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Weekly News Headlines – Week of December 26, 2021

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Below is a collection of news articles published in this past week regarding Excelsior Springs. There are links to each story, though paywalls may be required to read.

Rights-of-way relinquished in Lookout Heights – Excelsior Springs Standard
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The city has relinquished rights-of-way in Lookout Heights. The City Council passed two ordinances vacating rights-of-way in the subdivision Dec.

City gives approval to three ICC codes – Excelsior Springs Standard
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS– The city adopted three of the International Code Council’s 2018 building codes when the City Council convened Dec. 6 at the Hall of Waters.

Reprieve for Pit Bulls? – Excelsior Springs Standard
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Residents might get to discuss eliminating the city’s ordinance on pit bulls with city leaders and each another. In his report during a Dec.

WWII Flier Turns 100 Years Old – Excelsior Springs Standard
LAWSON – World War II veteran Lindell Jarman, Lawson, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by family on Thanksgiving. Having spent three years in college, Jarman, then 21, volunteered for service July 30, 1942, in Kansas City, Kansas, based on National Archives information.

City awards $15,000 in grants to community groups – Excelsior Springs Standard
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The city awarded $15,000 in community grants last month. The Downtown Excelsior Partnership received a $2,500 grant and two for $1,500 each.

Hospital CEO reports positive COVID tests – Excelsior Springs Standard
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The coronavirus “is back, stronger than ever,” hospital CEO Kristen DeHart reminded city leaders during a Dec. 3 work session.

Complete list of USA Wrestling sanctioned events for the next three months… – Team USA
January 9 – Excelsior Springs Youth Tiger Classic, Excelsior Springs High School, 612 Tiger Drive, Excelsior Springs, Missouri 64024

Bill in House Seeks to Keep Parents Control in Education – KRMS Radio
A state rep from Excelsior Springs is behind the pen of a house bill seeking to ensure that parents have a voice in their children’s education.

Keystone honors recognize wide range of county developments – mycouriertribune.com
The city of Excelsior Springs helped with this growth. The city received a $500,000 economic development grant that was matched with a $400,000 

Former KC Star and Times sportswriter Sid Bordman dies at 98 – The Kansas City Star
.. with the Kansas City Blues was future Kansas City Star sportswriter Sid Bordman, who roomed together at the Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs.

Fiskars to divest its North American Watering business to an affiliate of Centre Lane Partners – MarketScreener
As part of the agreement, the manufacturing plant in Excelsior Springs, Missouri and the warehouse operations in Independence, Missouri , as well …

52 Weekend Getaways – 417 Magazine
Photo courtesy Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion CommissionTake in the small … The Elms Hotel and Spa in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Nationwide COVID-19 monoclonal antibody shipments paused – KMBC
KMBC also visited Excelsior Springs Hospital on Thursday. CEO Kristen DeHart said patients continue to ask about monoclonal antibody treatments.


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