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LARC/DVS receives state funding

Special to the Leader & Times

Thursday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced more than $32.5 million in state grants to maintain and enhance services for adult and child survivors of crime. The state general funds were granted to nonprofit organizations providing services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence as well as child abuse and neglect.

“I support this use of state funds to ensure survivors of crime receive the services they need from critical organizations,” Gov. Kelly said. “Crime is not just a safety issue – it’s a public health and a quality-of-life issue. We must do our part to build a safer and more resilient Kansas together.”

Burnett becomes a Saint as SID for SCCC

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

Seward County Community College has been lacking a sports information director (SID) since November, and now, there is a new face in that office with Trey Burnett.

Burnett will be in charge of promoting all the SCCC athletic programs and will be handling live streaming, statistics gathering, game operation, Web site maintenance, social media updates, graphic design, news releases and other record keeping, among other tasks. As he tells it, he is no novice to SID work.

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A strong foundation and a bright future for USD 483 students

ROBERT PIERCE

• Leader & Times

Founded in 2024 by a group of farmers motivated to give back to their community and their school, the Mustang Farm Foundation received $10,000 in grant money from Pioneer Seed and its parent company, Corteva Agriscience, and Agri Center LLC, a local Pioneer Seed dealer in Plains.

Foundation President Brett Reiss said USD 483 in 2024 purchased 320 acres of farm ground to help with the need for water rights.

“With more kids going to school at Southwestern Heights High School and Junior High, there’s more need for the water for sanitary reasons, but also for groundskeeping,” he said.

After purchasing the land, Reiss said foundation leaders approached the USD 483 Board of Education for options for the land.

High Plains Heritage Foundation to host color run in early September

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

Those looking to get in some exercise and learn about a long-time community entity will soon have exactly that chance.

The High Plains Heritage Foundation (HPHF) will be hosting a color run Friday, Sept. 5 at Blue Bonnet Park, with everything starting at 7:30 p.m. There are no age requirements, and everyone is welcome. There will be a 1-mile course option and a 5K course option for people, and there will be t-shirts available with the event sponsors listed on them.