Raytown’s Annual Arbor Day Celebration

Raytown’s Annual Arbor Day Celebration

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April 20, 2024 Raytown Parks and Recreation, city and state officials were on hand Wednesday, Apr. 17 for a celebration of Arbor Day and the city’s 21-year Tree City USA designation. Officials included Dave Turner, Raytown Parks and Recreation director; Mike McDonough,…

Raytown Students Earn Seal Of Biliteracy

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April 20, 2024 The Raytown School District is proud to announce that 21 students have earned the Missouri Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) in Spanish. The SoBL is awarded to graduating high school students in districts with a Department of Elementary and Secondary…

Summit Christian Academy Artists Receive Recognized At Citizen’s Civic And Cultural Committee Youth Art Show

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April 20, 2024 Summit Christian Academy (SCA) is pleased to announce that 12 of their talented artists entered 16 artworks in the 32nd “Festival of Color” Youth Art Show hosted by the Citizen’s Civic and Cultural Committee in cooperation with Independence Parks,…

Summit Christian Academy Announces Elementary Christian Character Recipients

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April 20, 2024 Summit Christian Academy (SCA) is pleased to recognize students who consistently exhibit exceptional Christian character through the Christian Character Award program. The purpose of this award is to encourage students to pursue their potential toward attaining the highest level…

Not Your Average Produce

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April 20, 2024 Be honest: What fruits and vegetables do you have at home right now? Maybe you opt for the classics like apples, bananas, carrots and potatoes and they are staples on your shopping list. Or perhaps you bought produce recently…

Groundbreaking Ceremony For Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport Hangar 2

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April 20, 2024 The City of Lee’s Summit held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Apr. 18 to mark the start of a $16.8 million project to construct a new hangar at the Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport. The project includes infrastructure development and…

LS North Wins Annual Pink Out Game

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April 20, 2024 By Fred [email protected] An event that every player along with many family and friends look forward to every season is the annual Pink Out game. A tradition now going strong for 12 years where a pair of LSR7 girls…

Lee’s Summit West Students Athletes Sign College Letters Of Intent

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April 20, 2024 Lee’s Summit West High School held a letter of intent signing ceremony this week for 12 student athletes. Logan Bishop will be playing basketball at Avila University and majoring in law. Soccer player Reese Cannon will attend Maryville University…

Zoetis Completes Expansion In Lee’s Summit

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April 20, 2024 Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:ZTS) recently announced the completion of a 215,000-square-foot expansion at its distribution facility in Lee’s Summit on Wednesday, Apr. 10, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Lee’s Summit Mayor Bill Baird. This site is now Zoetis’ largest…

2024 LSR7 Teacher And Support Professional Of The Year

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April 20, 2024 The 2024 Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Teaching Awards Reception and the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District Support Professional Excellence Awards ceremony was held on April 17 at Lee’s Summit High School. They were able to celebrate all 21…