Garden City college campus locks down; Campus later cleared after reports of shots fired were determined to be no threat

Garden City college campus locks down; Campus later cleared ...

ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   An area community college was briefly placed on lockdown after law enforcement was alerted to an unconfirme...

Winners of Pancake Day races announced

Winners of Pancake Day races announced

Special to the Leader & Times   SHORT STACK SPRINTS 3-year-old boys 1st place – Kyper Weber (9.06) 2nd place – Jionus Cathey (9.63) 3rd pla...

Special delivery: Elizabeth welcomed at SWMC as first baby born on Pancake Day

Special delivery: Elizabeth welcomed at SWMC as first baby b...

Special to the Leader & Times   About two hours after Hannah McCarter won the International Pancake Race, Elizabeth R. was born at Southwest Med...

Barkley talks 2026 fire forecast

Barkley talks 2026 fire forecast

ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   Fire activity remained at low levels across the U.S. in January, although periodic modest increases in acti...

Governor Kelly announces appointment of Brigadier General Paul Schneider to Adjutant General

Governor Kelly announces appointment of Brigadier General Pa...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   The Kansas Adjutant General’s office will soon see a new face at its helm. Monday, Gov. Laura Kelly announce...

Liberal cemetery management proposes expansion of grounds

Liberal cemetery management proposes expansion of grounds

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   As communities grow, so do the local cemeteries and soon, the Liberal City Cemetery could see some expansion. ...

Pancake Chase winners announced

Pancake Chase winners announced

L&T staff report   Pancake Chase results 1-mile top finishers 1. Geno Medina – 7:17 2. Rich Canil – 7:35 3. Yazy Medina – 7:37   5K top fi...

Pancake eating and flipping winners announced

Pancake eating and flipping winners announced

Special to the Leader & Times   The 77th International Pancake Day Eating and Flipping Competitions took place Saturday at the Liberal Recreatio...

McCarter takes title against strong headwind

McCarter takes title against strong headwind

EARL WATT    • Leader & Times   With wind gusts reaching as high as 65 miles per hour hitting right in the face of the women running the Libe...

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