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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/this-week-mccaskill-shines-missourispotlight-on-lees-summit | This Week, McCaskill Shines #MissouriSpotlight on Lee’s Summit | 2015-12-18 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | This Week, McCaskill Shines #MissouriSpotlight on Lees Summit Senator highlights Missouri town as part of her weekly Twitter series Friday, December 18, 2015 WASHINGTON This week, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is shining the #MissouriSpotlight on the city of Lees Summit as part of her weekly effort on Twitter to bring awareness to the many vibrant & eclectic towns and cities the Show Me State has to offer. Using her @McCaskillOffice account and the hashtag #MissouriSpotlight, McCaskill sent out a series of tweets today highlighting the citys history, tourism and unique facts. The #MissouriSpotlight tweets included: Todays #MissouriSpotlight is headed to another town known for holiday celebrations - @CityofLS (photo: LS Facebook) A suburb of Kansas City, @CityofLS is home to over 93k ppl, making it #MOs 6th largest city. http://www.lstourism.com/ #MissouriSpotlight Originally named Town of Strother, @CityofLS changed its name to honor Dr. Pleasant Lea, misspelling Lea w/ two es. #MissouriSpotlight .@CityofLS has a vast railroad history & summit comes from LS being the highest point on the railroad b/w KC & STL. #MissouriSpotlight Founded in the 1840s, the @CityofLS honors its rich history w/ an award-winning @downtownls. http://downtownls.org/ #MissouriSpotlight W/ 40 shops & restaurants, @downtownls is full of holiday spirit - even Santa will stop there tomorrow (12/19) at 3pm! #MissouriSpotlight Near @downtownls, visit Christmas in the Park an enchanting drive-thru winter wonderland. http://www.jacksongov.org/parkscalendar/ #MissouriSpotlight 300,000 lights & 175 animated figures, Christmas in the Park is a gift from Jackson County thru Dec. 31 #MissouriSpotlight #VisitMO 20 mi east of @CityofLS on highway 50, @PowellGardens has a host of holiday activities: http://www.powellgardens.org/holidays#.VnQ8T_krKUk #MissouriSpotlight #VisitMO And b/c the fun doesnt stop there in @CityofLS, take a trip back in time to Missouri Town 1855: http://www.jacksongov.org/missouritown/ #MissouriSpotlight .@CityofLS has much to offer residents & visitors yr round - consistently ranked a top city. Thanks for joining #MissouriSpotlight! #VisitMO Visit twitter.com/McCaskillOffice to retweet or favorite todays #MissouriSpotlight tweets. ### Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |