Lee's Summit Town Hall

Mia Prier, first-district candidate for Lee's Summit City Council, joins hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury to talk about local issues and her vision for Lee's Summit.

Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury wish a special happy birthday to their benevolent sponsor and Robot Shade Overlord before taking a look at a handful of local events and looking ahead to City Council candidate conversations.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of February 28, 2022. This week's headlines come from Downtown Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit Social Services, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District and more.

Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury review a few news and notes from the community before looking at some conversation starters for the upcoming City Council candidate conversations which begin this Friday. Pro Deo Youth Center's Elaine Metcalf and Karla Williams join the show to preview their big Twisted Trivia fundraiser event set for March 11.

Monday NewsLink: News & notes from local schools, LSFD, local charities and more

Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury are joined by Larry Anderson, Heather Eslick, Jennifer Foley and Dr. Joseph Yacaginsky to discuss their candidacies for the Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education. This is the second of two episodes featuring conversations with 7 o the 8 candidates for 2 seats on the ballot. Anne Geanes has not responded to media inquiries and invitations to join the conversation.

Nick and Jason cover some opportunities for residents to participate in City processes and look ahead to a fun charitable fundraiser and the next round of candidate conversations.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of February 14, 2022.

Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury are joined by 3 of the 8 candidates for two seats on the Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education in the first of a series of candidate forums for the April municipal election. This week's guests are Mike Allen, Melissa Kelly Foxhoven and Bill Lindsey.

Before candidate conversations begin on Friday, Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury take a look at a few items from Tuesday's City Council meeting, as well as a few other notes from around the community.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of February 7, 2022.

It's cold. It's snowing. We're coming up on the two year mark of the pandemic and many of us, the young and the old, are still struggling with stress and anxieties we just haven't dealt with in the past. Local therapist Kerri Gray comes back to the show for a conversation on the winter blues and some advice for us as we continue to think about how best to help our kids during what continues to be...

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of January 31, 2022.

The annual Lee's Summit Town Hall candidate interviews begin next week. Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury take a little time to preview those conversations with Lee's Summit Board of Education candidates and offer final opportunities for you to chime in with questions or topics you feel should be presented to the candidates.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of January 24, 2022. This week's news brief comes from Summit Christian Academy, local VFW Post 5789, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District and more.

Nick and Jason are incredibly excited to let you know both the Emerald Isle Parade and Downtown Days festival are both ready for their triumphant return to our community calendars! Also on today's episode, we look at a couple of items from last night's City Council meeting that will help shape future conversations with candidates for both Council and the Mayor's office.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of January 10, 2022.  

After a short holiday hiatus, Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury return to kick off the new year with some updates from inside hall, including one on the Market Plaza project in downtown before offering up another good on ya for support of a local charity and taking a first look at the candidates who have filed for the spring general election.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of January 3, 2022. LSR7 updates its COVID-19 protocols, student musicians capture state and regional honors and we're looking for your input on local issues as we officially enter local elections season.

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.