35th Annual Shop With A Cop

35th Annual Shop With A Cop

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December 24, 2022 The Lee’s Summit Police Officer’s Association 35th Annual Shop With a Cop event held on December 21, 2022 has concluded with great success. Several LSPD Officers were able to directly shop and assist 13 LSR7 students. In addition, the…

Global Prep Squad Sister City Partnership

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December 10, 2022 Summit Technology Academy’s Global Prep Squad students presented a proposal to establish a partnership with Ibaque, Columbia that would mimic a sister city relationship. The partnership would include a virtual exchange of musical performances between the students and Ibague.…

Political Commentator Donna Brazile To Headline MCC’s Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Luncheon Jan. 13

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December 3, 2022 Donna Brazile, a veteran political strategist and TV commentator, will be the featured speaker at Metropolitan Community College’s 2023 Chancellor’s Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Luncheon. The event is set for 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at the Loews…

Look Out World The A&M Comet Has Arrived

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December 3, 2022 By Kathy SmithContributing Writer Hold on to your hats dearies, I am about to tell you about two of the most dynamic young ladies in these here parts. It goes like this darlings, in downtown Lee’s Summit back in…

Sunset Trails: A Little Bit Of Heaven On Ranson Road

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November 19, 2022 By Kathy SmithContributing Writer Lee’s Summit has many scenic roadways. One of the most beautiful to me is Ranson Road. It has the rustic beauty of an actual country road. It is lined with charming homes on one side…

Unity Village Opens Third Airbnb Option

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November 12, 2022 Hummingbird Chateau, an English Cotswold-style home available on Airbnb, is ready to welcome guests after a complete modern renovation at historic Unity Village near Lee’s Summit. The home, which can accommodate up to 12 to 14 guests, is the…

Calaveras Bringing Sexy Back To Downtown Lee’s Summit

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November 5, 2022 By John Beaudoin No one has wanted to open the doors of Calaveras more than owners Josh, Jeff and Lanni Edwards. On Wednesday, Nov. 9, their second restaurant concept dream will come to fruition. Calaveras, 219 SE Main Street…

The Old And The New: Story Of The Community Ice House

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October 29, 2022 Kathy SmithContributing Writer In 1896, Lee’s Summit was the highest shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The town was booming, even though there was a fire on the west side of the railroad tracks. Lee’s Summit has always…

Mayoral Proclamation: Feed Lee’s Summit Month

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October 22, 2022 Mayor Bill Baird issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, hunger is a universal social problem increasing in cities across the country and throughout the world; and, WHEREAS, children, senior citizens, veterans, the disabled, the unemployed, the poor and the homeless…

Rick McDowell: President & CEO, Retiring from Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council

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October 11, 2022 Lee’s Summit, MO – Will Coates, Chairman of Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council (LSEDC), received a formal letter from Rick McDowell notifying the Board of Directors of his planned retirement on December 31, 2022. McDowell joined the LSEDC as President…