Navigating Senior Healthcare
March 27, 2021 Medicare! Why does it have to be so confusing? I just don’t know what’s the best fit for me. As a local licensed agent, I hear statements like that all of the time and that’s when I get to…
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Fish Fry COVID Style To Gather Food And Donations To Aid Hungry
February 27, 2021 The best known Fish Fry in the Midwest, St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church’s Lenten Fish Fry, is morphing due to COVID-19 this year. Fish fry aficionado Deacon David Rennicke, recalls prior year fish frys, “For the last several…
MCPL Launches ‘Express Service,’ Resumes In-Branch Browsing And Item Pick-Up
February 27, 2021 This week Mid-Continent Public Library launched “Express Service,” allowing customers to independently browse and pick up items inside its branches*, services that were previously unavailable due to COVID safety restrictions. Customers, who must continue to wear a mask over…
Statewide Tornado Drill And Severe Weather Awareness Week
February 26, 2021 By Assistant Chief Jim Eden, LSFD This year we have already set records for extreme cold, let’s hope we don’t do the same for severe weather. To help you prepare for whatever comes our way, March 1-5, 2021 has been…
A Message From Lee’s Summit Social Services
February 20, 2021 By Matt SanningExecutive DirectorLee’s Summit Social Services In 2019, the Federal Reserve took a survey and concluded that 40 percent of our country could not afford an additional $400 emergency expense. If we take a minute to ponder this…
Temporary Power Outages Possible
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has increased their alert level to Energy Emergency Alert Level 2 as extended cold temperatures continue to strain the regional power grid. Current conditions make additional controlled, temporary emergency electricity reductions a strong possibility from around midnight through 11 am…
Reduce Your Energy Use
February 15, 2021 Due to extreme frigid weather, energy use is much higher than normal, which is increasing demand on our power grid. Over the next few days, we’ve been asked to implement controlled, temporary emergency electricity reductions during certain times of the day…
Jackson County Executive announces $500,000 food assistance program
February 3, 2021 Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. is announcing today a food assistance program that will provide funding awards to area food agencies in support of their efforts to minimize hunger amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Ordinance 5483 authorizes $500,000 of…
DHS Issues a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin
Release Date: January 27, 2021 WASHINGTON – The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin today after consultation with the intelligence community and law enforcement partners. There is currently a heightened threat environment across the United…
LSR7 AMI Day: All Grades to Learn Virtually on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021
Email sent to parents 5:17 a.m. 1/27/21 Dear LSR7 Parents and Guardians: Due to inclement weather, district officials have determined that our in-person students will not report to buildings today, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. However, all students will have class today via virtual…