Special to the Leader & Times   The Seward County Community College volleyball team is gearing up for its 2026 slate with the home opener on Monday, Aug. 31, against Hutchinson. Just a few days before the ho...

sewardsaints.com   MCCOOK, Neb. – The Seward County Community College volleyball team opened its season Thursday with a 3-1 loss to McCook Community College (26-28, 21-25, 25-23, 25-27) at the Peter & Dolores ...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   The dog days of summer are well upon the U.S., and in many rural areas, that means dealing with insect bites and the illness that could come with them. CDC data shows tick-b...

ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and while it is important to emphasize the importance of routine vaccinations for children returning to classrooms, Immuniz...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   A local family is looking to rebuild after a structure fire that happened early Monday morning. Emergency personnel were called to the scene shortly before 4 a.m. Monday, ac...

Special to the Leader & Times   The Seward County Community College Board of Trustees has officially approved a comprehensive renovation project for French Family Field, marking a significant milestone for the...

Special to the Leader & Times   The City of Liberal will be hosting a free screening of “Zootopia 2” Saturday as part of a community movie night series at the Pavilion in Light Park. This family-friendly movie...

ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   Mid-August is here, and area schools are back in session for the new academic year. This means Labor Day weekend soon will be here as well, and for more than 100 years, t...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   The announcement from Jason Maxwell earlier this year that he planned to step away from the Liberal Municipal Court for a new position in Kansas City left a vacancy on the ben...

Kansas Department of Transportation   With highway construction continuing and the beginning of the school year fast approaching, the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas State Department of Educatio...