LOCAL NEWS
This year’s Chamber Bash will
ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times Those looking for a golden evening of fun will soon have just that opportunity. The 2026 Chamber Bash will be Satu
Kansas selected as Core State to expand employment for
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Residents share concerns about wind farms
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Richard shares HRS update for MacArthur Elementary Scho
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Helping producers get the most out of their soil
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LOCAL SPORTS
Osborn takes first at District
Special to the Leader & Times District 4 hosted its Championship Tournament in Hays over the weekend of March 6 and 7. Liberal Wrestling Club took 3
Saints finish season with loss to Barton
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Lady Saints season comes to an end in Coffeyville
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Saints advance to Region 6 Final Four after win over Co
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Lady Redskin rally falls short in Sub-State championsh
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LOCAL INTEREST
Baker Arts to host Flights
By ROBERT PIERCE• Leader & Times The patrons of Baker Arts Center have expressed interest in having more events in the center’s kitchen, and leaders at
Banman earns fourth All-State band honors
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Mosaic recognizing Developmental Disabilities Awareness
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Special career day event coming to MAAM
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Bill expands access to non-driver ID cards, gives Purpl
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Residents share concerns about wind farms
ROBERT PIERCE
• Leader & Times
The last two presenters during the citizens comments portion of the March 2 Seward County Commission meeting spoke on a topic that has had many talking for quite some time.
Residents Kathy Fitzgerald and Scott Owens, like many in rural parts of the county, spoke out against the proposed production of wind farms in the county.
Fitzgerald said the size of the wind turbines as well as their longevity are a large part of why she feels they do not belong in Seward County.
“These turbines aren’t small,” she said. “They’re hundreds of feet tall, and they’ll be here longer than any of us in this room hold office. Once they’re built, there’s no taking them back.”
Richard shares HRS update for MacArthur Elementary School
ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
Schools throughout USD 480 have been taking part in the High Reliability Schools (HRS) program, and as MacArthur Elementary School Principal Dr. Maureen Richard tells it, her school has discovered a lot of strengths throughout the process.
Read more: Richard shares HRS update for MacArthur Elementary School
This year’s Chamber Bash will be ‘A GOLDEN NIGHT TO REMEMBER’
ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
Those looking for a golden evening of fun will soon have just that opportunity.
The 2026 Chamber Bash will be Saturday, April 4 at the Seward County Activity Center, with doors opening at 5 p.m. and the dinner and everything else starting at 6 p.m. The meal will be a prime rib dinner thanks to National Beef. The Chamber Recognition Awards will start at 7 p.m. and then the entertainment will start at 8 p.m., which this year will be hypnotist Erick Känd. The Richie Dorman Band will be providing music during the meal, and EverMore and Co. Photography will be on hand to take commemorative photos that evening.
Read more: This year’s Chamber Bash will be ‘A GOLDEN NIGHT TO REMEMBER’
Helping producers get the most out of their soil
ROBERT PIERCE
• Leader & Times
Conservation districts in three area counties recently hosted a Local Work Group in Liberal to help make recommendations to the Kansas Natural Resources Conservation Service state conservationist to address resource concerns at the local level.
The day also featured a Soil Health Workshop hosted by the districts in Seward, Stevens and Morton counties, and this featured a presentation from Kansas Association of Conservation Districts Soil Health Specialist Candy Thomas, who talked about what makes good soil and what needs to be done with soil.
Oklahoma State University Assistant Professor and Cropping Systems Specialist Dr. Josh Lofton was part of the workshop as well, along with two of his students.
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