City Crews Preparing for Snow Tonight, Tues., Jan. 24, and Overnight Into Wed., Jan. 25

City Crews Preparing for Snow Tonight, Tues., Jan. 24, and Overnight Into Wed., Jan. 25

admin January 24, 2023

January 24, 2023 The City’s crews are preparing for more winter weather as a wintery mix is expected to move in tonight, Tues., Jan. 24, and then change to snow overnight into Wed., Jan. 25. Crews are scheduled to report at 7…

OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING EARLY MORNING DOMESTIC ASSAULT

admin January 23, 2023

UPDATED 1/24/2023 @ 2:30 P.M.Today, Jackson County Prosecutor’s charged 31-year-old Kevin Lee Williams II of Lee’s Summit with three felony charges; Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Armed Criminal Action and Domestic Assault 3rd degree. Bond was set at $30,000. January 23, 2023…

Lovell Inducted Into MRP Hall Of Fame

staff2 January 21, 2023

January 21, 2023 By Joe SnookLee’s Summit Parks and Recreation Administrator Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation (LSPR) is excited to share with our community that former LSPR Administrator, Tom Lovell, will be inducted into the Missouri Recreation and Parks (MRP) Hall of…

LSEDC Welcomes Teresa Evans As Interim Executive Director

staff2 January 21, 2023

January 21, 2023 The Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council is pleased to announce the hiring of Teresa Evans as Interim Executive Director. Evans brings over 19 years of experience in economic development serving the communities of Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs, and the…

LSPD Promotion

staff2 January 21, 2023

January 21, 2023 Chief Travis Forbes is pleased to announce the promotion of Sergeant Scott Liles to the rank of Captain. Captain Liles has been with the LSPD since 1995 and served in a variety of roles within the department. Captain Liles…

Iowa State University Announces Fall 2022 Dean’s List

staff2 January 21, 2023

January 21, 2023 More than 10,200 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2022 Dean’s List. Area students with their class year and curriculum are: Lee’s SummitSarah Ahern, 4, Kinesiology and…

LSEF Debuts New Student Grant Program

staff2 January 21, 2023

January 21, 2023 The Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation awarded more than $10,000 in grants to Lee’s Summit R-7 School District middle and high school students in December 2022 and January 2023. An anonymous donor provided the funding to pilot this opportunity for…

Conspiracy Theories In Raytown

staff2 January 21, 2023

January 21, 2023 As I write to you today about the upcoming election, one thing I’m sure of is Alderman Greg Walters will put the conspiracy theory out there that waste, fraud and abuse is rampant at Raytown City Hall. When the…

Lee’s Summit City Council Landfill Opposition

admin January 19, 2023

January 19, 2023 On Thursday, Jan. 19, the City of Lee’s Summit City Council unanimously passed a resolution expressing opposition to the location of a landfill outside the corporate City limits and near the border of the City. The resolution is in…

Fire Victim Identified

admin January 18, 2023

Released by: Captain Dyon Harper Release Date: 01-18-2023 Fire Victim Identified Raytown, MO – The Raytown Police have identified the male who was killed in the apartment fire on Monday, January 9th as Nathaniel Swopes, a 69-year-old Raytown resident. On the afternoon of January…