Monday NewsLink: Graduations & Special Olympics go virtual... and more news from the community

<p>NICK: Hello and welcome to Lee’s Summit Town Hall and your Monday News Link presented by Budget Blinds of Lee’s Summit and Shredd KC. I am Nick Parker and once again I am joined by The Historic Browning’s Liesl Hays.</p> <p>LIESL: Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.</p> <p>NICK: Following guidance from the Jackson County Health Department, the Lee’s Summit R7 School District announced last week its post-poned graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 will be held virtually on July 25. The video commencement will be held for Lee’s Summit, Lee’s Summit North, Lee’s Summit West and Summit Ridge Academy graduates. Ceremony times will be announced at a later date.</p> <p>LIESL: As with so many other events, Special Olympics Missouri pivoted its Summer games to a virtual format this year. Eight students from the LSR7 School District earned honors at the games. Congratulations to: Rhys Burke, Joslyn Sabol, Julius Jones, John Scheuer, Nolan Skelsey, Quentin Ford, Thomas Clapp and Anna Schwager. For more information, visit <a href='https://www.facebook.com/link2leessummit/'>Facebook</a> & <a href='https://www.instagram.com/link2leessummit/'>Instagram</a> at Link 2 Lee’s Summit, on <a href='https://twitter.com/lstownhall'>Twitter</a> @lstownhall or through email <a>nick@link2leessummit.com</a>.</p>