Lee's Summit Town Hall

Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street's Julie Cook and Jenny Gale drop by the vault to talk Downtown Days with hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays. The annual festival serves as both the unofficial kick-off to the summer season but also as the main fundraiser for the local nonprofit in its continuing efforts to serve the historic district and keep it as one of the nation's top downtown areas.

We're a day late because of the holiday, but here is your NewsLink episode for the week of May 30, 2023. In this episode, hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays talk about the upcoming Downtown Days festival, as well as some news and notes from our local schools.

Welcome to Lee's Summit Town Hall and your Monday News Link, presented by Budget Blinds of Lee's Summit. Join Nick Parker and Liesl Hays as they bring you the latest news, events, and happenings in Lee's Summit. In this episode, they highlight the upcoming 39th season of live children's theater by the University of Central Missouri Repertory Theatre, featuring the production "Robin Hood." They als...

Welcome to Lee's Summit Town Hall and your Monday News Link, sponsored by Budget Blinds of Lee's Summit. Join hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays for the latest updates in Lee's Summit. In this episode, get a sneak peek of the Market Plaza development project. The designs reveal plans for a permanent farmers market, outdoor performance space, and more. Visit our website for details. Meet Ainsley Lewi...

More than six years and 600 episodes, we've never had a current or former elected official from a neighboring city on the podcast. That all changes this week as former Independence Mayor Eileen Weir drops by the vault to talk about the Parade of Hearts, her love of art and even some of things she envied when looking south and into our fair city of Lee's Summit. Weir's visit came as part of her cur...

In this episode of Lee's Summit Town Hall, join Nick Parker and Liesl Hays as they bring you the latest news and events from Lee's Summit. The Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education's monthly meeting featured discussions on board policy surrounding book appeals. Catch the full video on their website. With the arrival of warm weather, it's time to visit the Downtown Lee's Summit Farmers Market for fre...

Kathrine Swanson enters the vault to catch us up on all things MCC-Longview. During her conversation with hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays, she talks about the influence of art on herself and the Longview campus, as well as the importance of building relationships and the evolution of education to meet the needs of today's — and tomorrow's — students.

Welcome to the Lee's Summit Town Hall and your Monday News Link podcast, presented by Budget Blinds of Lee's Summit. Your hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays are here to give you the rundown on the latest happenings, news, and events around Lee's Summit. In this episode, they highlight upcoming events such as the Downtown Lee's Summit Farmers Market, Cinco de Mayo celebrations, and live music perform...

Barb Keller makes her way into the vault with hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays to talk about her business, All A' Bloom Flowers & Gifts. When she decided to seek out her entrepreneurial dreams, it wasn't a quest to become a florist. In fact, she originally had her eye on another business. But circumstance, advice, and friendships led her to All A' Bloom and an unexpected growth into a downtown Lee...

In this week's Monday NewsLink, hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays catch you up with a few headlines from local schools, look at some upcoming happenings and introduce you to Forest Vance, a former pro football player now turned business owner who is making his home in Lee's Summit.

Is Lee's Summit really better than California? Well, we're pretty sure that's what this week's guest was telling us in the subtext of this week's conversation. Lee's Summit newcomer Forest Vance enters the vault for a talk with Nick and Liesl on his path from California through the NFL to landing in Lee's Summit with his young family. Now retired from professional football, Vance owns and operates...

Join Nick Parker and Liesl Hays for this week's episode of Lee's Summit Town Hall and your Monday News Link, presented by Budget Blinds of Lee's Summit. In this episode, we share exciting news about a Summit Christian Academy freshman and the Eagles' junior high team qualifying for the national speech and debate competitions in Phoenix, AZ. Additionally, we discuss the Lee's Summit History Museum'...

Hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays go over the results from Tuesday's local election covering the City of Lee's Summit, Mo and the Lee's Summit R-7 School District.

Join Nick Parker and Liesl Hays in the Lee’s Summit Town Hall podcast as they keep you updated on the latest news, events, and happenings in Lee's Summit. In this episode, they remind local voters about the upcoming elections, provide a resource for checking polling location, and also give an update on previous discussions with guests from the LSR7 School Board, Mayor Bill Baird, and City Manager...

Mayor Bill Baird and City Manager Mark Dunning enter the vault to talk with Nick and Liesl about next week's election and the 4 municipal questions on the ballot. These questions cover approximately $168 million in bonds to fund capital improvement projects throughout the City and the fourth question asks for voters to approve a municipal sales tax on the sale of recreational marijuana.

Still reeling from last week's interrogation and abuse from Liesl, Nick thought it was a good idea to reset and take a moment to think about our community conversations — both the what and who we should be talking to in the coming months. That starts with some thoughts from our new co-host and moves to a question to the audience. What are the important topics in Lee's Summit? What are some local s...

Welcome to the Lee’s Summit Town Hall podcast, presented by Budget Blinds of Lee’s Summit. Join Nick Parker and Liesl Hays as they bring you the latest news, happenings, and events in and around Lee’s Summit every week. In this episode, Nick and Liesl discuss the upcoming Tom Logan Memorial Bike Ride, also known as Tour de Lakes, which is set to return this summer with four different routes to cho...

Hello everyone, it’s Liesl. Oh how the tables have turned. This week, I took over the podcast and interviewed Nick. Nick is one of the best story collectors I know and has been highlighting stories in Lee’s Summit for the past six years. Now… it’s his turn to tell the story.

LSR7 Superintendent Dr. David Buck and Associate Superintendent of Operations Dr. Steve Shelton drop by the vault to talk about the tax levy issue on next month's ballot and why they feel it's an important move for the future of the district.

Welcome to the Lee's Summit Town Hall podcast, presented by Budget Blinds of Lee's Summit. Every Monday, join Nick Parker and Liesl Hays as they discuss the latest news, events, and happenings around Lee's Summit, Missouri. In this episode, Nick and Liesl share some exciting updates, including the launch of a new retail feature at Macadoodles that benefits local charities, a new test-prep program...

Nick and Liesl welcome Jane Bollin to the studio. A long-time local realtor, Jane has built a wealth of knowledge about Lee's Summit and why people would choose it for their home and she loves giving that pitch to prospective home buyers. However, she's ready to share her passion for all things Lee's Summit — especially the arts — with everyone. She joins the show to talk about her new periodical...

The latest news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit were discussed during the weekly news link, presented by Budget Blinds of Lee’s Summit and Pro Deo Youth Center's Twisted Trivia event. The weekly podcast, hosted by Nick Parker and Liesl Hays, provides updates on the community.

Meredith Rose, enters the Vault, for a conversation with Nick and Liesl on Jackson County Youth Court and her own story about life and a path to community service and creating opportunities for area youth to succeed and excel.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of February 27, 2023. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.

Elaine Metcalf drops by the studio to talk with Nick and Liesl about the upcoming Twisted Trivia event benefitting Pro Deo Youth Center. Elaine is celebrating her fifth year as executive director for Lee's Summit's only youth center and she has some big plans for the organization's future.