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100+ attend candidate forum for Lee's Summit's mayor's race

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When Link 2 Lee's Summit & and it's companion podcast, Lee's Summit Town Hall startup up 10 years ago, one of the initial goals was to highlight the importance of community involvemen — whether that was through one or more of our vital nonprofits or simply being a more informed voter. Last Thursday evening was a good example as more than 100 local residents attended Link 2 Lee's Summit's mayoral candidate forum at Bridge Space to hear from candidates Beto Lopez and Cynda Rader. As expected, much of the conversation focused on residential and commercial development in the City, as hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury worked through a series of questions designed to help voters get a better feel on the candidates' perspectives. In addition to full audio from the forum, you can also now read our Candidate Q&As with all candidates for Mayor and City Council on our web site.​

Recent headlines

COMMENTARY: Don't Silence Student reporters [Local Stories] When Lee's Summit High School administrators tried to stop student journalists from covering an on-campus ICE protest, they didn't just overstep — they ignited a firestorm among the students they were trying to silence. Read why the district's shifting justifications, mixed messaging and heavy-handed tactics may have done far more damage than any story the student reporters could have written... READ THE FULL OPINION PIECE HERE

Varsity Lee's Summit

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Postseason hoops action begins this week and Varsity Lee's Summit reporter Fred Liggett offers a little insight into each of the brackets and what's at stake for each our local high school teams.

Top seeds Rockhurst, LSHS lead loaded District 6 boys bracket

The top two seeds in the Class 6, District 6 boys basketball tournament are ranked in the state's top 10, and both arrive with more than 20 wins and championship aspirations...

St. Michael girls & boys basketball teams open postseason play

The St. Michael the Archangel Guardians girls basketball team heads to Warrensburg this week to enter postseason play for the first time under head coach Jacob Yorg...

Record-setting West girls looks to capture district championship

Holding onto a school-record 23 wins in a single season, the Lee's Summit West Titans now look to claim the Class 6, District 6 tournament title to go along with it...

Local Events

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SOAR special needs takes spotlight at March event [Local Stories | Local Business | Community] The March 10 event, held from noon to 1 p.m. at Bridge Space in downtown Lee’s Summit will feature founder and Executive Director Stephen “Doc” Hunsley, a former pediatrician who launched SOAR 10 months after losing his 5-year-old son Mark to Dravet Syndrome and Epilepsy... FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR EVENT HERE

We're finally flipping the calendar to March and the spring events are starting to hit! From trivia nights, to pub crawls to spring shopping deals, It's all here for you. If you, or your organization, have an event you'd like listed in Lee's Summit's only community calendar reaching more than 20,000 people, just click here and hit the "CREATE AN EVENT" BUTTON.

What Lee's Summit readers have been clicking

• ​Approximately 300 Students walk out at Lee's Summit High School in protest of ICE activities​
• ​COMMENTARY: Taking the reporting out of the student reporters’ hands is a terrible policy​
• ​Candidate Q&A: Third-generation Lee's Summit resident Melanie Adkins seeks District 3 seat with focus on strategic growth​
• ​Candidate Q&A: Tech entrepreneur Scott Shepherd challenges Lee's Summit's development direction in District 4 race​
• ​Candidate Q&A: Al-Shawish calls for end to subsidies, shift to public safety in District 4 race​

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