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In Excelsior Springs, when the fire alarm sounds, it’s not just men answering the call. At the Excelsior Springs Fire Department (ESFD), women make up 33% of the staff—far above the national average of 9%. These women aren’t just breaking barriers; they’re proving that firefighting is a career for everyone willing to serve.
On what would have been Gage Howard’s 24th birthday, his mother, Jenny Howard, spent the day not in sorrow, but in service.
Authorities have identified Calen D. Hollis, a registered sex offender from Kansas, as the driver in the high-speed crash that sent a vehicle flying off a bluff and into the roof of the Clay-Ray Veterans Hall in Excelsior Springs. Hollis was fleeing from police at speeds exceeding 100 mph with two 13-year-old girls in the car when the wreck occurred.
Authorities have confirmed that the driver involved in the shocking crash at the Clay-Ray Veterans Association early Saturday morning is a Kansas-registered sex offender who had two underage girls in the vehicle at the time of the wreck.