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Ray’s Diner has been an institution in Excelsior Springs for 89 years, and it’s time once again for a changing of the guards. Ray’s opened in 1932 as a burger and chili stand on the North side of Broadway, in 1942 it moved across the street to its present location where it has remained ever…
Halloween is definitely having the Best Week Ever! Not only have a million people asked about when trick or treating will take place, with the holiday being on a Sunday this year, most are treating it like a three day holiday! Multiple businesses and organizations held their own trunk or treating events leading up to…
Needed railroad bridge repairs will temporarily only Southbound lanes of traffic on 69 Highway. According to Vernon Koch, Traffic Operations Supervisor at the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), the railroad has hired an independent contractor to manage the work zone surrounding the railroad overpasses that cross 69 Hwy near Mosby. The company is coordinating with…
The Old Boxby Shannon Morgan Cleaning out attic-storage,I spotted an unmarked box.Placing it on my lapThe tape crumbled,tears began to fall;I gently took my Annie Oakleycowgirl hat, the fire-redfaded to pink, and placed iton my head.The stretched suede chin-strapbroke in my hand.I lifted out the holster with“Annie Oakley” etched insilver on the gun.The leather crackled,…
