Special to the Leader & Times   Gov. Laura Kelly has issued a proclamation declaring April as Kansas Safe Digging Month. The proclamation, in concurrence with National Safe Digging Month, reminds Kansans to ca...

ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   Athletes at Southwestern Heights High School will now have a new tool to help them with performance and recovery. Wednesday, the school received a custom-branded, glass-f...

L&T staff report   Looking for a great date idea? Join Seward County United Way and Tortuga Brewing Company for an afternoon full of fun and laughter. “Paint Your Partner” will take start at 4 p.m. Saturday, ...

Special to the Leader & Times   The Lady Redskin swim team traveled to Garden City and delivered a strong performance, finishing second overall with contributions across all events. The team showed great impro...

L&T staff report   Fielding errors plagued the Liberal Lady Redskin softball team in a 9-1 loss to Hays Thursday. Delaney Carter pitched all seven innings and allowed nine runs, but only one of those were ear...

Special to the Leader & Times   Lady Red dominated Wichita South in the second round of tournament play, earning a mercy-rule victory in a high-powered offensive performance. The team came out aggressive and n...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   A lawsuit between Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach regarding federal overreach has come to a conclusion, according to a release from the State of Kan...

Special to the Leader & Times   The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at nearly 4,200 locatio...

ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   After being closed for a few months for remodel, Liberal’s Stepping Stone Shelter recently reopened with a ribbon cutting hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. SSS Board Pres...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   The Liberal Bee Jays 2026 season is rapidly approaching, which means so is the need for housing for many of the young men on the team who are coming in from out of town. “Th...