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City Of Lee’s Summit Asks For Public Input On Fair Housing

Staff May 19, 2018

The City of Lee’s Summit will be conducting a public survey from May 15 through June 30 to help the City better understand the issues related to housing, housing choice and overall quality of life of its citizens, particularly those of low-to-moderate…

LS City Finance And Budget Committee Reviews City Staff Pay Plan, Fire Department EMS Calls And Overtime Costs

Staff May 19, 2018

By Leilani Haywood Tribune Reporter LS City Council Finance and Budget Committee Chairman Bob Johnson wanted to know why the City of Lee’s Summit has four city managers when the city of Overland Park, Kansas has one city manager and a deputy…

Council Moves Ordinances To Improve City Streets

Staff May 19, 2018

By Leilani Haywood Tribune Reporter The Lee’s Summit City Council unanimously forwarded an ordinance for a second reading at its May 17, 2018 meeting approving a $1 million contract with Vance Brothers for the annual surface seal program to treat 52 lane…

LS City Council Reviews $50 Million Summit Orchard Development

Staff May 19, 2018

By Leilani Haywood Tribune Reporter The Lee’s Summit City Council reviewed a presentation at the May 17, 2018 meeting covering the proposed $50 million Summit Orchard development that’s projected to bring 300 jobs and generate an estimated $1.4 million in annual property…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

Staff May 19, 2018

Subject: Christianity and Islam Part 17 – A Mother’s Blasphemy for Jesus Christ: The Case of Asia Bibi Acts 4:12 “There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Last Sunday was Mother’s Day…

Pedestrian Safety

Staff May 19, 2018

By Molly Wichman The month of May is National Bike Month. According to bikeleague.org, “May is National Bike Month, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a…

Capitol Perspectives: The Possibility Of A Light On Dark Money

Staff May 19, 2018

By Phill Brooks This spring, Missouri’s Ethics Commission may have found a solution to one of the biggest threats to transparency of special interest money in public policy. Critics call it “dark money.” The term refers to money special interests secretly dump…

Summit Christian Academy Students Receive KC Scholars Awards

Staff May 19, 2018

Summit Christian Academy (SCA) is pleased to announce that four secondary students have been selected to receive Awards from Kansas City (KC) Scholars. Founded by the Kauffman Foundation in 2017, KC Scholars is a competitive award program for students in the six-county…

LS R-7 Before- and After-School Services Honored

Staff May 19, 2018

Recognized program is also significantly reducing tuition for next year The Lee’s Summit R-7 Before- and After-School Services (BASS) program was recognized by the Missouri AfterSchool Network at a state-wide conference, held March 2-3 in Lake Ozark. Honorees included Dr. Emily Miller,…

Lee’s Summit R-7 School District Earns Meritorious Budget Award From National Organization

Staff May 19, 2018

The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District was selected to receive the Meritorious Budget Award for excellence in budget presentation by the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International. The award recognizes the district’s budget for the 2017-18 school year. According to the…