Dennis Hartman has never strayed too far from his home in Excelsior Springs. After graduating from Excelsior Springs High School he attended William Jewell and then returned to his hometown to work in finance for more than 20 years. As a teenager, Hartman worked at the McCleary Clinic as a bellhop where he learned firsthand…
Over the past 65 years, it’s estimated that Dorothy Mullikin has taught around 2,000 people how to play the piano. Dorothy began playing piano at the age of five under the direction of her mother. Dorothy recalled that the woman who played piano for the church where her family attended could only play a C…
Jesse Harris grew up visiting his grandfather’s farm exploring the woods and experiencing all that country life had to offer. So, when he was looking for a place to put down roots and raise his children he began exploring the area around Excelsior Springs. He had put an offer in on a house near Watkin’s…
The COVID-19 Pandemic changed a lot of things in our society, some for the worse, but for one group of local women life became a whole lot better. Lady’s Choice Book Club grew and even flourished during a time of intense isolation. Patty Loveall and LaVerne Wollston-Peek had each been looking for a local book…
