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Are you ready to hit the booth tomorrow? The polls for our municipal election open at 6 a.m. Tuesday and remain open until 7. Local voters will be picking their next mayor, city council seats for all four districts (two in district 4), municipal judge, three seats on the LSR7 Board of Education and deciding on the Proposition C ballot issue concerning funds for the school district. Still undecided? Or maybe just want to brush up on the candidates or issue? Check out the links below for some of the content Link 2 Lee's Summit has provided during this election season.

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Candidate Q&As

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Lee's Summit Mayor: Beto Lopez | Cynda Rader

Lee's Summit City Council, District 1: Mia Prier​

Lee's Summit City Council, District 2: Shari Frazier | Will Kraus​

Lee's Summit City Council, District 3: Dana Arth | Melanie Adkins​

Lee's Summit City Council, District 4 (2-year): Robert G. Jones | Scott Shepherd | Nyauna Cravens​

Lee's Summit City Council, District 4 (4-year): Donnie Funk | Zak Al-Shawish​

LSR7 Board of Education (3 seats available): Dr. Kamile Johnson | Matt Warton | Regina Garrett | Rodrick Sparks | Kirsti A. Martin | Erica Dolores Miller​

Note: Matt Warton and Kirsti A. Martin did not respond to Link 2 Lee's Summit's Candidate Q&A.

LSR7 Proposition C: Interview with LSR7 Superintendent Dr. David Buck​

Lee's Summit Town Hall: Last looks

Link 2 Lee's Summit publisher Nick Parker and guest co-host Jason Norbury pose a few questions for voters in a last look at the candidates and issues on Tuesday's ballot.

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Comets open playoff run against in-state rival Ambush [Local Stories | Community] The KC Comets enter the MASL playoffs as the No. 5 seed after dropping a pair of close losses to the San Diego Sockers in the final weekend of the regular season. READ MORE HERE

Wings 4 Water marks 10th year with record growth, $200,000 in total grants [Local Stories | Community] Wings 4 Water founder Chris Turney joins host Nick Parker to celebrate 10 years of Lee's Summit's favorite wing competition and clean water fundraiser. Turney reflects on the event's growth from a 150-person neighborhood gathering to an estimated 6,000 attendees and three tons of wings at Paragon Star, and shares that the organization has granted more than $200,000 to clean water nonprofits over nine years. The 10th annual Wings 4 Water takes place Sept. 10. Sponsorships are open at wings4water.org through April 15 at an early bird discount. READ MORE OR LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE

Local Events

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Is Lee's Summit becoming a hub for trivia buffs? Well, if you love trivia, there's plenty of action for you around town. From trivia to live music, local markets and more, Lee's Summit's only community calendar is full of local choices just 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

• ​Breaking down Lee's Summit's council races ahead of April 7 vote​
• ​LSR7 names 2026 Teacher of the Year, Support Professional of the Year​
• ​LSR7 board race features 6 candidates, few dividing lines ahead of April 7 vote​
• ​Do Drop Inn opens in downtown Lee's Summit as tribute to longtime neighborhood bar​
• ​Six candidates vie for three seats on LSR7 Board of Education​

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