March 13, 2022

Featured Events this week include School Board, Chamber Annual Dinner, Domestic Violence Seminar, St. Patrick's Day, Stretch and Sip, Live Music with Bob Morrison, Wine & Dine Trolley Tour, and Guided Winery/Cave Tours!
Best Week Ever
The Excelsior Springs Hospital is having the Best Week Ever after receiving the 2022 Outstanding Partner in Prevention award from the Northland Coalition. They were recognized for working prevention into the hospital's mission, priorities, and areas of expertise.

Watch for more info on this in the hospital's March newsletter this week!
Coming Soon
Excelsior Springs is coming alive again and there are more events being planned now than we have seen in over two years. We have compiled a huge list of all the great things that are coming up! We hope that this is helpful for you to get reconnected with the community!
Word on the Street
Local writer, Kimberley Malaj has fictionally set her latest novel "Who is Maggie" in downtown Excelsior Springs! Click here to see!
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The Yard Waste and Bulky Item Drop Off Site at 1300 S Marietta St.
is open again for the season!
Fri-Sat, 9am-3pm, Sun 3-Dusk
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ESHS will begin offering tutoring in math, science, english, social studies every Monday-Thursday from 2:45-3:45 in Room 83 beginning
March 21st!
Meet the Candidates
We're hosting our first event and want to invite you to meet the candidates for the upcoming school board and city council elections. We will be taking candidate questions ahead of time and be live-streaming the panel discussion.


You might also read our article introducing the candidates, as well!
Megalist of Upcoming Events
With Covid cases down, in-person events are in full swing! We've compiled what we are calling the "Megalist of Upcoming Events"
here in Excelsior Springs!

Fire, EMS, Police Blotter; Now with Sheriff's Report
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
Jim and Daphne Bowman
Weekly News Headlines
We've done a collection of recent news headlines for Excelsior Springs taking place in the last two weeks.
Weekly Updates
from the City Manager
City Manager Molly McGovern offers a weekly report to give citizens a better idea of what is happening on a local level weekly.

Opportunity Cafe's
Caption Contest
Congrats to Brock Stout
for being this week's Caption Contest winner with the following caption for this picture:

"Can you hear me now?"

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!
Charles Garrison - Trumpeter Swans taking flight as the Canadian Geese watch.
Excelsior lost two historians this week, Ken Fousek and Lance Lamb. They will both be missed and always be remembered.
March 6 – Mary Kay Blair
March 5 – Lance Hart Lamb
March 3 – Jimmie Dale Frost
February 28 – Kimberly Kay Smith Hay
February 27 – Terry L. Siegel
Excelsior Newsletter Archives
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Excelsior!