This Week in Lee’s Summit: Issue No. 8
This is the web edition of our weekly newsletter, brought to you by The Lee’s Summit Community Facebook Group. Issue No. 8, Friday, October 23, 2026.
Hey neighbors! Issue No. 8 lands on a Friday again, and it comes with two launches from us: Lee's Summit Openings, a new site that tracks what's opening and being built around town, and an all-new look for The Local Directory. You're hearing about both before anyone else. Plus North's shutout of Liberty, a district softball title, early voting, and a quiet start to Halloween week. If a neighbor would like this, they can sign up at thelocalcommunities.com/newsletter.
LS Sports
Broncos 35, Liberty 0. On Oct. 16 senior Bryce Thompson scored twice in the first quarter and North shut out Liberty to go 6-2, in the running for a first-round playoff bye. West snapped a five-game skid by beating Staley 28-24 (3-5), and St. Michael the Archangel rolled past Hogan Prep 55-6 for its third straight win (4-4). Lee's Summit fell 41-20 at Blue Springs (4-4), and unbeaten Pembroke Hill held off Summit Christian 27-22 on SCA's homecoming (6-2). North recap and all the scores
Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m., the last regular-season week. Lee's Summit hosts Staley on senior night. North plays at Park Hill, West at Liberty North, St. Michael at Father Tolton, and Summit Christian hosts Mount Vernon. State playoffs start Oct. 30. Liggett's picks
District season. Lee's Summit softball won the Class 5 District 6 title 6-0 over top-seeded Raymore-Peculiar on Oct. 19 and plays Nixa in the state tournament on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. North girls tennis won the district team title over Lee's Summit, 5-2 (details). In volleyball, North plays Blue Springs South for the district title on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m., and West (28-3) plays Raymore-Peculiar for its district title on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. Volleyball roundup
New from The Local Communities
🚧 Lee's Summit Openings is live. Ever drive past a construction fence and wonder what's going in? Our new free site tracks every new business license, commercial building permit, sign permit and development plan in town, updated daily from City records, mapped by area, with every entry linked to the official record. Right now it's following 77 new commercial licenses and 112 active permits. Start with Coming Soon, open the map to see what's near you, or browse new restaurants. leessummitopenings.com
✨ The Local Directory has a brand-new look. Same directory, completely redesigned to match The Local Communities and Lee's Summit Openings. You can now browse local businesses by six groups (Home & Trade, Food & Drink, Beauty & Wellness, Family & Learning, Events & Venues, and Shops & Pros), search by name or trade, and call or visit a business straight from its card. There's also a community resources page for utilities, charities and neighbors who need a hand. Browse the directory
Run a local business? Directory members get a listing neighbors actually browse and their own Member Spotlight. See membership options
Around Town
🗳️ Early voting is open, and we're voting no on city trash. The Nov. 3 ballot asks whether Lee's Summit should provide citywide residential trash collection, replacing the local haulers you choose today with one city contractor. Here's why we're voting no. Lee's Summit's local haulers, including Constable Sanitation, Ted's Trash Service, KC Disposal and Lies Trash Service, have teamed up to ask for a no vote too; their side is at KeepTrashFree.com. In Jackson County, vote early at the Woods Chapel office (500 NE Woods Chapel Rd.) or in Independence, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. plus Saturdays Oct. 24 and Oct. 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; bring a photo ID (details). Lee's Summit residents in Cass County vote at the County Clerk's office in Harrisonville, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to noon (details).
🕐 Clocks fall back Sunday, Nov. 1. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m., so you get an extra hour of sleep (and a darker drive home).
City and schools under one roof. On Oct. 20 the City Council and the LSR7 board held a joint session at Green Street, with presentations on land for future schools, the 2025 bond, housing and economic development, and no votes taken (agenda). The proposed free-speech rules for Green Street were not adopted; council continued them to Dec. 1. Earlier this month Jackson County awarded the city $3.28 million for a regional backup 911 center and $150,000 toward the all-inclusive playground at Legacy Park (Link 2 Lee's Summit). Watch any meeting on the city's YouTube channel.
LSR7 board. On Oct. 15 the board tabled the roughly $72,000 contract to hold 2027 graduations at Cable Dahmer Arena and will look at holding ceremonies in district stadiums instead at its Nov. 5 work session. It also approved leasing 12 mobile classrooms for Pleasant Lea Middle and Elementary. Details
A new park takes a step forward. Parks and Recreation won a $520,000 federal grant toward phase one of Sylvia Bailey Park at 1800 SE Ranson Rd., planned with a farm-themed playground, trails, a community garden and parking. Details
Road work. The SW River Run Drive and SW Pryor Road intersection closes as early as Monday, Oct. 26 until about the end of November, with school traffic detoured via the new SW 26th Terrace (details). The NW Orchard and NW Central intersection is closed for stormwater work (details), and SW Robin Road and SW Noel Street have daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. closures through the end of October. Heads up for KC commuters: MoDOT plans to fully close I-70 between the stadiums and downtown Kansas City for about 11 months starting in early January.
Get to know your city. Applications for the free 2027 Citizens Leadership Academy open Sunday, Nov. 1; classes run January through May. Details
School calendar. Late start Friday, Oct. 30. No school Tuesday, Nov. 3 (Election Day). Late start Friday, Nov. 6. LSR7 calendar
Out & About
🎃 Halloween week thread. Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. Trunk-or-treats, trick-or-treat times, the best-decorated houses and costume contests around Lee's Summit, all in one thread in the group. Hosting something? Add the where, when and cost. Open the Halloween week thread
Fri Oct 23: Sports Spooktacular at Paragon Star, trick-or-treating and a costume parade, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Details
Fri Oct 23: Wellness Round Up at Green Street, free vendor shopping 7 to 9 p.m. (Pilates at 5:45 is ticketed). Details
Sat Oct 24: Farmers Market at Green Street, 8 a.m. to noon. The last regular market days are Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 31. Details
Sun Oct 25: Community Yoga 101 at Green Street, 9:30 a.m., free (details), then the Vintage Takeover, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., free (details).
Thu Oct 29: Treat Street, the Chamber's trunk-or-treat at Green Street Market, 5 to 7 p.m. Details
Thu Oct 29: Lee's Summit Creates Arty Party at Unity Village, 6 to 8 p.m., raising money for student arts scholarships. Details
Sat Oct 31: Boos, Barks & Badges Halloween Parade downtown: costume contest at 9:30 a.m., parade from City Hall to Howard Station Park at 10 (pets welcome), business trick-or-treating until noon. Details
Save the dates: Farmers Market Holiday Mart starting Nov. 14 (details), KC Football Watch Party on Green Street Nov. 15 (details), and the Mayor's Tree Lighting Nov. 20 (details).
Member Spotlights This Week
Local businesses that got their moment in front of the whole community this week:
A new member business is featured every weekday on our Facebook and Instagram. Browse all spotlights
Welcome to the Directory
A new local business joined The Local Directory this week. Give them a warm welcome:
✨ Tillie & Co. Collective, women's boutique clothing, kids' clothing and accessories, from Rachel Pruitt.
Run a local business? Join the directory. Want to help keep the group great? Apply to moderate.
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