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The new school year is about to begin and USD 480 recently welcomed a new face to the family.
Dr. Maria Gomez-Rocque was recently officially hired as the district’s assistant superintendent of academics and as she tells it, she is no stranger to the education field.
The Liberal City Commission will certainly be keeping busy at its next meeting this evening starting at 5:30. Tonight’s meeting will be in the commission chambers in the Liberal Recreation Center at 950 S. Grant Ave.
Up first for the commission will be discussion of Resolution No. 2417 concerning the solar project offering for sale of general obligation temporary notes.
“On Feb. 27, the City Commission voted unanimously to move forward with the solar energy project. In conjunction with both Gilmore & Bell and Ranson Financial Group, LLC, we have drafted a tentative financing schedule and resolution to move forward with plans to take out a General Obligation Temporary Note for a maximum of three years in order to cover construction costs and reimburse our 1-cent Sales Tax Fund 260 for the start-up funding,” the agenda information noted. “Once the IRS Direct Pay is received in 2025, we will pay down the Temporary Note and bond the remaining balance. Larry Kleeman with Ranson Financial Group, LLC is here to answer further questions regarding the financial planning of this project. Staff requests City Commission consideration to approve the resolution authorizing the offering for sale of General Obligation Temporary Notes, Series 2024.”
Much of the world is shifting toward more renewable energies, and soon Southwest Kansas could be among that.
Conestoga Energy and SAFFiRE Renewables will be hosting a pilot plant groundbreaking from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 at Conestoga's Arkalon Energy ethanol facility at 8664 Road P in Liberal. The event will feature presentations from Conestoga CEO Tom Willis, SAFFiRE CEO Tom Nealon, and other officials, and the community will be able to hear more about the collaboration of SAFFiRE, its significance to Kansas, and how to stay updated on the plant’s progress.
Southwest Miracles has been helping many people since its inception 15 years ago and soon, the organization will be celebrating that milestone.
The celebration will be Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Grandstands on the Seward County Fairgrounds, and the evening will feature a concert from Cody Canada and The Departed along with a special performance by the Solis Brothers. Tickets are $30 ahead of time and $40 at the gate, and people can buy tickets at Southern Office Supply, The Crazy House, and Golden Plains Credit Union, and there are also board members who have tickets for sale.
The need to combat fentanyl shipments has become a major priority for law enforcement throughout the U.S. and recently, some legislation was introduced to help with just that.
Last Friday, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran, John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced their Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, which would help stop the production of counterfeit and fentanyl-laced pills and make it easier for federal law enforcement to take action against cartels’ illegal use of pill presses by requiring them to be engraved with serial numbers, according to a release from Moran’s office.
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