Auditor Galloway urges reform to CID laws after discovering pattern of self-dealing and lack of accountability

Auditor Galloway urges reform to CID laws after discovering pattern of self-dealing and lack of accountability

editor August 22, 2018

Taxpayers on the hook for more than $2 billion in project costs; boards that oversee spending of sales taxes often controlled by developers who stand to benefit JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (Aug. 22, 2018) Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a report on…

Raytown School District Technology Department Earns National Award

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The Raytown School District Technology Department Repair Team recently received the Lenovo Outstanding Service Award for Warranty and Self-Maintenance for the second year in a row. This award is presented to the top 10 percent of in house repair shops in the…

LSEDC Labor Shed Study Provides Insight Into Local Workforce

staff2 August 18, 2018

By Krista Klaus of LSEDC Lee’s Summit employers enjoy access to an available workforce of more than 550,000 people, many of whom are willing to commute at least 30 minutes a day. Those are among the findings of a 2018 Labor Shed…

Administrative Hearing Commission Stands By Their Decision To Stay Controversial CAFO’s Permit, Lone Jack Neighbors Still Await Compliance

staff2 August 18, 2018

On July 9, 2018; the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission held the “Stay Hearing” that was requested by Lone Jack Neighbors for Responsible Agriculture and Powell Gardens/Ryan & Elizabeth Deich. From that hearing, the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission issued the Order to Stay…

Lee’s Summit Airport Ribbon Cutting

staff2 August 18, 2018

The City of Lee’s Summit held a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier today to celebrate the completion of two new hangars housing 28 units. It’s part of an ongoing improvement project at the airport. Friday, August 10 was a day of celebration at…

Lee’s Summit Attorneys Recognized As 10 Best In Missouri

staff2 August 11, 2018

The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of Missouri’s Criminal Law Attorneys J. Denise Carter and Tamara Putnam as 2018 10 Best Criminal Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys is a…

Monica’s School Of Dance Operating During The Upgrade Of Pine Tree Shopping Center

staff2 August 11, 2018

Pine Tree Plaza on Blue Parkway is remodeling; and Monica’s School of Dance has been open through this entire construction project. Gone is the “mock” Spanish motif and all the red tile roofs that have graced motorists on 50 Highway for more…

Council Approves Inter-Fund Loan For Park Board Purchase Of Longview Recreation Center

staff2 August 11, 2018

By Rebekah Ritter Intern Reporter for the Tribune Thursday night, Lee’s Summit City Council approved a $4.1 million inter-fund loan to the Park Board for the purchase of the Longview Recreation Center from Kansas City’s Metropolitan Community Colleges. The inter-fund loan will…

Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council Launches Past Chair’s Club

staff2 August 11, 2018

The Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council will tap the expertise and institutional knowledge of previous Board of Directors Chairmen and Chairwomen with the establishment of a Past Chair’s Club. “There is a tremendous amount of community and organizational knowledge in former LSEDC…

Lee’s Summit’s Viracor Eurofins’ Algorithms Predict Risk Of aGVHD And Non-relapse Mortality In Allogeneic HCT Patients

staff2 August 11, 2018

Viracor Eurofins recently announced the launch of the first commercially available predictive acute Graft versus Host Disease (aGVHD) algorithms to help identify at-risk patients. Acute GVHD is a major complication following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Accurate and early identification of patients…