Lee's Summit Town Hall

Monday NewsLink: Graduations, end of year awards, entrepreneurial support and community introductions

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of May 17, 2021. This week’s headlines come from the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Summit Christian Academy, Velocity LS and Lee’s Summit West High School.

Some news, notes and a local teen has someone she’d like all of us to meet

In this mid-week episode of the Lee’s Summit Town Hall podcast, Nick Parker and Jason Norbury relish the announcement of a return of the Legacy Park Amphitheater’s summer concert series, make note of the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District’s appeal for public feedback and turn the show over to Lee’s Summit West senior Chidera Okafor for the latest installment of “I’d like you to meet…”

Monday NewsLink: LSR7 Schools looks for public feedback; local schools celebrate teachers; raising money for charity; and concerts return to the Amp

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of May 10, 2021. Headlines for the week come from the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, the Lee’s Summit Chamber, Summit Christian Academy, Door Systems of Lee’s Summit and the Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation Department.

The Farmers Market comes home and other events plan their return

Nick and Jason welcome Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street’s Julie Cook and Velocity Lee’s Summit’s Ashley Smithson to the show for some celebration and conversation. With the Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market set to return to its downtown home this weekend, the group talks about planning the return of other popular events and what the things they’re considering as these and other groups start working their way back to some of the “normal” and in-person community events.

Monday NewsLink: City begins design phase for two new fire stations; LS Medical Center launches expansion project; and news & notes from LSR7 Schools

Your weekly NewsLink for the week of May 5, 2021. This week’s headlines come from the City of Lee’s Summit, Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council, Lee’s Summit Fire Department and the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District. 

Your votes and your tax dollars at work... And one of our listeners has someone you should meet

Nick and Jason check in on the Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education and the Lee's Summit City Council, before making way for Amy Johnson, who kicks off a new segment of the Town Hall podcast where listeners get an opportunity to introduce the community to someone they think we should all know. For more information on the "I'd LIke you to meet..." segment, head to meet.link2leessummit.com.

Monday NewsLink: Downtown development could be moving forward, plus news & notes from around the Lee’s Summit community

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of April 19, 2021. The proposed downtown Market Plaza development may be gaining some momentum as the City Council takes up a recommendation for development and management partners. The Lee’s Summit R-7 Board of Education tabs Ryan Murdock to remain as president and elects Megan Marshall to serve as Vice President; plus other notes from local businesses and the City of Lee’s Summit.

Some news, some election recap and a conversation about caring for our loved ones

The Market Plaza development, which includes the voter-approved downtown performance space is taking a big step forward and Nick & Jason take a quick read of the tea leaves after the recent LSR7 BOE election. Ben Rao joins Nick in the second segment to talk about his new book and work to help people care for loved ones as they age and need more care.

Monday NewsLink: Drive-thru vaccination event this week, feature your pets, school news and more

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of April 12, 2021. The City of Lee’s Summit and a host of partners are offering a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination event this week at Legacy Park; a local resident has created a unique fundraiser and opportunity to put your pet in some unique art; a reminder on some changes to the LSR7 AMI schedule and summer camp information.

The election results are in and a conversation with a true crime podcaster

Nick and Jason take just a few minutes to review Tuesday’s election results (read: plead with more people to show up and vote) before turning to a conversation with Lee’s Summit resident Sharon Newman Edwards. Edwards hosts a true crime podcast called Justice… delayed, documenting her dive into an unsolved murder from Abilene, Texas.