Lee's Summit Town Hall

Voice. For Vanessa Hickman her work through Lee's Summit Cares is all about giving local youth an opportunity to use their voice and be heard when it comes to issues and conversations about them. On the day of her one-year anniversary with the organization, Hickman drops by the studio to chat with Nick and Liesl about LS Cares' programming for both youth and adults covering topics of mental health...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of February 13, 2023. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit. This week's headlines come from the Lee's Summit R-7 School District, Lee's Summit Educational Foundation, Greater Lee's Summit Healthcare Foundation, UCM-Lee's Summit and more.

Seth Allen had some very specific goals when he first opened Libations & Co. in downtown Lee's Summit. But, he knows both business and dreams can evolve. Just months after moving the business from 23 SW Third Street to 25 SW Third Street and doubling in size, he's now ready for another big step. The 1909 Club celebrates a soft opening this week and will be open to the public the following weekend....

Keeping residents of the city informed about the latest events, news and happenings, here is your Monday NewsLink for the week of February 6, 2023.

LSR7 Superintendent Dr. David Buck and Citizen Emeritus (yeah, that's a thing now) Carl Chinnery join Nick and Liesl to talk about a special charity event — 100 People Who Care — coming up on Feb. 8. Listen in as they describe this unique event and talk about the importance of community involvement and support of local nonprofits. For additional information on the event, go Link2LeesSummit.com.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of January 30, 2023. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.

Jeff Driskill has spent his life in the world of sports. He played football in high school, then at the NCAA Division I level. He played semi-pro (where he won a Super Bowl ring!) and went on to be a collegiate head coach... And then he went into sales. But here's the thing about this local resident who now coaches high school football players, sales professionals and business executives alike, it...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of January 23, 2023. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.  

It's a proven fact, when a Neil Diamond song starts playing everybody — and I mean everybody — sings along. The world's love affair with the music of the legendary singer has led to wild and crazy career for this resident of Lee's Summit. At an early age, Theron Denson was told his singing voice sounded a lot like Diamond, and for the past 22 years he's toured the country entertaining the masses w...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of January 16, 2023. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of January 16, 2023. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.

Diana and Allen Rendell drop by the studio to talk about their love of art and how they're using their downtown Lee's Summit-based nonprofit business, Art School KC, as a means to help grow the arts in our community.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of January 9, 2023. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit. This week's headlines come from UCM-Lee's Summit, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District and Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street, inc.

Yeah, you read that right. Student journalism students from Lee's Summit West recently spent a day at Lee's Summit Town Hall's Bridge Space studio learning about podcasting and interview techniques. In this final episode before Christmas we thought it was a good idea to bring you one of the student interviews with local business owner Dave Eames. In the coming weeks, we'll try and share some of th...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of December 19, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.

Once upon a time, Courtney Stoddard wanted to have a pub crawl in her hometown's downtown district. Nine years later, her little Christmas wish has grown into one of the metro's most popular events and has raised more than $100,000 for Hope House. This year, her goal was to add another $30,000 to that tally and she is oh-so-close. Listen in as she joins hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays to preview...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of December 12, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.

Musician, teacher and all-around good egg, Shawn Harrel joins the show (and brings along some students) talk about an upcoming jazz concert and the work his digital media students are doing in the community. In fact, Nick and Liesl didn't do anything for this show except talk. The episode was recorded at Summit Technology Academy by a team of Harrel's students. Harrel was joined on air by senior s...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of December 5, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.

We missed our chance last year, but Santa returns to the Lee's Summit Town Hall podcast today for a visit with hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays. During the show, he talks about his favorite snacks, negotiating with the elves' union and favorite Christmas memories. And don't forget to listen for some great upcoming photo opportunities with the big man!

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of November 21, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.

Ok, we're not meeting the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight. But, we are talking about the official launch of the holiday season in Lee's Summit. Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street's Jenny Gale drops by the studio to preview this Friday's Mayor's Tree Lighting ceremony and next week's Small Business Saturday shopping event. Oh, and an important question is posed — Are boneless wings really wings? 

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of November 14, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit. This week's headlines come from Downtown Lee's Summit, UCM-Lee's Summit, Summit Christian Academy and more.

Amy Johnson, from the Noticed Network and I Am Noticed, returns to the show on Liesl Hays' first episode as the new permanent cohost for Lee's Summit Town Hall. As we enter the holiday season, we thought it was a good time to catch up with Amy and her business and have a conversation about getting real with positive thinking and keeping it an authentic part of our lives. You can connect with Amy a...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of November 7, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.