Wings 4 Water is turning 10 — and host Nick Parker is marking the milestone with the man who started it all.

Founder Chris Turney joins the Lee's Summit Town Hall Podcast to look back on a decade of clean water fundraising, community building and an absolutely unreasonable number of chicken wings. From a 150-person gathering at a neighborhood community center to an estimated 5,000–6,000 attendees and three tons of wings at Paragon Star, the event's growth has surprised even Turney himself. He and Nick cover the origin story, what makes the sponsorship experience so addictive, how celebrity guest judges from the local sports world fit into the day, and why Wings 4 Water has raised more than $200,000 for clean water nonprofits over its first nine years.

If you're a local business owner thinking about sponsoring, early bird pricing runs through April 15. The 10th annual Wings 4 Water takes place September 10 at Paragon Star. Learn more and sign up at wings4water.org.

It's election week in Lee's Summit, and host Nick Parker and co-host Jason Norbury are back to finish their April 7 municipal election preview — this time focused on the six candidates vying for seats on the Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education.

Nick and Jason break down what the candidate questionnaire responses reveal, why the relative absence of divisive issues in this race might actually be good news for the community, and where voters can still find meaningful differences between candidates. They also discuss Proposition C — the teacher salary ballot measure — and zoom out to the bigger picture: what a potential state income tax repeal in Jefferson City could mean for LSR7, and why the advocacy skills of whoever wins a board seat may matter more than anything else on their platform.

Missed part one on the mayoral and city council races? Find it at Link2LeesSummit.com or on the Lee's Summit Town Hall Podcast feed. Read all candidate Q&As at Link2LeesSummit.com.

Justin Bliefnik, owner of Stuey McBrew's, joins Nick Parker to talk about the Do Drop Inn — his tribute to the legendary and beloved downtown bar that served Lee's Summit for 58 years before closing. Justin shares how the project evolved from a Stuey's overflow space into something he'd wanted for a long time: a low-key, vintage-feeling neighborhood bar with cold beer and no pretense. He talks about getting former Do Drop Inn owner Sue Pfeiffer's blessing, his approach to the build-out, the intentionally mismatched bathrooms, and the early response from customers. They also dig into the philosophy behind Stuey's longevity, the accidental genius of the soup style nachos, and what 16 years of running a downtown bar teaches you about opening the next one. The Do Drop Inn is open Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. to close, right next door to Stuey McBrew's in downtown Lee's Summit.