REVISED: Board of Education of Reorganized School District No. 7 Meeting Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

REVISED: Board of Education of Reorganized School District No. 7 Meeting Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

editor September 23, 2018

REVISED NOTICE OF OPEN PUBLIC MEETING Public notice is hereby given that the regular meeting of the Board of Education of Reorganized School District No. 7 of Jackson County, Missouri will be held at the Stansberry Leadership Center, 301 NE Tudor…

Businesses Focus On Community Of Character At Annual Kick Off With Help Of KC Wolf

staff2 September 22, 2018

Lee’s Summit area business representatives came together Sept. 14 to focus on building character within the community and supporting young people at the annual Kick Off to Character, sponsored by Lee’s Summit CARES and Summit Bank of Kansas City. Approximately 50 companies…

HCA Midwest Health Names Angie Lucchi Vice President Of Outreach And Telemedicine

staff2 September 22, 2018

HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City’s leading healthcare provider and award-winning leader in stroke care, recently announced that Angie Lucchi has been appointed as Division Vice President of Outreach and Telemedicine. In this role, Lucchi will continue to develop strategy and strategic initiatives…

Council Approves New Fire Station

staff2 September 22, 2018

Mallory Herrmann [email protected] A preliminary development plan for a new station to replace Lee’s Summit Fire Station 3, currently located on SW Third Street. At 16,050 square feet, with facilities to house 24-hour fire protection and EMS personnel, it will be a…

Reece Nichols Will Move Downtown

staff2 September 22, 2018

Mallory Herrmann [email protected] Reece Nichols will be getting a new building in downtown Lee’s Summit. The city council unanimously approved the preliminary development plan at their Sept. 20 meeting, but not before more than two hours of discussion with the developer, city…

Lee’s Summit QT Named Best Of The Best In KC Division

staff2 September 22, 2018

By Fred Liggett [email protected] The Lee’s Summit QuikTrip store at 1001 SE Blue Parkway in Lee’s Summit is an award-winning QuikTrip after being named the “Best of the Best” in the Kansas City Division. QuikTrip has 84 stores in the division and…

Sword Of Joy Consulting Ribbon Cutting

staff2 September 22, 2018

Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Sword of Joy Consulting, 10109 E. 63rd Street, on Tuesday, September 18. On hand to congratulate Tina Joy Cochran, Director of Sword of Joy Consulting, were Raytown Mayor Michael McDonough; Vicki…

Enrollment At SCA Hits Historic Record

staff2 September 22, 2018

Summit Christian Academy’s (SCA) 29th year finds them celebrating a record number of students filling the PreSchool – 12th grade halls. Growth has been seen at the Early Education, Elementary, and Secondary levels with total enrollment currently at 810 students. Enrollment is…

Thu Hong Nguyen sentenced in Jackson County to 74 years in prison

editor September 21, 2018

A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced Thu Hong Nguyen to 74 years in prison for setting a disastrous fire in 2015 that resulted in the deaths of two firefighters — Larry Leggio and John Mesh — and the injuring of two…

Former Missouri County Executive and His Chief of Staff Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Campaign Contributions

editor September 20, 2018

A former elected county executive for Jackson County, Missouri and his chief of staff were sentenced to 27 months and six months in prison, respectively, for engaging in a scheme to steal campaign contributions, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of…