The Kansas Department of Transportation will start a resurfacing project the week of Oct. 6 along U.S. Highway 54 starting east of the intersection of Panhandle Road to the Meade/Seward county line.
U.S. 54 will be reduced to one lane in smaller sections as work takes place on the 8.3-mile project area. Motorists should expect delays of up to 15 minutes as flaggers and a pilot car direct one-lane traffic through the work zone. The lane reduction will be marked by signs and cones. The highway will be open to normal traffic when construction is not taking place.
The Halloween season is upon everyone, and people now have a new spot to find their jack-o-lantern.
Cake N Cow Farms, located at 583 Road 24 in Hugoton, recently announced the opening of its pumpkin patch. The patch’s official grand opening took place Saturday, and as owners Holly Owens and Matt James tell it, the project has been a long time coming.
Saturday, Oct. 11, will see much in the way of events taking place in the area, and the Liberal Police Department is hosting its own fun-filled event that day.
Hosted as LPD’s first Faith & Blue event in 2023, Bumpers & Badges is back for this year from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at Billy’s Ayr Lanes, and Community Police Coordinator Dalanie Underwood said department officials are excited to host it again.
“It’s a fun bowling event where officers, faith leaders and the community can come together,” she said.
Underwood said a big focus for the LPD for many years has been community policing, and events like Bumpers & Badges let officers connect with the public as not just police, but also neighbors.
October has arrived, and autumn is in the air. A big celebration for the month in many communities worldwide revolves around German culture, and Saturday, Oct. 11, Liberal will be hosting its own version of Oktoberfest.
Seward County United Way, Tortuga Brewing Company and Oktoberfest Liberal KS are bringing the celebration to town, and the fun will start at noon on Saturday, Oct. 11 and run until midnight.
SCUW Board Vice President Katie Taylor said the day will feature food trucks and other local vendors, as well as some local bands and DJs providing music.
“We’re trying to get as many German-themed vendors and food offerings as we can,” she said. “We also have at this point two confirmed breweries – Tortuga and Dodge City Brewing Company – and There are two more that are still pending. We aren’t sure if they’ll be able to make it or not.”
Shoppers are noticing higher prices at their local stores, and the effects could last for a while, according to experts.
“As everyone knows, prices are going up, and recent tariffs are to blame. From coffee to furniture, tariffs are forcing companies to raise their prices to offset the costs of tariffs, and shoppers are the ones paying the price,” OEC Group Sales Supervisor Joseph Firrincieli said. “Many companies rushed in inventory to beat the tariffs, but those supplies are now running out. Everything in regard to this trade war is changing on a pretty frequent basis, but the main trend I'm seeing is a lot of ups and downs when it comes to import volume – for example, if there's a suspension on a tariff that's set to expire on a certain date, we will then see a surge of imports because shippers will want to bring in as much as they can before the suspension is lifted and then things go back to whatever it's supposed to be. Then, once that happens, there's typically a lull in that activity and there won't be as many imports because shippers don't want to pay those tariffs. It's very dependent on the commodity and country of origin, but for the most part, imports seem to be going up when shippers are trying to take advantage of the lack of tariffs prior to any increase(s) that go through. I can't say there's any one thing in particular since there are so many, but with the initial 145-day suspension that was put in place, we saw a lot of imports there and shippers bringing in as much as possible before that was lifted. That's the main trend we're currently seeing, but things are changing so much that it's difficult to fully keep up with everything.”
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