Special to the Leader & Times   Seward County Sheriff’s Office is challenging drivers to ditch the distractions and focus on safety. The goal is to bring awareness to two simple actions – buckling up and putt...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Election Day for the 2026 midterms is rapidly approaching, and candidates for all offices in Kansas are in the home stretch when it comes to getting their message out. U.S. ...

L&T staff report   The City of Liberal was recently awarded a $500,000 matching grant from improvements on Kansas Ave., and with the local match coming from the 1-cent sales tax, the total project investment w...

ELLY GRIMM     • Leader & Times   The Halloween holiday is fast approaching, which means that weekend could see more people out and about on the streets. With that in mind, the Liberal Police Department wil...

EARL WATT     • Leader & Times   During Monday’s Seward County Commission meeting, Dist. 3 candidate Lizette Avalos-Morales addressed the commission regarding the recent ICE activity in Southwest Kansas inclu...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Those looking to get a bit of a head start on the holidays will soon have just that opportunity. This year's KSCB Holiday Home and Craft Show will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Election Day for the 2026 midterm elections is less than two weeks away, and the state’s major political parties have been working around the clock engaging with voters throug...

EARL WATT    • Leader & Times   During public comments at Monday’s Seward County Commission meeting farmer Jay Daniel Eakes addressed the commission about wind farm leases, and while he currently lives in Mea...

Special to the Leader & Times   A two-vehicle accident occurred at approximately 11:22 a.m. Tuesday, four miles west of Plains on U.S. Hwy 54. A 2023 Dodge Ram 2500 being driven by Ernesto Smith, 35, of Plain...

ELLY GRIMM    • Leader & Times   Janeth Vazquez has held multiple positions that have helped many people in the Liberal community and now she is sharing those talents with the state. Vazquez was recently na...