Bush Fire Ignited by Fireworks Spreads to House

Bush Fire Ignited by Fireworks Spreads to House

admin February 12, 2024

By Assistant Chief Jim EdenLee’s Summit Fire Department On Sunday, February 11, 2024, at 9:52 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 1300 Block of North Ranson Road in Greenwood, Missouri. Callers said fireworks caught…

Barbara Garrison Little

admin February 10, 2024

Barbara Garrison Little, 93, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on February 2nd, 2024. She was born on June 9, 1930, to the loving home of Ed and Anna Garrison in North Wildwood, New Jersey. She spent most of her childhood in…

Bernice Schumaker

admin February 3, 2024

Bernice Schumaker, 84, of Lee’s Summit, formerly of Higginsville, died February 1, 2024 at St. Luke’s Hospice House. She was born November 1, 1939 in Indio, CA to Ponciano and Maria (Parra) Lopez. She grew up in Indio and graduated from high…

Fire Sends One Person to the Hospital

admin February 3, 2024

By Assistant Chief Jim EdenLee’s Summit Fire Department On Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 1:37 a.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at the Rising Star Ranch, 2807 NW Chipman Road. An occupant of a house at…

William Rudy Lawrence

admin January 31, 2024

Mr. William Rudy Lawrence (Bill) entered the gates of heaven on January 16, 2024. He was born on November 5, 1932 to R.C. Lawrence and Emma Lou (Stice) Lawrence in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. He graduated from Madisonville High School (KY) in 1950, and…

Karl Austin Gibson

admin January 30, 2024

A great man, Karl Austin Gibson, 61, of Blue Springs, also known as Punky, Gibby, or Bubba, was born June 17, 1962, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Garrett and Donna (Crigger) Gibson. He went to seek a new heavenly band…

Dorothy Louise Phillips

admin January 29, 2024

Dorothy Louise Phillips, age 83, passed away on January 17th, 2024, in Battlefield Mo. following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born October 25th, 1940 in Kansas City Missouri, the second of three children born to Champ and Louise (Sparks)…

Melissa Renee Clarke

admin January 29, 2024

Melissa Renee Clarke, 59, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was born October 10, 1964, in Mexico, Missouri, the daughter of Thomas R. and Hazel L. (O’Neal) Day. She departed this life Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at her home surrounded by family. Melissa attended…

Michelle Jean Young

admin January 26, 2024

Michelle Jean Young, 33, of Prescott, Arizona passed away on January 19th, 2024. Michelle was born on January 21st, 1990, to James and Laurie Young in Kansas City, Missouri. While Michelle was in her senior year at Lee’s Summit North High School…

Helen Irene (Schneider) Pragman

admin January 25, 2024

Helen Irene (Schneider) Pragman, of Sweet Springs, Missouri, died on Monday, January 22, 2024, at the age of 98. Born on November 21, 1925, in Saginaw, Michigan, Helen was the daughter of Anna Batz and Henry Schneider, Jr. She was baptized and…