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August is nearly around the corner, which means it is almost time for the annual Five-State Fair.
The 2024 Five-State Fair will be Aug. 7 through 11, and as Five State Fair Board Treasurer Rosa Conley tells it, there has been a lot of work going on.
Many Liberal Bee Jays players have gone on different paths after their careers, and soon, one former Bee Jay will be receiving a big honor.
Kevin Hooper, who played for the Bee Jays for two seasons, will be inducted into the National Baseball Congress (NBC) Hall of Fame. As Hooper tells it, his baseball career has taken him to a wide variety of places.
Special days are set aside on the calendar to honor those who sacrifice and serve to preserve America’s freedom such as Memorial Day in May and Veterans Day in November.
The Quilts of Valor Foundation adds to the gratitude people feel for veterans with a special blanket for them, and in Southwest Kansas, members of the local Needles and Friends Quilt Guild have been helping sew these special gifts for several years.
The 2024 elections will be coming up rapidly, and the Liberal Area Coalition for Families (LACF) is working hard to spread the word about everything that will be going on.
The Seward County Commissioners will be in budget work sessions in the commission chamber Wednesday and Thursday. To see the agenda, go to sewardcountyks.org/365/Agendas-Minutes
Budget work sessions will begins at 9 a.m. both days. Watch the meeting through Facebook Live or online at www.sewardcountyks.org/366/Meeting-Web-Stream
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