Public Invited To Veterans Day Breakfast On Thursday, Nov. 9, At MCC-Blue River Campus In Independence

Public Invited To Veterans Day Breakfast On Thursday, Nov. 9, At MCC-Blue River Campus In Independence

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November 4, 2023 Metropolitan Community College will host its annual Chancellor’s Veterans Day Celebration from 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 (two days before Veterans Day). The breakfast event will be held at MCC-Blue River, Arts & Sciences building, Room 101. The campus…

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…

Statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on today’s appeals court ruling

admin October 17, 2023

October 15, 2023 Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker’s statement on today’s appeals court ruling: The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office appreciates the deliberation and judgment of the Missouri Court of Appeals in upholding today the Trial Court’s guilty verdict. This case was…

State Historical Society Of Missouri Receives Excellence In Genealogy & Local History Award

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October 14, 2023 The State Historical Society of Missouri received the Excellence in Genealogy & Local History Award at the Missouri Library Association Annual Conference held Oct. 4-6 in Columbia. The award recognizes the State Historical Society’s efforts to provide free public…

Acting Governor Kehoe Orders Capitol Dome Lighted Blue And White In Support Of Israel

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October 14, 2023 On behalf of Governor Mike Parson and serving in his capacity as Acting Governor, Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome lighted blue and white in honor of Israeli and American lives lost in Israel…

2023 E-911 System Fund Public Hearing

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October 14, 2023 The Jackson County 911 Oversight Committee will hold a public hearing on the 2023 E-911 System Fund and related legislation on Monday, Oct. 16 at 12:10 p.m. in the legislative chambers located at 415 E. 12th Street in Kansas…

Jackson County Parks + Rec Presents 29th Annual Dogtober Fest

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October 7, 2023 Dog lovers and their four-legged friends are invited to join us for the 29th Annual Dogtober Fest on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Kemper Outdoor Education Center located at 8201 S. Jasper Bell…

Grandview man faces added felony charges for recent shooting spree in Grandview, Raytown and KC

admin October 6, 2023

October 6, 2023 Grandview man now faces an additional 14 felony charges for an Aug. 2, 2023, shooting spree that began in Grandview and ended in Kansas City, plus charges for an earlier Raytown shooting, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced…

Nightly Closures At NW Chipman And NW Pryor Roads

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September 30, 2023 Portions of the NW Chipman and NW Pryor roads intersection are set to close nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 2, and will take place for approximately two to three weeks, weather permitting. Traffic should…

Rev. Owen J. Gray Installed as Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Lee’s Summit

admin September 23, 2023

On Sunday, September 10, 2023, Rev. Owen J. Gray was installed by Heartland Presbytery as the next pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Lee’s Summit. Pastor Owen most recently served as Associate Pastor at St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church in Richardson, TX, and…