For most, “Summer of ’42” brings to mind the well-known novel and movie about a young man coming of age during World War II.

By most measurable standards, downtown Lee’s Summit looks pretty good. And one civic leader is acting as point man to keep it that way.

Bob Glaser, vice president of business development for Summit Bank of Kansas City, was awarded the top Reflections of Character award during the Ninth Annual Mayor’s Character Breakfast Jan. 26 at The Pavilion at John Knox Village. This year’s event, sponsored by Lee’s Summit CARES, attracted a record crowd of 600 and honored 14 local individuals for various positive character traits.

By T.R. Hanrahan thanrahan@lsjournal.com

The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is looking at alternative revenue sources after sustaining more than $50 million in budget cuts during the past four years and being told “no new property taxes” by voters last year.

Changes to the bus route getting Lee’s Summit residents to and from downtown Kansas City aren’t sitting well with some.

On Feb. 16, Carol Berger and Helen Curtright will once again be traveling to Jefferson City to make sure the man who gruesomely murdered their children 37 years ago will stay behind bars.

The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is still awaiting tuition payment for the first Kansas City Public Schools student attempting to transfer here under terms of a statute governing transfers from unaccredited districts like KCPS.

Gov. Jay Nixon’s proposal to slash 12.5 percent of Missouri’s spending on public colleges and universities was not entirely unexpected given state government’s projected $500 million budget shortfall.

Two Lee’s Summit police officers raised $3,953 for Missouri Special Olympics by spending almost 12 hours on the top of Habaneros restaurant, 1008 S.E. Blue Parkway, Jan. 19.