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August 29, 2008
PRIDE kicks off with After Hours
 The biggest PRIDE After Hours crowd in recent years turned out Tuesday night to help kick off PRIDE season in Excelsior Springs.
The two-hour reception at the Elms Resort & Spa had more than 100 in attendance. Catered by the Culinary Arts class at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center and featuring door prizes and giveaways --including advertising in the Excelsior Springs Standard and Town & Country Leader for a handful of lucky PRIDE sponsors -- the event was a resounding success.
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August 26, 2008
Three face charges in weekend arson
Three men have been charged with setting a fire that caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage to city property over the weekend. Samuel A. Monteleone, 18, Austin L. Melchior, 19, and Jeffrey P. Brown, who turned 21 Monday, each faces charges of second-degree arson and second-degree burglary. All three list their most recent addresses as the 700 block of St. Louis Avenue; they are currently incarcerated on a bond of $200,000 each.
The building destroyed by the fire was a storage shed in the 1300 block of Marietta Street, used by the Excelsior Springs Public Works Department. Including the structure itself and its contents, the loss was estimated at about $86,000.
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August 22, 2008
Council OKs 1.8-cent tax hike
The tax levy for the city of Excelsior Springs will increase nearly two cents for next year.
The Excelsior Springs City Council voted 5-0 Monday night to raise the levy from $1.0532 per $100 assessed valuation to $1.0712.
The vote was taken after a public hearing on the matter, but no one spoke in favor of or against the increase. In fact, Councilman Ken Fousek asked whether it was possible for the city to increase taxes any more.
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August 19, 2008
Two charged in metal theft
The Ray County Sheriff's Department and the Excelsior Springs Police Department have cooperated in identifying and arresting two suspected metalthieves, and charges against a third indi vidual are still pending.
Aaron Franklin Eberts, 17, and Gabriel Michael Webb, 19, are currently incarcerated in the Ray County Detention Center. Each of them faces a charge of stealing, with a $7,500 bond.
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August 15, 2008
Only one school project remaining
When local students returned to their schools Thursday morning, they saw the results of construction projects that were begun before school even started last year.
Improvements, funded by a bond issue approved by voters in 2007, were made at every school in the Excelsior Springs School District. And according to school administrator John Lacy and Rich O'Brien of Jenkins & Associates, the only project that remains unfinished is the new gymnasium at Elkhorn Elementary School.
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August 12, 2008
Lewis makes the grade for 2007-08
After being identified as a "school in improvement" last year, Lewis Elementary School is back in the game.
The Excelsior Springs Board of Education -- not to mention members of the audience at the board's meeting -- applauded Monday night at the news that the school had made AYP, or adequate yearly progress, in both math and communication arts, and in all four of the subgroups at the school.
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August 8, 2008
Voters pick Ebenroth, Fousek, Nance
Excelsior Springs voters will see some familiar faces when they visit the ballot box in November, as three local residents earned spots on the general election ballot in Tuesday's primary.
Republican Bob Nance, seeking his third term in the 36th District seat of the Missouri House of Representatives, was unopposed in the primary. He received a total of 958 votes -- 403 from Clay County voters and 555 from Ray County -- but as it was an uncontested race, turnout is likely to be somewhat higher in the November election.
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August 5, 2008
Ebenroth, Fousek, Nance on November ballot
Excelsior Springs voters will see some familiar faces when they visit the ballot box in November, as three local residents earned spots on the general election ballot in Tuesday's primary.
Republican Bob Nance, seeking his third term in the 36th District seat of the Missouri House of Representatives, was unopposed in the primary. He received a total of 958 votes -- 403 from Clay County voters and 555 from Ray County -- but as it was an uncontested race, turnout is likely to be somewhat higher in the November election.
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August 1, 2008
Multimodal transit favored in ES
Excelsior Springs needs a public transit.
That was the consensus of Excelsior Springs residents Wednesday night at a public transit summit held at the Hall of Waters.
The meeting was presented by representatives of Smart Moves, the official title of Kansas City's vision for a regional transit system. For the past month, representatives have been meeting with communities surrounding the K.C. metropolitan area, including Smithville, North Kansas City, Liberty and Gladstone.
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