This Week in Excelsior Springs: Gun Violence on Rise, School District Seeks to Reassure Community

June 19, 2022

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This week is busy with events throughout the week, including City Council, Farmer's Markets, and more! Friday and Saturday plan to be downtown for Waterfest!

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upcoming events!

Have an event coming up but don't see the details, email us and we will get it added today!

Best Week Ever

ESHS Junior Lucas Dillman made All State Honors in Baseball for the

2nd Year in a Row! This is why he's having the Best Week Ever!

Posted by Dean Roseburg

Coming Soon

The Earn Your Stripes BBQ Competition is this Thursday! This event is a fundraiser for the Excelsior Springs High School Football Team! Up to $300 in cash prizes for winning categories and Grand Champion!

Word on the Street

Golf Hill Grille will be serving biscuits and gravy on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 7:30am-10am

With Gun Violence on the Rise, School District Seeks to Reassure Community

In the wake of an increase of incidents across the United States involving gun violence towards civilians, including elementary-age school children, the Excelsior Citizen met with administrators and School Resource Officers (SROs) from the Excelsior Springs School District to discuss school safety measures they have in place to protect the children of

Excelsior Springs

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Police Blotter, Fire, EMS, & Sheriffs' Reports

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

Citizen Spotlight

Each week we select a citizen (or citizens) from Excelsior Springs to highlight the positive impact they are having on our community. This week meet

Vicky Goetz

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Click here to nominate

someone for the Citizen Spotlight!

Fishing River Watershed Study for Downtown Excelsior Springs

Heavy rains and flash flooding have impacted Excelsior Springs’ historic downtown for years. In your opinion, what types of flooding impacts affect the area most?

Excelsior Springs' Biggest Festival Set to Return Next Weekend

Waterfest is back for the 2022 year! The long-range forecast does show showers prior to the festival’s start but doesn’t look like it will force the festival to cancel like it did last year.

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Thrive Excelsior's May Curb Appeal Winner Announced

This month Thrive Excelsior is awarding David and Jill Evert of the City Central and Southern Neighborhoods! Check out their beautiful yard and find info on Thrive Excelsior's mission!

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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 Bill Hughes

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

"If Build Back Better was a slide."

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!

The free caregivers support group/class for people who are helping friends or family members with dementia will be meeting Thursday, June 23, 6:00pm-7:30pm and weekly on Thursdays for 8-9 weeks.

Come and learn how to bring quality to their lives and peace to their caregivers. Learn to work with them to bring peace to the home. Meeting will be at Barbee Memorial Presbyterian Church, 501 Tiger Drive, Excelsior Springs

Questions? Sharon Senger (816)630-5468