April 10, 2022


Featured Events this week include School Board, Cooley Art Show, Cornhole Tournament, Live Music at the Wineries, Easter Bunny Activities, Learning Crochet Class, Spring Fling Dance, Easter Egg Hunts, and more!


Have an event coming up but don't see the details, email us and we will get it added today!
Best Week Ever
Winners of Tuesday's Municipal Elections are definitely having the Best Week Ever!

Congratulations to Councilman-Elect Mark Spohn, School Board President Tray Harkins, and School Board Member Kalyn Goode!

Coming Soon
We got a sneak peek at another new downtown business that is coming in! This one is brought to us by our friends at Van Till Family Farm Winery will soon have a wine bar and tastings, "Pairings" will feature special wines with delicious charcuterie boards to go with each!
Watch for them to open soon on Thompson Avenue downtown!
Word on the Street
This week it was announced that Bret and Monica O'Dell are the new owners of Excel Nutrition here in town! Be sure to stop by and congratulate them while getting a smooth, healthy drink!
Sponsor Spotlight
Griffey Insurance Agency has been offering insurance services to the community for over 100 years! Learn more about their family business and their love for Excelsior Springs!

Police Blotter, Fire, EMS, & Sheriffs' Reports
Here are the emergency services logs for our police and fire departments.
Citizen Spotlight
Each week we will be selecting a citizen (or citizens) from Excelsior Springs to highlight the positive impact they are having on our community. This week meet
Stan Ellerbeck
Spring City-Wide Garage Sale
Out of popular demand, we are organizing a Spring City-Wide Garage Sale to be held the last weekend of April 29th-30th!
ESHS Theatre Presents
Brighton Beach Memoirs
With over 100 students having worked on the ESHS Theatre Dept's latest performance, Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs was a hit among those attending!
Good Samaritan Center's
Tortoise and the Hare 5k
After a forced two year hiatus due to the virus, the Good Samaritan Center was able to bring back its annual 5k, the Tortoise and the Hare. There were over 100 participants and it was a beautiful morning.
Excelsior Springs City Council
Each month the Excelsior Springs City Council meets on the first and third Monday of each month. Live-streamed, the meetings are all archived on our YouTube channel for you to watch anytime. To help, we have broken the meeting into chapters as they move down the agenda, to allow citizens a quick way to find the information they may be most interested in.
ESMS Poetry Night
Middle School ELA teacher Gina Calvin organized the second annual Excelsior Springs Middle School Poetry Reading hosted by Bohemian Sage Art Gallery in downtown Excelsior Springs on
Friday, April 8th.
Opportunity Cafe's
Caption Contest
Congrats to BrianRhonda Ritter
for being this week's Caption Contest winner with the following caption for this picture:

"Someone with sticky fingers stole my car. Hope they don't notice it's running on empty."

This Caption Contest brought to you by Opportunity Cafe and Coffee! Each week the winner gets a free cup of coffee! Thank you to our sponsor!
ES Area Career Center students participate in SkillsUSA this week!
April 7 – Myrtle Ilene Cox
April 6 – Terry Lee McKown
March 19 – Michael David Pence
April 3 – Alberta Mildred Goans
March 26 – Billy Joe McKown
Excelsior Newsletter Archives
Happy Holy Week, Excelsior Springs!