Lee’s Summit City Council Landfill Opposition

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…

A Greenwood man, 48, pleads guilty in June 2019 fatal shooting

admin January 17, 2023

January 17, 2023 A Greenwood man, 48, has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in connection with the June 2019 fatal shooting of Kimberly Renee Alcorn in a Greenwood residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. Dana C. Jones, dob: 1/16/1975,…

BCMS Art Teacher Selected For 2023 Parade Of Hearts

staff2 January 14, 2023

January 14, 2023 Bernard Campbell Middle School Art teacher Katie Messick’s work was chosen for the 2023 Parade of Hearts. She is one of the 40 artists chosen from nearly 530 who submitted designs for the second annual event featuring local artists.…

Section of NE Scruggs Road Set to Close Jan. 17

admin January 12, 2023

A section of NE Scruggs Road from NE Todd George Road to NE Bristol Drive is set to close to through traffic on Tuesday, January 17, and will remain closed for approximately six weeks, weather permitting. The road closure is necessary so…

KCZoo Mourns Loss of Beloved Polar Bear

admin January 12, 2023

December 11, 1989 ~ January 11, 2023 Kansas City Zoo: The Kansas City Zoo is mourning the loss of 33-year-old polar bear Berlin, who resided here for a decade. Berlin was the oldest polar bear in human care in the United States,…

Kansas City Current announce Patrick Mahomes as new club co-owner

admin January 10, 2023

January 10, 2023 The Kansas City Current announced today that Patrick Mahomes will join the club’s ownership group; becoming the first active NFL player to have equity in an NWSL team. “I am thankful for the chance to join my wife as…

Jackson County Swearing-In Ceremony

staff2 January 7, 2023

January 7, 2023 Jackson County held their 2023 swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, Jan 4. at the Midwest Genealogy Center of the Mid-Continent Public Library located at 3440 S. Lee’s Summit Road in Independence. Pictured from left to right are: Sean E. Smith,…

Eagle Days Set For Jan. 7-8 At Smithville Lake

staff2 December 31, 2022

December 31, 2022 The 27th annual Eagle Days at Smithville Lake will be Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 7-8, with activities centered at the Paradise Pointe Golf Course Clubhouse. Activities will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and from 10:30…

R-7 School Board Member Resigns, Board To Discuss Vacancy

staff2 December 31, 2022

December 31, 2022 By Tribune Staff Lee’s Summit R-7 Board of Education member Megan Marshall submitted her resignation to the Board December 27. In the one-sentence resignation letter, Marshall stated she was resigning in order to prepare for her new position as…

What I REID Into It

staff2 December 31, 2022

December 31, 2022 By Fred Liggett The time has come to start a new year but the Kansas City Chiefs are hoping something old continues into the new year of 2023. The Chiefs have beaten the Denver Broncos a record 14 straight…