Special to the Leader & Times   Southern Pioneer Electric announced its Board of Directors selections Oct. 16 after an extensive search and interview process. The Southern Pioneer Board of Directors has added...

ELLY GRIMM     • Leader & Times   The 2026 elections in Liberal saw stunning numbers at all levels, and even local governing entities will see some changes. Lizette Avalos-Morales, Fred Bloom and Kay Burtzl...

EARL WATT     • Leader & Times   Seward County Democratic Party chair Kay Burtzloff was shocked Tuesday night. Not because she won a seat on the Seward County Commission, and not because fellow Democrat Lizet...

ELLY GRIMM     • Leader & Times   EDITOR’S NOTE — This is the second in a series of stories on the recent release of the Conditional Use Permit proposal between Seward County and Thresher Wind. The proposal ...

PRECINCT BY PARTY in LIBERAL WARD 1, PRECINCT 1 350 Democrats 259 Republicans WARD 1, PRECINCT 2 469 Democrats 474 Republicans WARD 1, PRECINCT 3 322 Democrats 337 Republicans WARD 2 223 Democrats...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Fall is in the air, which means cooler weather and for many, outings to local arts and craft fairs. The 44th Annual Pumpkin Patch will be taking place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ...

Special to the Leader & Times   U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the USDA is moving forward with nearly $4 million in investments to help ten Kansas meat processors expand c...

L&T staff report   Liberal’s football season came to an end in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs with a 41-7 loss at Bishop Carroll in Marc Svaty’s first season as the head coach. The Redskins kept the...

Special to the Leader & Times   LHS Unified competed at the new Dodge City High School bowling alley and came away with first- and second-place finishes. Liberal No. 1 took first place with a 729 series, consi...

L&T staff report   In the third season of the soccer program, the Seward County Lady Saints have won a playoff game. The Lady Saints hosted Dodge City Saturday at Redskin Field and came away with a 2-0 victor...