Lee's Summit Town Hall

No analysis from City Hall this week. We aren't talking about next year's local election. Instead, for this holiday week we thought we'd share a simple story and message from the big man himself — Mr. Kriss Kringle. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to each of you. We'll talk to you all, next  year.

Nick and Jason review a recent joint meeting between the City Council and the LSR7 Board of Education, look at the agenda for an upcoming BOE meeting and offer up some of their holiday wishes for the Lee's Summit community.

We've got a full episode for you this week. We're offering up some "good on ya's" for efforts to support a local charity; we review the slate of candidates filing for local office and go over some updates on happenings at City Hall.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of December 6, 2021.

Nick and Jason are back from their Thanksgiving break and ready to celebrate Santa's return on Friday night, before covering a bit of news from around the city and taking some time to honor Hillcrest Transitional Housing's Cotton Sivils, who has retired after leading the organization for 18 years.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of November 29, 2021. Today's headlines come from downtown Lee's Summit, Hillcrest Transitional Housing, the Kansas City Chiefs, UCM-Lee's Summit and more.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of November 22, 2021. This week's headlines come from Summit Christian Academy, Lee's Summit R-7 School District, Lee's Summit CARES, and Downtown Lee's Summit.

The Mayor's Tree Lighting event is back this year and the switch gets flipped in downtown on Friday night. In other news, Nick and Jason await this week's LSR7 Board of Education's discussion about masking and take a quick look ahead to next spring's local election. Filing for the board of education, city council and the mayoral race is less than one month away.

This week, the Lee's Summit City Council unanimously passed a resolution telling the Jackson County Legislature it would like them to end the county-wide mask mandate. Why now? And what does this resolution actually mean? Jason and Nick have questions for the members seated at the dais.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of November 8, 2021. This week focuses on recognition for local sports teams from Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit North, Lee's Summit West, Blue Springs South, St. Michael the Archangel and Summit Christian Academy high schools.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of November 1, 2021. This week's headlines come from the City of Lee's Summit, Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street, the University of Central Missouri and guest columnist, John Beaudoin.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of October 25, 2021. This week's headlines come from the City of Lee's Summit, Downtown Lee's Summit, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District, UCM-Lee's Summit and more.

Summit Theatre Group's Ginger Birch joins Nick and Jason in the studio to talk about the local company's participation in this weekend's Downtown Haunted & Historic Spaces Tours, as well as the group's upcoming productions and newly opened studio space.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of October 11, 2021. This week's headlines come from Lee's Summit Parks & Recreation, Girl Scout Troop 3642, Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street, the University of Central Missouri-Lee's Summit and University Health.

Glenda Masters, Cultural Arts Manager for the City of Lee's Summit, drops by the studio to talk with Nick and Jason about Lee's Summit Arts Week, which begins Friday. 

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of October 4, 2021. This week's headlines come from the City of Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit Fire Department, Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street, Summit Christian Academy and the University of Central Missouri-Lee's Summit.

As we move into the final quarter of 2021, one bright spot as been the return of regularly scheduled community events. Last week's Oktoberfest, put on by the Lee's Summit Chamber, marked a successful return of festivals. And now that fall is officially here, Nick and Jason talk about some of the other beloved community-wide events on the calendar.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of September 27, 2021. This week's headlines come from City Hall, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District, Downtown Lee's Summit and the rest of your community.

If it feels like it's been more than a year since we've all gathered for a community festival in downtown, well, that's because it has been. But that's all about to change. Rachel Dyer, from the Lee's Summit Chamber's Oktoberfest committee, joins Nick and Jason to preview this weekend's festival. That's right, folks, Oktoberfest is this weekend in downtown Lee's Summit! Oh, and we've got a couple...

The Lee's Summit City Council is talking about redistricting and the possibility of establishing the City's own health department. Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury say that's all fine and good, but could you give us the reason why we need our own department? And Lee's Summit resident and entrepreneur Samantha Salem stops by the studio to share some of her story.

Wings 4 Water is tomorrow night and next weekend Chilifest makes its triumphant return. Bridge Space owner and Chilifest "Head Honcho" Ben Rao. joins Nick and Jason to talk about the local event, the food you'll get to eat, the people the event helps and even a bit about how you can get involved.

On this Wednesday episode, hosts Nick and Jason preview some upcoming events and festivals; take a look at COVID's effect on the LSR7 School District and some new public incentives for an ongoing development project.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 30, 2021.

Ain't nothin' gonna break his stride. Ain't nothin' gonna slow him down. Oh, no. He's got to keep on cooking those wings. Wings 4 Water founder Chris Turney drops by the studio to talk to Nick and Jason about next week's 5th annual Wings 4 Water charity event at Harris Park. 

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 23, 2021. School is back in session this week and we've got a few headlines from the Lee's Summit R-7 school District, as well as some other news and notes from around the Lee's Summit community.