By EARL WATT • Leader & Times The Liberal Redskins scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough to pull the upset in a 33-14 loss at Hays. Liberal finished the regular season 3-5 and the ...

ELLY GRIMM     • Leader & Times   Drug use prevention has become a hot topic in recent times, and recently, some action was taken at the federal level to help with that. Statistics from the Centers for Dise...

ELLY GRIMM     • Leader & Times   With Kansas being the Air Capitol of the World, the state’s airport facilities must be kept in good condition for those who travel by plane. Recently, some money became avail...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Southwest Kansas has been steadily gaining a voice in state politics in recent years, and soon, that work will be continued.  Elkhart Mayor Leo Carrillo was recently named th...

EARL WATT    • Leader & Times   Should there be a vote on whether or not Seward County should allow commercial wind farming? That was discussed at last Monday’s Seward County Commission meeting, and Commissi...

Special to the Leader & Times   Seward County Sheriff’s Office is challenging drivers to ditch the distractions and focus on safety. The goal is to bring awareness to two simple actions – buckling up and putt...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Election Day for the 2026 midterms is rapidly approaching, and candidates for all offices in Kansas are in the home stretch when it comes to getting their message out. U.S. ...

L&T staff report   The City of Liberal was recently awarded a $500,000 matching grant from improvements on Kansas Ave., and with the local match coming from the 1-cent sales tax, the total project investment w...

ELLY GRIMM     • Leader & Times   The Halloween holiday is fast approaching, which means that weekend could see more people out and about on the streets. With that in mind, the Liberal Police Department wil...

EARL WATT     • Leader & Times   During Monday’s Seward County Commission meeting, Dist. 3 candidate Lizette Avalos-Morales addressed the commission regarding the recent ICE activity in Southwest Kansas inclu...