Lee's Summit Town Hall

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of February 22, 2021. This week’s headlines come from Summit Theatre Group; the City of Lee’s Summit; the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District; Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street and the Downtown Community Improvement District.

Lee’s Summit Social Services executive director Matt Sanning drops by the show to talk about the recent weather and its effects on some in our community. The weather, combined with the current economic crisis caused by the pandemic, has led the agency to ask the community for additional financial support. Donations can be made in person (108 SE 4th St, Lee's Summit, MO 64063) or through the agency’s web site, lssocialservices.com.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of February 15, 2021. This week’s headlines from throughout the Lee’s Summit community including: Downtown Lee’s Summit; Summit Christian Academy; Lee’s Summit CARES; Lee’s Summit Medical Center and the City of Lee’s Summit.

Podcast host and craft beer ambassador Nigel Woodberry and Reggie Gray, a Lee’s Summit resident and business owner join hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury for a conversation about Black History Month and how we, as a community, can better facilitate effective dialogue on race and diversity.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of February 8, 2021. Downtown Lee’s Summit and surrounding bars and restaurants announce cancellation of popular parade and pub crawl; UCM-Lee’s Summit offers more professional training; local elementary students see project come to life in special field trip and the City’s Human Relations Commission preps for a city-wide kindness campaign.

Let’s be honest here, folks. It’s February, we’re still in a pandemic and the news train is chugging a little slow. So, we’re keeping it short this week with a shoutout to our favorite Robot Shade Overlords, discussing our big game menus, thinking about our hometown team and spending our off air time gearing up to meet the Board of Education candidates.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of February 1, 2021. This week’s headlines come from Lee’s Summit North High School, the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District and the Jackson County Health Department.

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