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Ernie W. Webb III’s visit to Infinitea Magik offered Excelsior Springs readers a personal connection to the true crime story that has driven his writing for decades. Webb’s book, Goodbye, Butterfly, revisits the 1991 abduction and murder of 12-year-old Brenda Keller in small-town Kansas, exploring how the justice system failed her family and how her father, a beloved pastor, chose forgiveness over hate.
One year after the devastating gas explosion that destroyed a home on Kimberly Drive and claimed the lives of Oliver and Katherine Campbell and their dog, Cinnamon, neighbors came together in quiet remembrance.
What started nearly 20 years ago as backyard jams and small-town gigs is now leading to a national stage. The Redbeards, part of Excelsior Springs’ own J.D. and the Chasers, have been selected by the Kansas City Blues Society to compete in Memphis at the International Blues Challenge, where they will showcase their unique Texas blues-inspired sound.
When a notecard pinned to a bedroom wall carried the words “Don’t Let Bad Thoughts Take Over,” it became more than a message left behind after tragedy, it grew into a movement. Now, that message is guiding a new mental health support group in Excelsior Springs, launching this September at the Community Center.