Friday Evening Fire Damages Home

Friday Evening Fire Damages Home

admin September 2, 2023

By Assistant Chief Jim Eden,Lee’s Summit Fire Department LEE’S SUMMIT, MO– On Friday, September 1, at 9:23 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1000 Block of SW Whistle Drive. The occupant returned home Friday evening to…

Joyce L. Salmon

admin August 30, 2023

June 27, 1945 ~ August 27, 2023 Joyce Louise Salmon was born June 27, 1945, in Beloit, KS. Her parents were Alfred Charles and Lema Lorraine (Yocum) Birdsell. She was the oldest of five children. She passed away on August 27, 2023.…

John Knox Village Residents Share The Fruits Of Their Labors At Garden Festival

staff2 August 26, 2023

August 26, 2023 All members of the John Knox Village community benefit from the neighbors’ green thumbs. Residents of John Knox Village, a life plan community in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, are celebrating a successful growing season with neighbors and friends. Members of…

Matt Sanning Resigns As Executive Director

staff2 August 26, 2023

August 26, 2023 As of September 1st, Lee’s Summit Social Services will have a new director, and one we look forward to doing great things for our community. I have been grateful to serve Lee’s Summit Social Services and this community for…

Assault Leaves One in Critical Condition and One in Custody

admin August 21, 2023

Released by: Captain Dyon Harper Release Date: 08-21-2023 At 4:22 P.M., on Monday 08-21-2023, Raytown Police received a call from a passerby of someone carrying a bloody body in the 5700 block of Blue Ridge Cut Off, and that there was a…

Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street Honors Volunteers And Businesses At Annual Awards Event

staff2 August 19, 2023

August 19, 2023 By Donnie RodgersDowntown Lee’s Summit Main Street Volunteers, community members, and local business owners were honored during the Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner last month in The Aspen Room at the Stanley. The following…

Third Annual Raytown’s Festival Of The Trails

staff2 August 19, 2023

August 19, 2023 Raytown’s Third Annual Festival of the Trails is Saturday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Events are free to attend, but donations will be accepted. Food, beverage and retail items will be available for purchase. The festival…

The LSPR Beat the Heat Policy

admin August 18, 2023

The LSPR Beat the Heat Policy is currently in effect from 12pm Saturday, August 19th until 10pm Wednesday, August 23rd. As of Monday, August 21 it has been extended until 10:00pm Thursday. All entry lobbies of the J. Thomas Lovell Community Center…

Lee’s Summit Officers and Detectives Investigating Overnight Shooting

admin August 17, 2023

August 17, 2023 1:50 a.m. By Sergeant Carmen Spaeth Lee’s Summit, MO – On Wednesday, 08/16/2023 at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to a parking lot in the area of 1 NW O’Brien Rd. on a reported shooting. Officers on scene…

SCA Seniors Serve At Mission Trip In Nashville, Tennessee

staff2 August 12, 2023

August 12, 2023 The Summit Christian Academy (SCA) Class of 2024 spent the final days of their summer vacation away from home and serving on the senior mission trip in Nashville, Tennessee. The SCA Senior Mission Trip is a long-standing tradition at…