September 25, 2022

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Best Week Ever

Missouri Photo Workshop is having the Best Week Ever after finishing their 74th year in capturing a Missouri town. This year was Excelsior Springs and we were thrilled to have professional photojournalists from around the globe spend a week capturing life here!


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Coming Soon

Savanna Nave has opened a home decor boutique, event space, and vacation rental in the downtown on the corner of Broadway and Elizabeth streets called Solona! Ask her what it means at her Grand Opening on November 12th!

Word on the Street

This is Missouri Good Neighbor Week. Nominate your favorite neighbor locally by

clicking here!

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Linda Haskell at Cornerstone Elementary is collecting Coke bottle tops, codes from Coke boxes, and aluminum can tabs for Ronald McDonald House.

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This is Homecoming Week so watch for Spirit Days and a shortened school week! Homecoming Parade at 3pm on Friday downtown!


40 Photojournalists Capture Life in Excelsior Springs for Missouri Photo Workshop

Now in its 74th year, the Missouri Photo Workshop has been documenting life in Missouri for more than 7 decades. The annual week-long photojournalism project brings together journalists from around the world to focus on one small town in Missouri. This year, Excelsior Springs was the community chosen to be featured.


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Downtown Properties Moving from Fixed Income to Market Rate

Two housing properties in downtown Excelsior Springs will soon begin transitioning from fixed-income or low-income rates to market rates impacting more than 50 residents.



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City of Excelsior Springs Hosts Household Hazardous

Waste Collection

On Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 8:00AM to 12:00PM at the Excelsior Springs Public Works building at 103 E. Water Street, the City of Excelsior Springs will host a KC Water Hazardous Household Waste Materials collection.


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Police Blotter, Fire, EMS, & Sheriffs' Reports

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


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Citizen Spotlight

Every nook and cranny outside Bernice Henson’s home on Excelsior Street is blooming with beautiful flowers and colorful plants.



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Ready... Set... Go Car Wash Comes to Excelsior Springs

Get ready to scrub your undercarriage and wax your ornaments, Go Car Wash is coming to Excelsior Springs.



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Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Welcomes citizens Back to Campus for Signing Day

In an effort to restart the program and encourage students, the campus invited the public to return to campus for a Signing Day event on September 15, 2022. As part of a national celebration, the event featured new students, a signing ceremony, tour of campus, and featured speaker.



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DEP Hosts Mug Shots in Downtown - Photo Gallery

Saturday, September 24th, hundreds of participants took to the downtown Excelsior Springs streets to celebrate Mug Shots, traveling between seventeen shops participating for a variety of shots of craft beer.



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Over 80 Excelsior Springs News Headlines with Links

Here's a collection of news headlines pertaining to Excelsior Springs over the past few weeks. There are over 80 headlines in this story and links to read the whole thing! 



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MCPL Celebrates Summer Learning Success, Gears Up for Fall Fun

Mid-Continent Public Library’s Excelsior Springs Branch wrapped up its Summer Learning Program with an enormous increase in program participation. The Excelsior Springs Branch had 429 kids enrolled in the summer program, an increase of 119 participants over last year.



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City Council Replay,

September 18, 2022

Excelsior Springs City Council Meetings are normally held on the first and third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM. Meetings are streamed courtesy of the Excelsior Citizen and our sponsors to our Facebook Group, Facebook Page, YouTube Channel, and at ExcelsiorCitizen.com.



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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 Michael Johnson

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


"The quicker, picker-uppurrrrrr."


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

Winner gets a free cup of coffee!

Thank you to our sponsor!

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September 13 – Judith Frazier

September 19 – Roy Lee Kinney

September 8 – William Joseph Anderson

September 17 – Deborah Joyce Weidler

September 17 – Wanda Jolene Marker

September 15 – Marian Carolyn Gish

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Enjoy the cooler temperatures, Excelsiorites!