ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Audit time is coming up for local governing entities, and the Liberal City Commission had those discussions at its most recent meeting Tuesday evening. Dustin Ormiston from ...

ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   The 2026 Five State Free Fair and Seward County PRCA Rodeo soon will be here, and the crew at the Seward County Fairgrounds spend all year preparing the grounds and buildin...

EARL WATT    • Leader & Times   A wild pitch in the seventh inning may have led to the winning run for the Hutchinson Monarchs over the Liberal Bee Jays, but it was a play earlier in the game that may have th...

ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   Monday, July 20, Seward County commissioners voted to approve a notice of intention to exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate for the county for Fiscal Year 2027. That same night...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Economic development is important for every community, and Liberal Mayor Jeff Parsons said the city’s recent economic development efforts have yielded a lot of positive result...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Back-to-school time will be arriving shortly, and a group of local citizens is looking to help families beforehand. There will be a back-to-school drive from 10 a.m. to 7 p....

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times    The Liberal City Commission will be asked to approve multiple renewals at its next meeting this evening starting at 5:30. This evening’s meeting will be in the commission cha...

EARL WATT    • Leader & Times   Gravis Marketing, a well-known polling firm, was recently commissioned in Seward County to do an independent scientific poll on corporate wind farming in Seward County. Accord...

EARL WATT    • Leader & Times   WICHITA — After a disappointing opening 7-5 loss against the BTL Hornets, the Liberal Bee Jays rebounded with a 7-0 win in their second game of the 2026 National Baseball Congr...

ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   Typically, items in the consent agenda are quickly approved with one motion at most commission meetings, but recent concerns about an employee in one department being paid ...