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Women’s conference to feature nationally known speaker

ROBERT PIERCE

• Leader & Times

Nov. 16, Diversidad Latina will welcome nationally known speaker Cibad Hernandez to Liberal for its Empoderate Mujer women’s conference.

Diversidad Latina’s Patricia Fierro said the conference will be amazing, and Hernandez, with millions of followers on social media, provides great influence.

“He talks about women empowerment, self-reflection and self-worth and many things that have to do with our state of being, our mental health, empowering women and talking to them about everyday life and how we should value ourselves more in things,” she said. “He’s really great with words, and we’re really excited to have him here.”

Kansas Republicans make final push to increase turnout

ROBERT PIERCE

• Leader & Times

Election Day is Tuesday, and Thursday, some state and federal Republican candidates did some last minute campaigning in Liberal.

The Kansas GOP Party’s Run Right Bus Tour pulled into town Thursday morning at Billy’s, and Kansas Republican Party Chairman Mike Brown confirmed what most believe has happened as a result of the Biden Administration with a show of hands from those in attendance.

“Everybody is struggling,” he said. “Nobody is in as good of a position as they were in four years ago.”

2024 Health Fair sees large turnout, record tests

ROBERT PIERCE

• Leader & Times

In early October, Southwest Medical Center hosted its 15th annual Community Health Fair, and the event was so successful, initially, coordinator and SWMC Marketing Director Janeth Vazquez could not find the words to describe the success.

“It was extremely successful, extremely organized and very well attended, and we are super grateful and excited this was a very successful Health Fair,” she said.

While the Health Fair having a landmark edition may have contributed to its success, Vazquez said numbers for the event continue to grow with each year.

Knights of Columbus gearing up for 2024 Toys for Tots drive

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

The Christmas season will be here before everyone knows it, and the local Knights of Columbus chapter will be looking to help make the holidays brighter for some local families with its annual Toys For Tots campaign.

As Knight Sam Widener tells it, this year’s campaign will be slightly different.

Kansas Cold Weather Rule in effect

Special to the Leader & Times

The Cold Weather Rule, designed to help Kansans who are behind on their utility payments avoid disconnection during the winter months, begins today and will remain in effect through March 31.

While the Cold Weather Rule is in effect, utility companies cannot disconnect a customer's service when the local temperatures are forecast to drop below 35 degrees within the following 48-hour period. The Kansas Corporation Commission, the agency that regulates public utilities in the state, implemented the rule in 1983 to prevent utility companies from disconnecting a customer's natural gas or electric service during periods of extreme cold.