More bridges closing in ES
The Tiger Drive bridge has already been removed, but the bulk of it should be back in before school starts on Aug. 19. (Photo by Eric Copeland)
By ERIC COPELAND
Managing Editor
 As if the closed bridge at the east end of town wasn’t enough for local drivers to handle, another bridge is now being replaced. And a third will be closed starting next Tuesday, Aug. 3.
The bridge on Tiger Drive between Excelsior Springs High School and St. Ann Catholic Church was closed to traffic Thursday, as city crews began the process of replacing the culvert and putting down a new road surface.
With school looming just a few weeks away, Excelsior Springs Public Works Director Chad Birdsong knows his men are racing the clock to get the project done.
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H.A. Dickey is fatally hurt in bicycle accident
By ERIC COPELAND
Managing Editor
A man known throughout Excelsior Springs for his generosity and modesty died Thursday evening from injuries he sustained Monday evening in a bicycle accident at Watkins Mill State Park.
Henry “H.A.” Dickey had been removed from life support late Thursday morning, and a funeral director with Bross & Spidle Funeral Home confirmed Friday morning that he had passed away Thursday evening.
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