Weekly News Headlines - Week of October 10, 2021

The following articles were published throughout the week concerning Excelsior Springs:

Mawby and Hall Crowned Homecoming Royalty – Excelsior Citizen
Excelsior Springs’ Homecoming 2021 is in the books, and although the Tigers didn’t come out winners on the football field there were lots of great memories made. Seniors, Lillian Mawby and Dacey Hall were crowned Homecoming Queen and King capping off a week of spirit days and festivities throughout the school district.

Excelsior Springs 4-H Club Partners with Community to Showcase Talents – Excelsior Citizen
4-H₂O – Excelsior Springs’ 4-H Club celebrated National 4-H Week by partnering with several local businesses to showcase their award-winning projects. Businesses that participated in the showcasing projects included Campbell Wood Designs, Style by Ry, The Mug Coffeehouse, and First Resort Chiropractic.

Job Corps Provides Path to Success – Sean Roberts, Excelsior Springs Job Corps
Excelsior Springs Job Corps is an amazing resource here in our community. Job Corps offers industry recognized certifications in 82 high-demand industries. For individuals meeting income based requirements, Job Corps is completely free.

Facebook Outage Makes Local Impact in Surprising Ways – Excelsior Citizen (Satire)
Today’s Facebook outage left the community of Excelsior Springs without the ability to connect easily. In just the six hours that the platform was down, there were a number of things happening around town that would normally be unheard of.

A mix of matches pushes Excelsior Springs netters into home stretch – Excelsior Springs Standard
Sports. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The varsity girls tennis team has been on the courts often the past few weeks. Excelsior Springs’ schedule has included conference …

Using ground game, Tigers expect to roar against Panthers – Excelsior Springs Standard
Sports. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The roars from Tiger Stadium will likely be louder than usual Friday night. One reason is because it is homecoming week. The …

Tigers softballers end losing streak with thriller – Excelsior Springs Standard
Sports. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers’ 10-game losing streak in varsity softball ended in dramatic fashion last week. With the score 2-2 in the bottom of …

Edwards pursues athletic dreams in two sports – Excelsior Springs Standard
Excelsior Springs senior Ethan Edwards is one such athlete. Edwards, who has been nominated for homecoming king, plays varsity soccer and golf. He spends as …

Number of vulnerable children fed by program doubles – Excelsior Springs Standard
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, or DHSS, reported 84,597,200 meals have been served through the Bureau Community Food and Nutrition Services, or CFNA, during the COVID-19 Response.

Missouri could become 20th state to approve sale of marijuana for recreational use – Excelsior Springs Standard
Three years after Missourians agreed to change the Constitution to allow the use and sale of medical cannabis, a new campaign aims to give voters the opportunity to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use in 2022.

Downtown businesses sponsor civic event – Excelsior Springs Standard
Bed races, live music, beer-tasting opportunities and vendors greeted visitors at the Oktoberfest in downtown Excelsior Springs. Mary Pasalich and Julie Shellenberger worked at a…

Food for Fines drive in progress – Excelsior Springs Standard
Mid-Continent Public Library’s biannual Food for Fines program is back. Food for Fines will run from Oct…

Masks Required for Public Transportation – Excelsior Springs Standard
The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration increased the range of civil penalties that may be imposed on individuals who violate the federal mask mandate for transportation.

Updates to four city building codes underway – Excelsior Springs Standard
The City Council moved toward updating building codes. The council approved the initial reading of an ordinance to accept four inter national codes – electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing.

200,000 in Missouri now eligible to get Medicaid coverage – Excelsior Springs Standard
Medicaid expansion began last week in Missouri. Healthcare for Missouri led the statewide campaign that resulted in voters passing Amendment 2 to force expansion.

Excelsior city, school district tax levies set – Excelsior Springs Standard
The City Council set the tax levy Sept. 27.

Chillicothe (Mo.) HS Tennis Lady Hornets Handily Reach District Final – Chillicothe Constitution Tribune
3 seed Excelsior Springs 5-1 Tuesday. … their hands full with Excelsior Springs’ Annallise Selby/Amanda Mayfield tandem, but dropped the set/match, 7-9.

These are the most haunted places in the Midwest, according to Yelp – Fox59.com
The Elms Hotel & Spa – Excelsior Springs, MO. “Beds are comfortable and I slept great in spite of our room being haunted by Al Capone’s ghost.

Shocking softball loss part of tough Tuesday for CHS teams – Chillicothe Constitution Tribune
Aside from the tennis Lady Hornets’ turning back the Lady Tigers of Excelsior Springs in their district tournament semifinal match, setting up their …

CMS Sports Results – KCHI Radio
The Middle School cross country team competed in Excelsior Springs with the Boys winning out of six full teams. Luke Thompson won the 1.5 miles course, …

Friday’s Missouri high school football scores – KTLO
El Dorado Springs 28, Sherwood 16. Eureka 57, Pattonville 21 … Fort Osage 35, Blue Springs South 21 … Oak Grove 54, Excelsior Springs 28

Week 7 Eastern Jackson County high school football scores – Blue Springs Examiner
Lee’s Summit West 31, Blue Springs 14. Fort Osage 35, Blue Springs South 21. Grain Valley 45, William Chrisman 7 … Oak Grove 54, Excelsior Springs 28.