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2024 Homecoming Brings Excelsior Springs Together for a Weekend of Fun
Homecoming festivities were underway throughout the week as each of the school buildings participated in Spirit Days with various themes across each age group. Whether they were preschoolers wearing silly socks or high school freshmen dressing like babies, there was fun involved district wide. In addition to the current students, alumni also gathered to celebrate memories and catch up with one another. Here’s a breakdown of the week’s festivities:
Phlebotomy Program at Mo Safety Center Provides New Skills for Law Enforcement
Several law enforcement agencies across the state are gaining skills in criminal investigation-related blood draws, thanks to the Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Program (LEPP) and the Missouri Safety Center at the University of Central Missouri (UCM). The LEPP is funded through a Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Safety & Traffic Division...
Vietnam Vets Honored with D.C. Memorial Trip Courtesy of Heartland Honor Flight
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (Oct. 5, 2024) – Two Excelsior Springs Vietnam Veterans, Dean Pierson and Ron Smith, recently traveled to Washington, D.C., on an all-inclusive trip courtesy of The Heartland Honor Flight Network.
Loss of a Kansas City, Kansas, maternity ward reflects a ‘troubling trend’
This summer, Providence Medical Center in Wyandotte County joined the growing list of community hospitals that no longer deliver babies. The for-profit hospital in a residential corner of northwest Kansas City, Kansas, said a decade of declining birth numbers prompted its decision to shutter its labor and delivery department at the end of June. Since […] The post Loss of a Kansas City, Kansas, maternity ward reflects a ‘troubling trend’ appeared first on The Beacon.
Community Collaboration Revives Siloam Spring Park in Downtown Excelsior Springs
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (Oct. 3, 2024)—The long-neglected Siloam Spring Park in downtown Excelsior Springs was officially rededicated on Thursday afternoon, breathing new life into a community space that had been dormant for years. Located at the corner of Temple Avenue and Perry Lane, the park’s revival was a collaborative effort between the parks department, the school district, and the McElwee family.
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