LS Female Entrepreneur Wins Exclusive $5K Red Backpack Grant

LS Female Entrepreneur Wins Exclusive $5K Red Backpack Grant

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December 5, 2020 Staying in business during the heart of a pandemic is the sole priority for any business owner. And for Kelly Lankford, she is fighting to keep two businesses running. Last week, she got word that she is getting some…

Crane Brewing Company Debuts Limited Release Tikkun Olam Beer Dec. 11, During The Season Of Repair

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2020 has been a tumultuous year, one of sickness, sacrifice, political unrest and upended dreams. One day after listening to what seemed like an endless list of depressing headlines about the strife and division, Michael Crane couldn’t get to sleep. “It occurred…

Betty And Dr. Robert “Bud” Hertzog Donations To The Lee’s Summit Historical Society

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December 5, 2020 The Lee’s Summit Historical Society is pleased to announce the receipt of two major donations from Betty and Dr. Robert “Bud” Hertzog. The Hertzogs’ have contributed $25,000 to the Historical Society for operational and program purposes. They have also…

Lee’s Summit Evergy outage

admin December 3, 2020

December 03, 2020 Statement from Evergy about the outages today. Around 7:15 a.m., an outage occurred in Lee’s Summit affecting about 9,700 customers. The outage occurred while crews were performing maintenance. Customers were restored around 7:45 a.m. Another outage occurred around 11…

Small Business Saturday Kicks Off Love Local Week In Downtown Lee’s Summit

admin November 27, 2020

By Julie CookDLSMS Events & Promotions Director The holiday shopping season is in full swing as dozens of businesses in Downtown Lee’s Summit prepare for Small Business Saturday on November 28th. Now in its eleventh year, Small Business Saturday is a holiday…

We are tired. We are hurting. We continue to fight.

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November 21, 2020 By Anthony ColumbattoAdministrator, Village Care Center at John Knox Village When the pandemic first started, I began journaling so I could capture my experiences in this dark and unprecedented time. For my first entry back in April, I wrote…

VFW Post 5789 Free Thanksgiving Dinner

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November 21, 2020 If you need a warm meal for Thanksgiving, once again this year the Jack Ray VFW Auxiliary 5789, Downtown Lee’s Summit and Jack Ray Post 5789, VFW have got you covered. The VFW Post is providing their annual free…

CEDC Considers A Coalition To Address Homelessness

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November 21, 2020 Mallory HerrmannStaff Reporter Lee’s Summit is seeking to create a coalition to address homelessness in the city. Travis Forbes, chief of police, gave a presentation to the city council’s community and economic development committee last week outlining what homelessness…

How to Host an Allergen-Friendly Thanksgiving

staff2 November 21, 2020

Megan Callahan, MS, RD, LDHy-Vee Registered Dietitian515-695-3786 November 21, 2020 Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all of the things you are grateful for, but let’s be honest … it’s really mostly about the food. However, for someone with food allergies,…

New Longview Commercial Space Approved

staff2 November 21, 2020

November 21, 2020 Mallory HerrmannStaff Reporter The city council has given initial approval for a new two-story building at New Longview. They approved the preliminary development plan for the five-suite 10,000-square-foot building at their Nov. 17 session. The commercial development is located…