Lee's Summit Town Hall

The Lee's Summit City Council will learn results of a new housing study at Tuesday's Council meeting. We know what the report will say, but what do our elected leaders think? And what are the questions we should be addressing as our community plans for future growth and demand for housing. Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury take a look at some of the questions and possible focuses of conversation...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 18, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.

Lee's Summit Social Services Executive Director Matt Sanning returns to the podcast to talk about the agency's preparation for their annual back-to-school program. Sanning talks about the families they help and how you can help them serve the community during this important time of year.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 11, 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 the City of Lee's Summit, Summit Christian Academy, Downtown Lee's Summit, KC Velocity and more.

Nick and Jason welcome Tina Perne to the podcast to talk about her new role — owner of KD's Books in downtown Lee's Summit. Perne, a retired elementary teacher, took over as owner of the downtown staple on June 10.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of June 27, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.

Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury catch you up on some local news and then welcome Nigel Woodberry to talk about local brewery and home brew store, Grains & Taps opening its second location this week in the Pine Tree Plaza area.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of June 20, 2022. Each week, Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays take a few minutes to give you the news happenings and events from around Lee's Summit.  

Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury take a few minutes to catch you up on the local news from throughout the community.

Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street events director Julie Cook joins the show to talk about this weekend's return of the Downtown Days festival. As usual, our most popular and frequent guest delivers all of the details for this popular community event.

Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury pass along some public recognitions and "good on yas" while also looking forward to summer — which officials kicks off next week with the return of the Downtown Days festival.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of May 23, 2022.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of May 16, 2022.

This week, hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury look at some upcoming events, specifically the season's first concert at Legacy Park Amphitheater, and a successful public petition against a proposed residential development in north Lee's Summit.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of May 9, 2022.

We're celebrating new beginnings this week! The Lee's Summit City Council swore in its new members, the council and public got a look at a replacement development for an aging fire station on the north end of town, and Seth Allen and Ryan Studer (owners of Libations & Co.) drop by the studio to talk about their impending move into the Historic Stanley building in downtown Lee's Summit.... Oh, and...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of April 25, 2022.

Spring is here. Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury take a quick look at some upcoming events, the Lee's Summit Parks' summer concert schedule and some news and notes from the Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education and the City Council.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of April 18, 2022.

Ronnie Dyer, of Dyer Oil Graphics, joins hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury to talk about Thursday's pop up trivia night fundraiser benefitting Lee's Summit Social Services. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at The Goat Brewing.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of April 11, 2022.

The (unofficial) election results are out there. A couple of incumbents remain in office and several newcomers are ready to step onto the dais for the Lee's Summit City Council and Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education. Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury review the results and take a look at what we've learned from this latest election cycle and what the results could mean fo...

It's been way too long since we've hosted an in person Town Hall episode. In front of a live audience at Bridge Space in downtown Lee's Summit, Mayoral candidates Bill Baird and Diane Forte joined hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury for a conversation on local issues and their visions for the future of the community... And as an added bonus, we raised a little money for two local nonprofits — Hope...

Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury take a look at some City Council News and preview Thursday's mayoral candidate forum before taking a final look at the Lee's Summit R-7 School District Board of Education ballot.

Bob Johnson, fourth-district candidate for Lee's Summit City Council, joins hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury to talk about local issues and his vision for Lee's Summit. The second candidate, Faith Hodges, did not respond to multiple invitations to participate.