Lee's Summit Town Hall

After 2-month delay, voters hit the polls for local elections

Despite a two-month delay, fears of leaving the house, changes to many polling locations and attention shifts to the pandemic and a national conversation on race, 16% of registered hit the polls on Tuesday for the local election. Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury break down the results, which includes the election of the first African-American member of the Lee’s Summit R-7 Board of Education.

Monday NewsLink: Phase 2 Reopening begins and Tuesday is Election Day

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of June 1, 2020. Jackson County, Mo officially moves into Phase 2 of its reopening plan and a few notes about Tuesday's municipal election.

One final look at Tuesday's ballot

If this spring's municipal election season were a baseball game, we'd now finally be heading into the bottom half of the 27th inning. Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Nick Parker & Jason Norbury take one final look at the ballot issues, as well as Board of Education and City Council candidates.

The changing polling locations and a look at the LSR7 bond issue

A two-month delay combined with changes to many polling locations has Jason and Nick worried (more than usual) about voter turnout next week. And a conversation about the LSR7 bond issue.

Monday NewsLink: Phase 2 is coming & so is the local election

Your weekly quick look into the news, events and happenings from around Lee’s Summit. On this Monday we’re looking at the next phase of reopening for Jackson County, the changing of polling locations for the upcoming election, some new courses through UCM and the City is asking for residents’ input.

Sculptures invade downtown; the school year is ending; & some of the candidates talk

Have you seen the new sculptures in downtown? Well, you should! And as we approach the June 2 municipal election, hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury continue to revisit City Council candidate interviews. Today, we hear from District 3 candidate Rocco Florio and District 4 candidate Donnie Funk. In case you find yourself wondering why District 3 and 4 incumbents Phyllis Edson and Fred DeMoro aren't interviewed you're not alone. The two would not respond to multiple requests for an interview or to participate in Link 2 Lee's Summit's candidate questionnaire. 

Monday NewsLink: The return of the Farmers market; a new trail and other news & notes for the week

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of May 18, 2020... Downtown Lee's Summit Farmers Market; Summit Christian Academy; Municipal election; Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education; Lee's Summit Parks & Recreation

Meet the candidates for City Council, District 2

On today's episode, hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury revisit conversations with Timothy Shrout, Andrew Felker and Steve Lee, candidates for Lee's Summit City Council, District 2. Candidate Roberta Gough did not respond to multiple invitations to participate in interviews with Link 2 Lee's Summit or the Lee's Summit Town Hall podcast.

The reopening begins and we revisit our District 1 City Council candidates

Everyone may be talking about the start of Jackson County's reopening plan, but Nick and Jason want to remind you we're only a few weeks away from Election Day. The duo revisits conversations with Hillary Shields, Steve Lambert and Robert Dye, candidates for Lee's Summit City Council — District 1.

Monday NewsLink: Awards given to local teachers & students; Covid AB Testing; new City water bill system & more

Lee's Summit and the rest of Jackson County begin Phase 1 of reopening this week. Today's episode of the Lee's Summit Town Hall podcast offers a few other tidbits of information from local schools, the business community and the City to get you started for the week. For more on the reopening procedures, check out the Friday, May 8 episode of the podcast.