Downtown Days Festival Sports Booth Schedule/Preview

Downtown Days Festival Sports Booth Schedule/Preview

editor May 30, 2018

By Fred Liggett [email protected] It’s almost time for the annual Lee’s Summit Downtown Days festival bringing fun for the entire family to the Downtown Lee’s Summit area the weekend of June 1, 2 and 3. Every year sports fans of all ages…

Memorial Day Services

editor May 26, 2018

VFW and American Legion – May 28 Lee’s Summit VFW Post 5789 and the American Legion Post will have their annual Memorial Day service to honor military veterans at the World War II Memorial in the Lee’s Summit Historical Cemetery on Monday,…

Bettye “Jane” Wilson West

editor May 26, 2018

Bettye “Jane” Wilson West passed away, 75, peacefully on May 17, 2018 in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Jane is survived by her daughter, Sarah West-Effland (Greg), her granddaughters, Hannah and Madison Effland also of Lee’s Summit; her son William West (Angela) three grandchildren…

Lee’s Summit Airport Runway Improvements Project Wins Transportation Project of the Year Award

editor May 26, 2018

The Lee’s Summit Airport Runway Improvements project was announced as a Public Works Transportation Project of the Year by the Kansas City Metro Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) at a luncheon on May 23, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Overland Park. The $18…

Downtown Days Festival Opens The First Weekend In June

editor May 26, 2018

Kick off summer with the FREE Downtown Days Festival, presented by Lee’s Summit Medical Center, Friday through Sunday, June 1, 2, & 3. Live entertainment featuring The Elders, carnival rides, sports zone, festival food, handcrafted goods, and two beer tents featuring craft…

Got Talent Season 8 set for June 9, $6,000 in scholarships up for grabs this year

editor May 25, 2018

Musicians and entertainers will descend upon Lee’s Summit June 9 for a shot at thousands of dollars in scholarships. And from there – if past winners are any indication – the sky is the limit. Lee’s Summit CARES Presents: Got Talent –…

KC man sentenced for contraband smuggling at Jackson County Detention Center

editor May 23, 2018

A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband cell phones and other items to inmates at the Jackson County Detention Center. Marion Lorenzo Byers, also known as “Cuddy,” 36, of…

Lee’s Summit man charged in fatal vehicular crash on Interstate 470 in March

editor May 22, 2018

A Lee’s Summit man has been charged with DWI in connection with a fatal vehicular crash on Interstate 470 in March, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced May 16, 2018.. Dung N. Phan, dob: 10/26/1976, faces DWI-Death of Another Not a…

Jackson County Prosecutor’s statement on Gov. Greitens’ case appointment

editor May 21, 2018

A statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker follows: “I was informed today by the Circuit Court in St. Louis, MO., that my office was named as special prosecutor in the Gov. Greitens’ case. I quickly assembled a team of…

Kurt Pycior Sues Summit Fair Shopping District Developers And The City For Personal Injury

editor May 19, 2018

By Diane Krizek Tribune Reporter On May 4, Kurt Pycior of Kansas City petitioned a personal injury case against defendants RED Development LLC, RED Lee’s Summit East LLC, RED Design Services LLC, RED Summit Fair LLC, Summit Fair Development, Inc., CBL Lee’s…