The Fall Season Begins At The Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market Harvest Festival On October 5th

The Fall Season Begins At The Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market Harvest Festival On October 5th

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September 28, 2024 Kick off the Fall season at the Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 5. Stroll through the market while enjoying live music and shopping for the freshest produce, pumpkins, baked goods, handmade crafts, and more.…

Coldwater Receives Truman Heartland Grant For Little Blessing Diaper Program As Diaper Need Awareness Week Begins

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September 28, 2024 Coldwater of Lee’s Summit received $8,000 for its Little Blessings Diaper Distribution Program from the Truman Heartland Community Foundation just in time for National Diaper Need Awareness Week September 23-29. The grant will cover the cost of diapers for…

Fundraiser Poker Tournament And Raffle

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September 28, 2024 There will be a Texas Hold’em Tournament and raffle to raise money for The Ronald McDonald House Charities and Jamie Taylor of the Lee’s Summit Police Department in his fight against cancer on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 3 p.m.…

Additional Absentee Voting To Open For Jackson County Voters

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September 28, 2024 Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners voted to add an additional absentee voting location for voters in Eastern Jackson County for this Presidential Election only. The Independence location at 110 N. Liberty St. will be open beginning September 24,…

Lee’s Summit History Museum Celebrating 50 Years

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September 28, 2024 The Historical Society of Lee’s Summit was incorporated 50 years ago in 1974. Over those years volunteers dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of Lee’s Summit have continued to create and enhance exhibits in the History Museum. In…

Jackson County Legislator Manuel Abarca IV Invited To White House Gun Violence Prevention Event

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September 28, 2024 Jackson County Legislator Manuel Abarca IV has been invited to the White House on September 26, 2024, to participate in a pivotal event on gun violence prevention. This invitation underscores his commitment to tackling gun violence and serves as…

Why Our White, Brown And Black Dad’s All Do Matter

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September 28, 2024 By Dan W. Hall, CAE My dad, just like many of your dads, was a hard-working man (almost to a fault). However, he loved mom and we kids even though he mostly didn’t show a lot of emotions. He…

Sean Smith To Host Housing Affordability Town Hall With Representative Jon Patterson And KC Regional Housing Alliance

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September 28, 2024 Missouri House Representative Jon Patterson and Jackson County Legislator Sean Smith are partnering with KC Regional Housing Alliance to host a Town Hall on Monday, Sept. 30 at the Gamber Center in Lee’s Summit. Focusing on Housing Affordability and…

Jackson County Parks + Rec Presents 48th Annual Fall Festival Of Arts, Crafts And Music At Missouri Town Living History Museum

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September 28, 2024 Fall is near. Usher in the season by spending the day with your family at Jackson County Parks + Rec’s Fall Festival of Arts, Crafts and Music at the Missouri Town Living History Museum on Saturday, Oct. 5 and…

SHSMO To Showcase Original Walt Disney Cartoons

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September 28, 2024 The State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO) recently opened a new exhibition Daily Disney: Walt Disney in the Funny Pages to celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney Co., founded by Roy and Walt Disney, who grew up…