For nearly a century, the quaint town of Excelsior Springs has celebrated Halloween with a unique tradition, the Annual Bill Payne Party.
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Excelsior Springs’ history gained more recognition on Sunday, October 15, 2023, as the community and the Osage Chapter Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Colonists gathered to honor the legacy of early settlers Edwin and Lettis O’Dell.
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One of the earliest images of Siloam Spring shows visitors gathered ’round the stone and wood platform (photo Excelsior Springs Museum & Archives). It’s 1880 and in a few short years A. W. Wyman’s farm fields would become unrecognizable to those who lived there before the discovery of Siloam Spring, the first and arguably most
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Betty Bissell (right) presents Ron Prewitt with the Historic Preservation Award (photo S Jason Cole). The Historic Preservation Committee of Excelsior Springs proudly presented Ron Prewitt with a prestigious historic preservation award in recognition of his exceptional renovation and restoration work on the historic home located at 522 Elms Blvd. Prewitt’s dedication, skill, and vision
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