Kansas City Star: Lee's Summit / Southland http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Lee's Summit / Southland 60 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:20:42 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com Greg Clark: Volunteer school weekend is a great gift to the community http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/696461.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/696461.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:55 CDT The plan reflects brilliance, but not vision. It's huge, but not big enough. It promises work, but will deliver fun. Creature feature: The red-capped mangabey http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/696517.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/696517.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:55 CDT Nickname: Linus. Scientific name: Cercocebus torquatas torquatas. Age: 5 months (born Jan. 14 at the Kansas City Zoo) Crime stoppers: Police seek tips in home invasion http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/696433.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/696433.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:56 CDT About 3:10 a.m. June 6, two men broke into a home in the 1500 block of Clark Road in Jackson County. Lee's Summit wants to build on successes http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690685.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690685.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:10 CDT A grass-roots-driven strategic plan guided much of Lee's Summit's progress in the past 15 years. Two communities, one plan http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690688.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690688.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:10 CDT A new plan for the area that encompasses Martin City and the Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport is a tale of two quite different communities. A pulled hamstring on the road to glory http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690706.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690706.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:10 CDT About halfway into the 100-meter race, a sharp and sudden pain bit into the back of my right leg. I pulled up, staggered off the track and was looking for a soft place to land when the darndest feeling washed over me. Blue Springs harpist knows how to get to Carnegie Hall http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690825.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690825.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:10 CDT Some kids pray for ponies. When she was a little girl, Katie Wood wanted a harp. “I must've been in kindergarten when I saw the instrument for the first time,” Wood said. “I had seen a lady play it and thought it was beautiful and I wanted to play it.” Portals to the Past: Sheraton Estates paved way for new subdivisions http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690632.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690632.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:10 CDT Residents of Sheraton Estates — with help from the Kansas City Landmarks Commission — are beginning a survey that could lead to the district's nomination to the Kansas City and National registers of historic places. Police report http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690601.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690601.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:10 CDT Reported by the Belton Police Department: ALLEN AVENUE, 15900 block, June 23, 6:26 p.m., burglary. BELRAY BOULEVARD, 8100 block, June 22, 1:11 p.m., larceny. School notes http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690598.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/690598.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:10 CDT Area students recently joined others from across the state for 2008 Missouri Boys State. The annual program, which ran June 13-20, is sponsored by the American Legion. During Missouri Boys State, participating juniors learn more about leadership and government. Participants set up their own state, and students run for government offices. Portals to the Past: Sheraton Estates paved way for new subdivisions http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/687183.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/687183.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:48 CDT Residents of Sheraton Estates — with help from the Kansas City Landmarks Commission — are beginning a survey that could lead to the district’s nomination to the Kansas City and National registers of historic places. Crime stoppers: Police seek tips in apartment invasion http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/687265.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/687265.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:23 CDT About 6:45 a.m. June 6, three masked men pushed into an apartment in the 1200 block of Quail Creek in Independence after a resident answered a knock on the door. One man was shot as he opened the door, and another man was shot in a bedroom. A woman in the apartment was not injured. Grandview's Blue and Gold Brigade takes national stage http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680674.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680674.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:34 CDT No matter how stunning, fireworks will not be the biggest drama for one group of Grandview students on the Fourth of July. Scholarships aim to boost students, community http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680686.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680686.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:34 CDT Train a hairdresser, resurrect a community? Well, something like that. The Transformed Barber & Cosmetology Academy, located on Bannister Road, and the 3-Trails Village Community Improvement District, has hatched a scheme to provide a scholarship to five students to attend the academy. They likely will begin their classes in the next couple of weeks. Greg Clark: Keeping the faith, respecting others http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680642.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680642.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:34 CDT So, have you heard the one about the Baha'i, the Sikh, the Jew, the Muslim, the Buddhist and the Christian? Area near Ruskin High to be beautified with new fence http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680627.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680627.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:34 CDT It didn't come easily, but the Hickman Mills school board has taken a step toward beautifying a prominent south Kansas City corner. Have a (safe) blast for the Fourth http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680620.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680620.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:34 CDT For some, it's the picnics. For others, it's the food, family outings, fireworks, parades and all sorts of celebrations. Lee's Summit looks at regulating payday loan offices http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680606.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680606.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:34 CDT Lee's Summit is getting ready to join area cities that are regulating payday loan offices. Lee's Summit/Southland Community Calendar June 28-July 4 http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/677553.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/677553.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:42 CDT AMERICAN BARNSTORMERS TOUR: Car/truck/plane/motorcycle show. Pancake breakfast sponsored by Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 91. Activities begin 7:30 a.m. Lee’s Summit Airport, 2751 N.E. Douglas, Lee’s Summit. Breakfast $4.50. Car show entry ($10) includes lunch, door prizes and chance to win flight in vintage aircraft. (816-358-1458) Write a book, fill a niche http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680603.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680603.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:55 CDT When Christine Buehre went to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center a couple of years ago, she couldn’t find an appropriate book for her two children, who were beginning readers. School notes http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680605.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/southland/story/680605.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:34 CDT •Students at Cambridge Elementary recently donated more than $3,300 for heart health. During Jump Rope for Heart, 93 students and eight staff members collected $3,354 for the American Heart Association. Lee's Summit/Southland Community Calendar July 5-11 http://www.kansascity.com/683/story/687098.html http://www.kansascity.com/683/story/687098.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:00 CDT MOTHERS AND MORE: Meeting. Lee’s Summit Chapter. 7-9 p.m. July 9, Legacy Park Community Center, 901 N.E. Bluestem, Lee’s Summit. Free. www.mothersandmore.org (816-525-2357) Lee's Summit/Southland Community Calendar July 5-11 http://www.kansascity.com/683/story/690624.html http://www.kansascity.com/683/story/690624.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:03 CDT MOTHERS AND MORE: Meeting. Lee’s Summit Chapter. 7-9 p.m. July 9, Legacy Park Community Center, 901 N.E. Bluestem, Lee’s Summit. Free. www.mothersandmore.org (816-525-2357)