Excelsior Springs City Council Meetings are normally held on the first and third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM. Meetings are streamed courtesy of the Excelsior Citizen and our sponsors to our Facebook Group, Facebook Page, YouTube Channel, and at ExcelsiorCitizen.com. Find City Council agendas and information on the City’s website. Follow along with…
Every nook and cranny outside Bernice Henson’s home on Excelsior Street is blooming with beautiful flowers and colorful plants. “I’ve always had flowerbeds wherever I’ve lived,” said 90-year-old Bernice. As a child, Bernice loved to collect seeds and tend to her little gardens learning all about how her plants grew and how to best care…
Two housing properties in downtown Excelsior Springs will soon begin transitioning from fixed-income or low-income rates to market rates impacting more than 50 residents. The Oaks Apartments and Downtown Villas were both constructed using Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). Those credits will soon be expiring allowing the owner of the properties to begin incremental rate…
Mid-Continent Public Library’s Excelsior Springs Branch wrapped up its Summer Learning Program with an enormous increase in program participation. The Excelsior Springs Branch had 429 kids enrolled in the summer program, an increase of 119 participants over last year. They gave out 668 books to youth participants and several lucky winners received prizes of Kindle…