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With students set to return on August 20, the Excelsior Springs Board of Education used its August meeting to solidify preparations and recognize recent successes. From infrastructure updates and teacher training to program enhancements and safety initiatives, district leaders emphasized their commitment to readiness, student achievement, and a strong school culture heading into the 2025-26 school year.
The Excelsior Springs School District has published its bus schedules for the 2025–26 school year, giving families access to detailed pick-up and drop-off times across the district.
The Excelsior Springs City Council has unanimously denied a zoning accommodation that would have allowed an Oxford House sober living home to continue operating in a residential neighborhood, citing insufficient evidence of necessity.
For a quarter-century, the BBQ Fly-In on the River has been one of Excelsior Springs’ signature weekends, filling downtown with the smoky aroma of competition barbecue and the hum of festival crowds. This year, the tradition gets a turbo boost with an airshow that will have eyes turning skyward, pairing the heat of the pits with the thrill of aerobatic passes overhead.