9th Annual Speak Up Walk
August 31, 2024 The 9th Annual Speak Up Walk for mental health awareness will be held Sunday, Sep. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon at Garmin headquarters at 1200 E. 151st Street in Olathe, KS. Speak Up is a 501c3 dedicated to…
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Lee’s Summit CARES Coffee & Conversations On Human Trafficking
August 31, 2024 Lee’s Summit CARES is hosting a Coffee & Conversations event focusing on a pressing issue that affects us all: human trafficking. The event will take place on Monday, Sep. 23 from 8 to 10 a.m. at Fillmore Cafe located…
Kansas City Metropolitan Area Annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
August 31, 2024 The American Legion District 5, VFW District 5, Muehlebach Funeral Care, Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, and the Catholic Cemeteries of Kansas City – St. Joseph announce the Annual Kansas City Remembrance Ceremony in honor of the anniversary of the…
Epigenome’s Role In Cancer Revealed In Study
August 31, 2024 By Julia Evangelou Strait For decades, scientists have been sequencing the DNA of many cancer types, identifying errors in the genetic code to help understand the formation of tumors, how they grow and what leads to their spreading. But…
How To Stop AI From Scraping Data From Your Website
August 31, 2024 By Burton KelsoThe Technology Expert AI is a wonderful tool, but it isn’t perfect. Along with its internal databases, AI scrapes information from websites all over the planet to get the data it needs to provide you with the…
Mayor And Founders To Attend Meals On Wheel Of Lee’s Summit 50th Anniversary Celebration
Lee’s Summit Mayor Bill Baird will be among the Meals on Wheels of Lee’s Summit supporters as the organization commemorates their 50th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 21. The event will feature an award presentation to founders Lois Elbel and Linda Dempsey who…
GEHA Announces Coin Toss Captain Sweepstakes Again This Season
August 31, 2024 When the defending champs, the Kansas City Chiefs, take the field this season, make sure you’re right in the action by entering to win a chance to be the GEHA Coin Toss Captain. Lucky winners will be right at…
Don Leroy Lasswell
Don Leroy Lasswell, passed away August 29, 2024. He was born April 12, 1936 at home in Harrison County, MO, to parents, Benjamin Ephraim Lasswell and Waye Oneida Wilcoxson. Growing up, Don participated in 4-H, FFA, played trombone, roller skated very gracefully…
Patricia Ann (Webber) Dyke
Patricia Ann (Webber) Dyke, 87, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, with the…
Bernard Campbell Teacher Selected For National Fellowship
Lee’s Summit school leadership and elected officials gathered at Bernard Campbell Elementary School today to surprise social studies teacher Susanne Mitko. Mitko has been selected to be a member of the 2024 C-SPAN Teacher Fellowship Program, a prestigious fellowship that accepts five…