🌱 How Excelsior Springs schools closed a multimillion-dollar budget gap

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In today's newsletter:

• How Excelsior Springs schools closed a multimillion-dollar budget gap

Also on today's calendar: Fourth Saturday Wine Tour and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are frogs poor conversationists? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A few strong p.m. t-storms, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 72.
• Monday: Windy; a severe p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• School district approves $44.2M budget (excelsiorspringsstandard.com) — Excelsior Springs School District has approved a nearly balanced $44.2 million budget for the 2026-27 school year after months of trimming a previously projected $2.26 million deficit. District leaders say refinancing lease-purchase debt and finding operational efficiencies should provide short-term relief as they navigate reduced state funding and rising costs across Missouri schools.
   

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📸 Around Excelsior Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Excelsior Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday May 20

• Home School Swim →
  Excelsior Springs Community Center, 500 Tiger Dr, Excelsior Springs
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday May 23

• Fourth Saturday Wine Tour →
  Willow Spring Mercantile, 249 E Broadway Ave, Excelsior Springs
  10:30 am

Wednesday May 27

• Home School Swim →
  Excelsior Springs Community Center, 500 Tiger Dr, Excelsior Springs
  11:00 am

Saturday June 6

• Family Workout →
  Excelsior Springs Community Center, 500 Tiger Dr, Excelsior Springs
  10:00 am

Wednesday June 10

• Home School Swim →
  Excelsior Springs Community Center, 500 Tiger Dr, Excelsior Springs
  11:00 am

Saturday June 13

• Second Saturday Wine Tour →
  Willow Spring Mercantile, 249 E Broadway Ave, Excelsior Springs
  10:30 am

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📣 Excelsior Springs Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 16

• Farmers Market →
  Downtown Liberty Square, 1 Courthouse Square, Liberty
  8:00 am
• Mood & Moon Book Launch
  Sacred Creations, 12 N Main St. Unit B, Liberty
  10:00 am
• Third Saturday Wine Tours →
  Willow Spring Mercantile, 249 E Broadway Ave, Excelsior Springs
  10:30 am

Sunday May 17

• High School Graduation - 2pm
  Lawson High School, 600 Bob Gill Dr, Lawson

Monday May 18

• Toddler Swim →
  Excelsior Springs Community Center, 500 Tiger Dr, Excelsior Springs
  11:00 am

Thursday May 21

• Mood & Moon 3 Month Workshop Series
  Sacred Creations, 12 N Main St. Unit B, Liberty
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CROSSMARK posted a job opening for (Immediate Hire) Retail Merchandiser in Excelsior Springs. Apply here.
• Excelsior Springs School District posted a job opening for Middle School Assistant Volleyball Coach in Excelsior Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Excelsior Springs here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Kearney

• Missouri needs volunteers to count birds for conservation survey (news-leader.com)

Liberty

• The Jambalaya at This Missouri Seafood Spot Might Be the Best You'll Ever Taste (myfamilytravels.com)
• Liberty Utilities to pay maximum penalty for deadly 2025 explosion in Lexington (kshb.com)
• Arvol Conrad Adams, age 87 (kttn.com)

Gladstone

• Gladstone Summertime Bluesfest Friday, Saturday (gladstonedispatch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They jump to conclusions. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)
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