Lee's Summit Town Hall

Friday conversation: Don't be afraid to ask; we need to talk more about suicide and how to prevent it

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Local family therapist Kerri Gray and ReDiscover's Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator Kirsti Millar join hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury for in important conversation on risk factors, warning signs and how to talk with our family, friends and neighbors about these hard, but necessary topics.

If you, or a loved one need assistance, please use the numbers listed below:

• Local Crisis line: 1-888-279-8188
• Texting Hotline: 741741 (text any word: help, hope) 
• National hotline: 1-800-273-8255
• ReDiscover local: 816-966-0900
• Show Me Hope COVID line: 816-988-2739

CARES Act funds and an example of process success in City Hall

We've got 20 minutes of "good on ya" today. The biggest is reserved for the folk inside Lee's Summit City Hall. This week, as staff and City Council members work to provide some assistance to local nonprofits hurting from the current pandemic, we were given a perfect example of process and how staff and Council can work together to do good for the community.

Monday NewsLink: News & notes from LSR7, University of Central Missouri-LS, Lee's Summit Cares and more

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of September 14, 2020. Lee's Summit R-7 School District counselors and therapists send an open letter to students, UCM-Lee's Summit announces new programs, Lee's Summit CARES moves its parenting classes to a virtual format and more.

Friday Conversation: Eat chicken & do some good — Wings 4 Water's Chris Turney drops by the studio

As punishment for once again crashing host Nick Parker's Friday episode of the podcast, Jason Norbury is relegated to virtual participation and denied the opportunity to eat wings. Local resident Chris Turney dropped by the studio for a conversation on next Thursday's Wings 4 Water charitable event. You can order your box of wings here.

City Council check in — Are they ready for real talk on diversity?

Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury check in on the Lee's Summit City Council as it hears a presentation on the recently-concluded strategic planning process and begin talking about talking about diversity and inclusion.

Monday NewsLInk: Middle & high school schedules; some help for parents; COVID relief funds and a feel good story

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 31, 2020. This week's headlines come from the Lee's Summit R-7 School District, Lee's Summit CARES, City of Lee's Summit and the community at large.

LSR7 Board President Ryan Murdock and the reopening decision

Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education President Ryan Murdock joins hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury to discuss this week's vote on the plan to reopen schools. The conversation looks at the board's process, as well as some insight into its future decisions through the pandemic.

Monday NewsLink: Awaiting the decision; some new opportunities taking flight and other news and notes

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 24, 2020. Hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays offer up some news and notes from the Lee's Summit R-7 School District, the City of Lee's Summit and the Truman Heartland Foundation, among others.

Friday conversation: This is a hard time for all of us; Kerri Gray offers up some advice

Have you checked your engine light? No, not the one in your car. Local therapist Kerri Gray drops back by the show to talk with Nick and Jason about our current collective mental state. We're all under an exorbitant amount of emotional stress right now, she says. But, she also has tips for how we can cope. 

Checking in on City Hall and some news and notes

Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury sift through a few news and notes from inside City Hall as much of the community awaits the final reopening decision from the Lee's Summit R-7 School District. And then ponder what news developments they're looking forward to as we approach fall and the back stretch of 2020.