Missouri judge strikes down local health officials’ power to impose COVID-19 orders

Missouri judge strikes down local health officials’ power to impose COVID-19 orders

admin November 24, 2021

Orders issued by health officials bypassed the authority of elected legislative bodies, the judge wrote By: JASON HANCOCK – NOVEMBER 23, 2021 3:00 PM https://missouriindependent.com/ Cole County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Green on Tuesday ruled that health orders designed to stop the spread of COVID-19…

VFW Post 5789 Free Thanksgiving Dinner

admin November 23, 2021

November 23, 2021 If you need a warm meal for Thanksgiving, once again this year the Jack Ray VFW Auxiliary 5789 and Jack Ray 5789 VFW Post, located at 329 SE Douglas St downtown, Lees Summit, MO 64063 have got you covered.…

Lee’s Summit man sentenced to 25 years for fatal shooting in Thai restaurant

admin November 23, 2021

Nov. 23, 2021 A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced a Lee’s Summit man, 27, to 25 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a woman in November 2019 inside an Independence Thai restaurant, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced…

One Teenage Male Injured in Afternoon Shooting in Raytown

admin November 23, 2021

By Communication Technician Mallory Harrison Raytown, MO – On Tuesday, November 23rd, at approximately 4:16 p.m. Raytown Police were dispatched to reports of shots fired in the area of Gregory Blvd and Hunter Ave. Officers arrived locating 1 teenage male with apparent…

Jackson County Executive announces $500,000 emergency funding proposal for homeless assistance fund

admin November 23, 2021

November 23, 2021 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Due to the serious housing crisis happening in communities throughout our county and across the nation, Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. today is recommending the immediate appropriation of $500,000 from the County’s Homeless Assistance Fund. The County…

November 23, 2021 Judge James Welsh orders Kevin Strickland’s conviction be set aside after 43 years

admin November 23, 2021

For Immediate ReleaseNov. 23, 2021 Senior Judge James Welsh on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at 11:22 a.m. filed his ruling that sets aside the conviction of Kevin Strickland, who has served 43 years in a Missouri prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters…

Grain Valley Study Group Continues Effort To Evaluate Need For New Police Station

staff2 November 22, 2021

The community study group, which was recently formed to evaluate the need and priorities for designing a potential new police station, has completed its tour of metro area police facilities. The group will now work to prioritize their findings for the design…

Two New Restaurants Open In Lee’s Summit

staff2 November 20, 2021

November 20, 2021 Two new restaurants have recently opened in Lee’s Summit, First Things First and Taco-Holics Club. First Things First is a longtime project for a small group of local restaurateurs whose goal is to serve nothing but good quality, fresh…

MOSHAPE Award Recipient Chris Stehle

staff2 November 20, 2021

November 20, 2021 LSR7 educator Chris Stehle recently received the Robert M. Taylor Professional Service award from the Missouri Society of Health and Physical Educators (MOSHAPE). Stehl is a K-6 physical education teacher at Longview Farm Elementary School as well as an…

New Interim Pastor At First Presbyterian Church Of Lee’s Summit

staff2 November 20, 2021

November 20, 2021 First Presbyterian Church of Lee’s Summit is pleased to announce a new Interim Pastor, as Rev. Kate Hogue has recently arrived to help guide our congregation during a transitional time between Teaching Elders. “Pastor Kate” most recently spent the…