Lee's Summit Town Hall

For this Friday conversation host Nick Parker sits down with Ben Rao to talk about the upcoming Lee's Summit Chilifest and to celebrate the entrepreneur's 1-year anniversary of the Bridge Space coworking space in downtown Lee's Summit.

This week, we remember 9/11, we remind ourselves to keep talking about mental health and we take a look at the CFMP team's recommendation to the Board of Education — which includes moving sixth grade students out of elementary and into middle schools.

He's a musician, a radio host, an editor, a videographer and a philanthropist. He's also a pretty darn good teacher. This is Shawn Harrel.

In the final installment of our teen takeover, Hudson, Rylee, Malorie and Olivia offer some of their own stories, experiences and perspectives on mental health.

Nick and Jason sit down with Lee's Summit Social Services executive director Matt Sanning to chat about his organizations efforts to continue meeting the needs of our community.

The news, happenings and events from around Lee's Summit — your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 26, 2019 is here.

In the second of our three-part series where local teens takeover the podcast to talk about youth mental health, Rylee, Malorie and Olivia discuss the everyday lives of teens in our community.

Nick and Jason offer a quick look into some of the local news before a conversation with Chris Turney and Chad Juarez about local non-profit Wings 4 Water.

The news, happenings and events from around Lee's Summit — your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 19, 2019 is here.

Beginning today, a group local teens — Hudson, Rylee, Malorie & Olivia — are taking over the Friday episodes for the next three weeks. Stemming from the Community Task Force on Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, this group of 14- and 15-year-olds have decided one of the things this growing community conversation on youth mental health needs is the perspective of actual youth. So for the n...

This week, Jason and Nick look in on the City Council as one member makes a somewhat surprising announcement, the results of strategic planning efforts are made public, and the City sells its rights to a piece of property with no explanation to the public.

The news, happenings and events from around Lee's Summit — your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 12, 2019 is here.

Beginning next week, four local youth will take over the Town Hall Friday Conversation episodes on August 16, 23 and 30. This week, host Nick Parker sits down with Kerri Gray, Elizabeth Baldwin and Terry Trafton to talk about the Lee’s Summit Community Task Force on Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, community-wide efforts to decrease associated stigmas and preview the three episodes prod...

Whether talking about City Hall or LSR7's Stansberry Leadership Center, Nick and Jason see several needs for more transparency and better communication with the citizens of Lee's Summit.

Nick and Jason take a step back to look at how the community moves forward after what has been a tumultuous time for the Lee's Summit R-7 School District and our town.

The news, happenings and events from around Lee's Summit — your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 29, 2019 is here.

Jason and Nick sit down with Friends of Lee's Summit vice chair Terry Trafton to discuss the local PAC's decision to back the City of Lee's Summit's bond issue on the August ballot.

The news, happenings and events from around Lee's Summit — your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 22, 2019 is here.

She's was a teacher and she's been a massage therapist. She makes her living as a successful graphic artist. And in 2019, she became a best-selling author with the release of her children's book 'Sassie's New Home.' This is Erin Albright.

Nick and Jason look at the balancing act between the City and development community when it comes to infrastructure development and upgrades before taking a first look at the upcoming election on a bond issue.

The news, happenings and events from around Lee's Summit — your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 15, 2019 is here.

Nick checks in with Jon Cundiff and Seth Kakuske to discuss the evolution of Velocity Lee's Summit, an networking and support community of entrepreneurs. The group's signature event, the Pitch Pub Crawl, is set for 5 p.m. July 18 in downtown Lee's Summit. Visit the Velocity LS Facebook page for more details.

The City of Lee's Summit continues its work to align its ordinances with new state law concerning the use of medical marijuana. Nick and Jason offer a little insight into this process, as well as a few other tidbits from around the community.

The news, happenings and events from around Lee's Summit — your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 8, 2019 is here.

The news, happenings and events from around Lee's Summit — your Monday NewsLink for the week of July 1, 2019 is here.