With Election Day coming up on Tuesday, April 8, voters in Excelsior Springs—and throughout Clay and Ray counties—can use this all-in-one guide to prepare. From finding your polling place and viewing sample ballots, to watching the local candidate forum and reading detailed Q&A responses from school board candidates, this guide covers everything you need to know before heading to the polls.
For those living with chronic pain, relief is now closer than ever. Excelsior Springs Hospital has added Interventional Pain Specialist Dr. Dennison Hamilton to its team, offering local access to expert care.
Few residents ever see what happens behind the scenes at city hall or inside a fire station. But the Spring 2025 Thrive cohort did just that—learning how local government keeps residents safe, the water flowing, and budgets balanced.
In Excelsior Springs, food pantry shelves are thinner, deliveries are fewer, and the line of people needing help grows longer—yet local nonprofits refuse to let federal funding cuts break their resolve.