Your Monday NewsLink for the week of April 11, 2022.

The (unofficial) election results are out there. A couple of incumbents remain in office and several newcomers are ready to step onto the dais for the Lee's Summit City Council and Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education. Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury review the results and take a look at what we've learned from this latest election cycle and what the results could mean for the community going forward.

It's been way too long since we've hosted an in person Town Hall episode. In front of a live audience at Bridge Space in downtown Lee's Summit, Mayoral candidates Bill Baird and Diane Forte joined hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury for a conversation on local issues and their visions for the future of the community... And as an added bonus, we raised a little money for two local nonprofits — Hope House and Lee's Summit Social Services.

Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury take a look at some City Council News and preview Thursday's mayoral candidate forum before taking a final look at the Lee's Summit R-7 School District Board of Education ballot.

Bob Johnson, fourth-district candidate for Lee's Summit City Council, joins hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury to talk about local issues and his vision for Lee's Summit. The second candidate, Faith Hodges, did not respond to multiple invitations to participate.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of March 14, 2022. This week's headlines come from Downtown Lee's Summit, the City of Lee's Summit, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District, University of Central Missouri-Lee's Summit and more.

Jose "Beto" Lopez, third-district candidate for Lee's Summit City Council, joins hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury to talk about local issues and his vision for Lee's Summit. The second candidate, Ted Diehl, did not respond to multiple invitations to participate.

It hasn't been much of a secret, but this week's City Council meeting confirmed current Assistant City Manager Mark Dunning will succeed Steve Arbo as the next City Manager in September. A first reading of the hiring agreement was unanimously approved by Council. Jason and Nick take a look and then look at a few upcoming local events.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of March 7, 2022. This week's headlines come from Downtown Lee's Summit, Pro Deo Youth Center, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District and more.

Lorenzo Harrison and John Lovell, second-district candidates for Lee's Summit City Council, join hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury to talk about local issues and their visions for Lee's Summit. The third candidate, Storm Dillenschneider did not respond to multiple invitations to participate until after the process had completed.