ES firefighters have busy night
Firefighters were silhouetted against the blaze on Ellsworth Street. By the end of the night, they were worn out from battling three different fires at three different addresses. (Photo by Eric Copeland)
By ERIC COPELAND
Managing Editor
 The Excelsior Springs Fire Department was kept busy overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, battling three different fires at various locations around town.
The worst blaze was the first of the evening. According to Deputy Fire Chief Paul Tribble, a call about a house on fire at 906 Ellsworth St., near Siloam Mountain Park, came in shortly before midnight.
That house was obliterated by the fire, but firefighters had barely wrapped up their work there before they were called back out to another fire at 420 Beverly Ave. right around 2 a.m.
And if that wasn't enough, around 6 a.m. the alarms rang again -- this time for a third fire at 403 Old Orchard Ave.
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Excelsior Springs' 2008 was
a year of triumphs, tragedies
By ERIC COPELAND
Managing Editor
The world has trotted out its share of history in 2008, a mix of the good and the bad.
The economy is struggling. Americans made history this year when they elected Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. The year is ending with bailouts and political scandals galore.
Here in Excelsior Springs, we've made our own kind of history over the past year, albeit on a smaller scale. And as with the nation, our news was a mix of triumph and tragedy, and a blend of the new and the old-fashioned.
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City Council meeting cancelled
The Excelsior Springs City Council has cancelled its meeting scheduled for Monday, Jan. 5.
The council normally meets on the first and third Mondays of each month in the council chambers upstairs at the Hall of Waters, 201 E. Broadway. The meetings are open to the public.
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