Lee's Summit Town Hall

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 17, 2020.

Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury review some of the top news from the community, including the City's renewal of some Public Service Agreements and a little conversation as we all wait to see what back-to-school will look like for the Lee's Summit R-7 school District.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 10, 2020.

Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury outline LSR7's updated roadmap to reopening the local schools and discuss its impact on the community.

Your Monday Newslink for the week of August 3, 2020 takes a look at the latest reopening recommendations for the LSR7 School District, Tuesday's primary, some help for parents as they prep for the new school year and a chance to hear from LSR7's new superintendent.

This week, Jason and Nick are doing their first interview with Dr. David Buck second. Why? Because COVID. After first joining the show after the Lee's Summit R-7 School District announced its initial plans for reopening, the new superintendent comes back for what was originally planned as his introductory interview and a chance for residents to learn more about him and his vision for the district.

It's a short episode, but that doesn't mean there's nothing going on. As Nick & Jason sat down to record this week, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District announced it would be presenting some recommended changes to it's reopening plan, the City is asking for public input, the Mayor is launching a new commission to continue community focus on diversity and inclusion and even though the events are al...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 27, 2020. Mayor Bill Baird presents new development plan for downtown Lee's Summit, local education news and more.

He started his first business at age 12 — he was a magician. And he never looked back. Since then, he's been an entertainer, a motivational speaker, a real estate professional, digital publisher, app developer and now a restauranteur. His positive approach to life and business, combined with visions of perfection, drive his entrepreneurial ambitions. This is Reggie Gray. Oh, and at one point, his...

It's decision week for families in the Lee's Summit R-7 School District as they face the decision of in-person or online schooling for their students in the coming semester. And the City Council finally took up discussion on the latest efforts to move forward with a downtown performing arts space and permanent farmers market.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 20, 2020. Hosts Nick and Liesl break down the latest news and headlines as we move into a new week.

Host Nick Parker and Jason Norbury are joined by LSR7 Superintendent Dr. David Buck and Board of Education President Ryan Murdock for a dive into the district's recently announced plans to reopen the district in August. Included in that plan is a choice presented to families — in-person school or online education.

Today on the Lee's Summit Town Hall podcast, hosts Nick Parker & Jason Norbury are joined by Velocity Lee's Summit Board Chair Tim Denker and Operational Director Ashley Smithson to talk about Thursday's Velocity Pitch @ Home - Birthday Edition and the non-profit's 5th anniversary.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 13, 2020. Nick & Liesl bring you all the news, notes and happenings for the week.  

Local playwright Ben Martin and Lee's Summit resident Carl Chinnery join Nick for a conversation about Summit Theatre Group's soon-to-be-released audio play, A Candle Against the Dark. The play tells the story of the Chinnery family's fight with polio in the 1940s. Fittingly, the drama is produced in the style of the 40s-era radio plays.

Jason and Nick take a quick look around town for some news and notes from City Hall and the LSR7 School District.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 6, 2020.

Jason was on vacation this week, so we flipped the script and decided to do one of our conversation episodes on Wednesday. Local craft beer ambassador Nigel Woodberry and Seth Allen join the show to talk about Allen's craft cocktail bar and retail store, Libations & Co. Along the way, we talk a little history and a little Independence Day as well.

NICK: Hello and welcome to Lee’s Summit Town Hall and your Monday News Link presented by Budget Blinds of Lee’s Summit and Shredd KC . I am Nick Parker and once again I am joined by The Historic Browning’s Liesl Hays. LIESL: Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit. NICK: Visitors are invited to explore the new Downtown Sculpture Walk. Th...

Today, I thought I would do something a little bit different and let you listen in on some of the young voices in our community. Last summer, a group of teens asked if they could take over the show for a few episodes to talk about some of the issues they were facing in our community. A year later, with the support of Lee’s Summit CARES, they have worked to launch their own podcast, I Can Relate. T...

New City of Lee’s Summit City Council members take the oath of office and Nick & Jason sit down with Lee’s Summit R-7 School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Emily Miller to talk about the district’s new plan to hold in-person commencements at Sporting Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Park in Wyandotte County, Kansas.

NICK: Hello and welcome to Lee’s Summit Town Hall and your Monday News Link presented by Budget Blinds of Lee’s Summit and Shredd KC. I am Nick Parker and once again I am joined by The Historic Browning’s Liesl Hays. LIESL: Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit. NICK: Following guidance from the Jackson County Health Department, the Le...

Stanford University freshman and Lee's Summit West alum Maryam Khalil drops by the studio for a conversation about her role in launching the #OurStruggleLSR7 Twitter thread, petitioning the LSR7 School District for change, and her need to take on the issues of diversity and inclusion in Lee's Summit.

After a short, but needed, week off, Jason and Nick return to the podcast just in time to celebrate a group of involved citizens, see the City Council to take up the FY21 budget and to look at the LSR7 School District and community-wide conversation on equity and diversity. And in the second half of the show, Nick sits down with Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street's Ashley Nowell and local farmers K...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of June 8, 2020. Election results, protests, rallies & conversations on race and equality dominate the news in the past week.