ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   Fiscal Year 2027 began July 1 in Seward County, and county leaders have until Oct. 1 to approve a budget for both the county and its Rural Fire District. County commission...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Every community wants to have a distinct identity, and Liberal has been working on just that in recent times. Liberal Vice Mayor Janeth Vazquez said there has been much effo...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Housing in Liberal and the Southwest Kansas region continues to be a necessity, and as Liberal City Commissioner Jose Lara tells it, there has been a lot of progress made on t...

Special to the Leader & Times   Gov. Laura Kelly has announced the dates for a summer round of local consult meetings to elevate water planning and share insights on existing and future funding. The seven meet...

ROBERT PIERCE    • Leader & Times   The second half of 2026 is officially here, and soon, farmers will be hitting the fields planting and harvesting this year’s corn crop. This July and August, officials wit...

EARL WATT    • Leader & Times   Two weeks ago a bid to the NBC World Series seemed bleak, and a Rocky Mountain title out of reach. Seven straight Rocky Mountain Baseball League wins later, the Bee Jays not o...

L&T staff report   The recall petition filed last week against Seward County Commissioner Steve Helm was not accepted “in its current form,” according to a memo released by Seward County Attorney Russell Hasen...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Liberal citizens had the opportunity to hear an update on the happenings of the city from City of Liberal leadership last week, and one of the major points of the presentation...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   The Liberal community was shocked earlier this year to hear of Adventure Bay Water Park closing for a while due to renovations, and the project has now taken a big step forwar...

Special to the Leader & Times   The Southern Pioneer Electric Helping Us Give to Society (HUGS) program awarded a $6,000 grant to the Liberal High School Athletics and Activities Program to purchase new camera...