The Lee’s Summit Education Foundation’s 11th annual A Taste of Lee’s Summit has been set for March 6, according to the district.
Rep. Will Kraus, R-District 48, will be hosting an open forum on Tuesday, March 9 at John Knox Village. Kraus will start with an update on legislative activity at the State Capitol, after which the floor will be open for questions and comments from the audience.
In 2009, the Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation department boasted more than 1,300 volunteers putting in hours in support of area parks.
Filing opened Tuesday for the Aug. 3 primary election in which seats for area’s congressmen are up for grabs.
There’s been snow days and scheduling problems and drama teacher Micah Hensley was married in January – enough reasons to make producing Lee's Summit High School’s play, “A Doll’s House,” hectic.
A state panel has unanimously recommended Arnold Hall be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, making it potentially eligible for state and federal historic preservation tax credits.
Be alert and aware of your surroundings.
Lee’s Summit resident Bob Thurman teaches women across the metro area about self defense and ways to stay safe. He shared these tips with the Journal.
Wilshire at Lakewood resident Iscie Warner will turn 100 years old March 1. The centurion will be celebrated from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday at Wilshire at Lakewood, 600 N.E. Meadowview Dr., Lee’s Summit.
Residents encouraged to read from 10 to 10:20 a.m.
Next Tuesday, the Lee’s Summit Reading Council will encourage residents to take 20 minutes and explore an island. Or perhaps enjoy a shopping spree with a woman who can’t seem to control her spending. Not exciting enough? What about tracking down a serial killer?
On Monday, RED Development announced two much anticipated restaurants to open in Summit Fair, an outdoor shopping and lifestyle center — Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Both are restaurants that residents have been requesting for quite some time.
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Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, visited Broken Arrow Electric Supply in Lee’s Summit last Friday to talk jobs and the economy as a part of his “Jobs for Missouri’s Future campaign tour.
Black ice and winter weather conditions were responsible for a five car pile-up Feb. 21 on south M-291 Highway, according to the Lee’s Summit Police Department.
Speaker shows eighth grade students Revolutionary War items during presentation
Claude Harkins’ most prized possession isn’t a classic car or a flat-screen TV. It’s a flag.

