released a statement saying, “Numerous items have been recovered from the residence and the process of examining and evaluating those items will begin this week, to determine if any other crimes may have been committed.”

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Elms Under New Management, Higginbotham takes the Helm

The Elms Hotel and Spa recently announced the appointment of Jessica Higginbotham as General Manager.

Spire Gas Seeks Rate Increase, Public Service Commission to

Hold Public Hearings

On April 2, 2022, Spire filed a natural gas rate case with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking a net increase in its natural gas revenues of approximately $151.9 million.

Police Blotter, Fire, EMS, & Sheriffs' Reports

Here are the emergency services logs for our police and fire departments.

Citizen Spotlight: Excelsior Springs Emergency Responders

In the past month, the community of Excelsior Springs has experienced a lifetime of tragedy.

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Citizens Pray for Community Healing on Siloam Mountain

The rare violent and traumatic events that have happened to the Excelsior Springs community in the last three weeks is taking its toll on local citizens and emergency responders.

General Election Only Four Weeks Away - Sample Ballots

On November 8, 2022 Excelsior Springs will head to the polls to vote on a series of candidates, constitutional amendments, and Proposition A.

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City Council Recap:

All Eyes on Titus Bond

Monday, October 3, 2022 – Tension was high a the City Council Meeting last Monday when developer/entrepreneur, Titus Bond stepped up to the podium to present plans to move forward with renovations at the old Roosevelt School Gymnasium which he intends to use to house a minor league basketball team, the Excelsior Springs Scream.

Weekly News Headlines

Here are some news headlines that you may have missed over the past two weeks, collected and collated from a variety of news sources, all pertaining to Excelsior Springs.

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City Manager's Report

Each week the City Manager offers a look weekly into the city business taking place. Learn about upcoming meetings, agenda items, and top discussions city leaders are having at the given moment.

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Opportunity Cafe's

Caption Contest

Congrats to Michelle Simmons

for being this week's Caption Contest winner with the following caption:

"It's the CATalytic convertor thief!"

This Caption Contest brought to you by Opportunity Cafe and Coffee!

Winner gets a free cup of coffee!

Thank you to our sponsor!

Saturday morning at approximately 4:15am there was a house fire on the corner of Thompson and Excelsior streets that resulted in a total loss of all belongings for the family, including pets. A Facebook fundraiser has been set up to help the Arnone Family.

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Congratulations to Y Liquor for 50 Years of business! Saturday, Oct. 8th Bob, Billie, Melissa, and Darla reminisced with citizens about the good old days. They had tastings, hot dogs and chips, and giveaways! Thanks for your service to Excelsior Springs all these years!

Julie Johnson (left) and Cristie Sharpsteen show off their Silver medals

We want to give a big shout out to citizen Julie Johnson and her pickleball partner Cristie Sharpsteen on their Second Place win at the Professional Pickleball Association Championship in Las Vegas at the 5.0 Level! They are sponsored by Chicken n Pickle! Watch for more coverage in the near future!