Wings 4 Water is tomorrow night and next weekend Chilifest makes its triumphant return. Bridge Space owner and Chilifest "Head Honcho" Ben Rao. joins Nick and Jason to talk about the local event, the food you'll get to eat, the people the event helps and even a bit about how you can get involved.

On this Wednesday episode, hosts Nick and Jason preview some upcoming events and festivals; take a look at COVID's effect on the LSR7 School District and some new public incentives for an ongoing development project.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 30, 2021.

Ain't nothin' gonna break his stride. Ain't nothin' gonna slow him down. Oh, no. He's got to keep on cooking those wings. Wings 4 Water founder Chris Turney drops by the studio to talk to Nick and Jason about next week's 5th annual Wings 4 Water charity event at Harris Park. 

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 23, 2021. School is back in session this week and we've got a few headlines from the Lee's Summit R-7 school District, as well as some other news and notes from around the Lee's Summit community. 

You heard it here first. LSR7 Superintendent Dr. David Buck says this year, "School's going to look a lot more like school." With just 7 days left in the summer break, hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury chat with Buck about the upcoming school year and get an idea of what students can expect.

Monday NewsLink: Prepping for a return to school; internships & accolades; & entrepreneurial inspiration

A big congratulations for the Lee's Summit History Museum and its partners for this week's Missouri Bicentennial ice cream social and Nick and Jason take a look at the Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education's meeting and vote to require masks in grades K-12.

Your Monday NewsLink for the week of August 9, 2021. This week's headlines come from Jackson County, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District; Door Systems inc., ABC Preschool, Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street, University of Central Missouri-Lee's Summit and more.

This week, we're talking about a bi-centennial birthday party and starting to put together a picture for what this next school year may look like.