On Friday, commuters coming from Interstate 470 to Lee’s Summit will have one more interchange to help dilute rush hour traffic. The Pryor Road Interchange is scheduled to open to traffic on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 15.
Not too long after becoming airborne — on our way to Jefferson City — one of the crew chiefs on the B-17 gave the signal that we were free to move around. The only places designated as off-limits were the tailgun and the ball turret. With that, I told Dick Greiner it looked like he would have to fly waistgun on this trip. He was disappointed that he couldn’t get down in the ball turret once more. He’s 82 going on 18.
All new parents love to show off their newborns, but one local couple has a little more incentive to talk about their infant.
On Thursday, the Lee’s Summit City Council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance that would extend the detour period for the closure of Blue Parkway in front of Bob Sight Ford from its originally scheduled eight weeks to 12 weeks.
He was only 12 years old, but Mike Gempeler had already seen enough
Mike Sharp will be facing Ernie Griffin in the race for Jackson County Sheriff in November.
Listening to Cheryl Parris reflect on her 33-year career with the R-7 School District is a little like listening to your parents talk about their childhood.
A year ago, then 14-year-old Lee’s Summit West High School student Jasraj Marjara was just beginning his endeavors to raise money for an orphanage halfway around the world. Today, Jasraj has raised enough to send the Mama Ngina Kenyatta Children’s Home in Kenya a fixed check of $250 per month.
My adventure with the B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed “Aluminum Overcast,” began on the evening of July 2, 2008. I live in the flight pattern for Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport, so I heard it arrive. I’d been eagerly awaiting the return of this remarkable piece of aviation history and decided to drive out to the airport for a sneak preview. By the time I got there she was already parked in all her majesty. I hadn’t seen her for a few years, but she looked just the same. In a word: beautiful.
On Monday, the city of Greenwood had a new Chief of Police patrolling the streets. On July 28 the city of Greenwood extended an offer of employment to John Bergman as chief of police.
