John and Sue Morrison

Artist Ron Hoyle, right, was the toast of Lee’s Summit City Hall Jan. 19 as his drawings and portraits, which are inspired by ironwork, were put on display. Kelli Welch, left, the administrative assistant to the city manager, plans and promotes the artist showings at City Hall. Exhibit hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Hoyle’s work will be on display through mid-April.

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Lee's Summit North senior Lynne Pierce is pictured with her acrylic painting “Trapped,” which was judged the first-place entry in the third annual Lee’s Summit Fine Arts Challenge at the MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center.

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Miranda Wycoff/The Journal Dalton Lewis, 7, Billy Lewis, 7 and Josh Gibbs, 7 toured the Lee’s Summit Journal on Wednesday to learn about newspapers. They are from Troop 778 and Den six and seven. They are first graders at Greenwood Elementary School.

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One Good Meal director Roberta McArthur, left, happily accepted a donation check from Rob Binney Dec. 23. Binney's real estate partners, the Grider Home Group, and several Lee's Summit Reece and Nichols agents, raised $762 for the mobile meal service and delivered the money just before Christmas.