Lee’s Summit R-7 School District Art Students Painting Around Downtown Lee’s Summit To Promote Local Shopping

Lee’s Summit R-7 School District Art Students Painting Around Downtown Lee’s Summit To Promote Local Shopping

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November 11, 2023 By Talia Evans Downtown Lee’s Summit will be filled with local artists Thursday, November 16 as middle and high school students work to create murals to help encourage holiday shopping at local businesses. This is the second year LSR7…

Braymer Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking

admin November 9, 2023

Thursday, November 9, 2023 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Braymer, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute substantial quantities of methamphetamine. Jason M. Potter, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark…

Pro Deo’s $4.9 Million Capital Campaign Seeks Brighter Future For Local Teens

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November 4, 2023 By Robin Blakely Pro Deo Youth Center has unveiled early plans for The Wesley Place, a visionary center that promises beautiful and highly functional space for teens in Lee’s Summit and across Eastern Jackson County. With a goal of…

City Of Lee’s Summit Launches New Alert System For Residents

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November 4, 2023 The City of Lee’s Summit is excited to launch LS Aware, a free alert system designed to keep residents and businesses informed of emergencies and certain non-emergency events. The City can quickly send messages via phones, text, email and…

We Are Family

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November 4, 2023 Fleetridge Elementary School is living up to its 2023-24 school year theme: In this school, we are family. Family ties in the school are strong with three staff members who have children currently enrolled, and many current staff members…

Heat Gun Ignites House

admin November 1, 2023

By Assistant Chief Jim EdenLee’s Summit Fire Department On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at 2:17 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 200 Block of NE 1st Street. A painter working on the home reported that…

BPM Dance Complex Competes In World Dance Championship

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October 28, 2023 By Katie Fox and Jennifer Payton BPM Dance Complex is a local Dance Studio in Lee’s Summit that is owned by former professional dancer and Lees Summit native Blake Piatczyc Marshall (featured on shows like NBC World of Dance,…

Lee’s Summit Snowplow Naming Contest Accepting Submissions

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October 28, 2023 The City of Lee’s Summit Public Works Department is inviting the community to participate in its first Snowplow Naming Contest. Residents can submit their unique and creative names for the City’s snowplows online at cityofLS.net/snowplow through Nov. 7. Winning…

Raytown Board Of Aldermen Unanimously Adopt Budget

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October 28, 2023 The City of Raytown passed the 2023-24 Fiscal Year budget at a recent Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. The City of Raytown Fiscal Year budget begins November 1, 2023 and concludes October 31, 2024. The…

LSR7 Middle School Cross Country Runners Show Off At State Championship

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October 28, 2023 By Talia EvansLSR7 Assistant Director of Public Relations Lee’s Summit middle school students are state champions after competing in the Missouri Middle School Cross Country Championships. The races were held at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. Students were…