Bring In The New Year Safely

Bring In The New Year Safely

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Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages everyone to make good decisions regarding their New Year’s celebration. No one wants to start 2025 with a traffic crash or DWI arrest. During the 2023 – 2024 New Year’s…

Police Blotter December 23 to December 30, 2024

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The following list contains the information of actual police reports or investigations initiated by a police officer. Additional call’s for police service or assistance may have been dispatched, but determined to be unfounded, or not requiring a police report by the officer. Click…

MDC Says Recycled Live Christmas Trees Can Improve Fish, Wildlife Habitats

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As the holiday season closes, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is asking you to donate your live Christmas tree to fish and wildlife in your area as a natural, year-round shelter. Salvador Mondragon, MDC Fisheries Biologist, said live Christmas trees can…

MRTA Applauds Senate Passage of H.R. 82 Repealing Unfair Penalties On Educators’ Retirement Benefits

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The Senate passed H.R. 82, a historic piece of legislation that will repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), two provisions that have unfairly reduced Social Security benefits for Missouri’s retired teachers and public school employees. This monumental…

Logan Daigle Of Lee’s Summit Participating In UA’s Cooperative Education Program

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University of Alabama student Logan Daigle of Lee’s Summit is participating in the University of Alabama’s Cooperative Education Program during the spring 2025 semester. Daigle is working for LSB Industries. In the Cooperative Education Program, students alternate periods of full-time study with…

Union University Fall 2024 President’s List

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Three hundred sixty-three students have been named to the Union University President’s List for the fall 2024 semester including Eden Prather of Lee’s Summit. The President’s List includes full-time students who achieve a 4.0 grade point average on a four-point scale. Founded…

30 New Troopers Graduate From Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy

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Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 30 troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy. The 122nd Recruit Class reported to the Academy on July 1, 2024. The new troopers will report to duty in…

Lee’s Summit Chamber Of Commerce Scholarships For High School Seniors

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The Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce Education Committee awards five $1,000 scholarships each year to graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated a strong work ethic, commitment to community involvement, and endless pursuit of growth and improvement in all aspects of their…

Eric Potts Of Lee’s Summit Recognized As Scholar-Athlete

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Missouri Valley College athletic teams this fall produced 56 Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athletes. Honorees from five different teams had a residential grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Eric Potts from Lee’s Summit, was among those selected. Potts is a football athlete…

Police Blotter December 16 to December 23, 2024

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The following list contains the information of actual police reports or investigations initiated by a police officer. Additional call’s for police service or assistance may have been dispatched, but determined to be unfounded, or not requiring a police report by the officer. Click…