A weekly podcast conversation, produced by Link 2 Lee's Summit, highlighting local issues and people in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Host Nick Parker and guests discuss pertinent issues and topics concerning local residents and introduce listeners to some of the people who help make Lee's Summit a vibrant community.
Episodes
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Your Monday NewsLink for the week of November 9, 2020. The Lee's Summit R-7 School District opts to take advantage of a new rule allowing for virtual learning instead of snow days; the second annual Feed Lee's Summit charity event is set for Thursday night; meet Roberta McArthur of One Good Meal; LSR7 set to begin development of fourth middle school; and UCM-Lee's Summit gears up for more adult training/learning opportunities.
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
25 years and counting... One Good Meal's Roberta McArthur joins host, Nick Parker, to talk about the local food pantry, it's 25 years of local service and how this year there is ore need than ever before. This is the last of four conversations with local food pantries (One Good Meal, Lee's Summit Social Services, Coldwater of Lee's Summit and Meals On Wheels) leading up to next week's (Nov. 12) Feed Lee's Summit virtual event benefitting the local nonprofits. For more information on the event, visit feedls.org.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
It's Wednesday, Nov. 4 and hosts Nick and Jason take a quick look at some local election results and few tidbits from the Lee's Summit R-7 School District. Why does 2020 hate snow days, too?
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Your Monday NewsLink for the week of November 2, 2020. Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation is set to open Summit Ice this week; registration is now open for the annual Feed Lee's Summit charity event; the City of Lee's Summit offers a virtual look at plans for the municipal airport's future & local prep athletes participate in the MSHSAA State Championships.
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
For Susie Newsam, service to the community through the Meals on Wheels program is a multi-generational family affair. With only two weeks left before the Feed Lee's Summit charity event, Susies sits down with Nick to talk about how she first became involved and what drives her to continue with the Meals on Wheels program.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
A few news and notes as October draws to a close (and so does the national election cycle!) and we re-share an interview with Mid-Continent Public Library's Seth Moses as hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury join the City of Lee's Summit in it's celebration of National Family Literacy Day on Nov. 1.
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Your Monday NewsLink for the week of October 26, 2020. The Lee's Summit R-7 School District expands in-person learning; honors for the 2019-2020 LSW Volleyball team & local JROTC units; Lee' Summit CARES helps families talk about suicide prevention & more.
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Chief Travis Forbes, of the Lee's Summit Police Department joins the show to discuss a new partnership with ReDiscover. The partnership, funded through the CARES Act, has allowed the department to team up with local mental health professionals as co-responders on calls pertaining to mental or behavioral health issues.
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Your Monday NewsLink for the week of October 19, 2020 includes news and events from the Lee's Summit R-7 School District, Summit Christian Academy, City of Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit CARES and more.