Dorothy Wiggins
January 25, 1926 ~ June 5, 2023 It is with much love that we mourn the passing of Dorothy Wiggins of Lake Lotawana, Missouri on June 5, 2023. She was born in Ajo, Arizona on January 25, 1926, to Joseph and Mary…
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Lee’s Summit Police Investigating Death at Local Landfill
By Sgt. Chris Depue Lee’s Summit, MO — On 6/8/2023 at approximately 10:00 a.m. officers and emergency crews responded to the Lee’s Summit Resource Recovery Park in the 2100 block of SE Hamblen Road on the report of an injured person. The…
Lee’s Summit History Museum News
June 3, 2023 Members and guests are invited to the Friday, June 9th membership meeting at the History Museum. A presentation on the Quindaro Historic Site and Underground Railroad will be shared by Lucinda Adams, Executive Director of Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage…
Local Author Wins Special Honor From Nautilus Book Awards
May 27, 2023 “The Zen Executive: Gems of Wisdom for Enlightened Leadership” by Jim Blake has won a SILVER Award in the Business and Leadership category of the 2023 Nautilus Book Awards. Blake is the CEO of Unity World Headquarters, located at…
Lee’s Summit man sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing father
A Jackson County judge sentenced a Lee’s Summit man, 24, today to 30 years in a Missouri prison after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his father last year at a Lee’s Summit residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.…
Two Raytown Residents Plead Guilty to Covid Fraud Conspiracy
May 24, 2023 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two Raytown, Mo., residents have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a conspiracy to obtain fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…
Highland Park Elementary School Historical Marker Dedication
May 20, 2023 On Tuesday, May 30th at 10:30 a.m. The Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City (NSDKC) is conducting a dedication of its newest historical marker placed in the greater Kansas City area, and its second since 2018 at…
Raytown P&Z Commissioners Review And Make Recommendation On Blue Ridge Blvd. Property
May 20, 2023 Lee’s Summit Tribune Contributing WriterCity of Raytown On Thursday night, May 11, nearly 100 people packed the Council Chambers inside Raytown’s City Hall to voice their opposition to Case No. PZ 2023-01, applicant Nasruddin Bhamani’s request for the City…
Garage Sale
2 home garage sale this Saturday, ONLY, 5/20, 7:30a-3:30p at the intersection of 350 and Westridge in Raytown! Lots of kitchen items, books, home décor, furniture and more! Everything must go!
KC man, 25, charged in shooting at Lea McKeighan Park in Lee’s Summit
For Immediate ReleaseMay 18, 2023 A Kansas City man, 25, has been charged in connections with shots fired last evening at Lea McKeighan Park in Lee’s Summit, MO, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. Antonio Harris, dob: 2/25/1998, faces charges…