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The National Merit Scholar program is very prestigious and recently, one of Liberal High School’s own was recognized by the program.
LHS senior Katrin Flores was recently honored as a Commended Scholar in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Program. Of the approximately 1.3 million program entrants, Flores was one of 3,400 students to receive the recognition.
Fall officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere Sept. 22, and autumn lovers throughout the country have welcomed the season with open arms.
Thursday, Oct. 3, the Sublette Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed autumn to the Haskell County community with its annual Fall Festival.
Chamber Spokesperson Whitnie Verhage said there was plenty of fun for all those on hand.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is proud to announce that the Bureaus of Health Promotion and Disease Control and Prevention have secured a $500,000 grant for Kansas Community Health Care Workers (CHW) to provide support for persons living with HIV in rural counties. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention awarded Kansas, two other states and Puerto Rico this funding.
Those looking to start their Christmas shopping will soon have a perfect opportunity to do just that thanks to the Baker Arts Center.
Baker Arts Center will be hosting another Merry and Bright Market, and Baker Arts Director Brittyn Heronemus said there is a lot to be excited about.
Planning for emergency situations is of utmost importance, and soon, people will have the opportunity to learn about just that.
Seward County Emergency Management will be offering a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) basic training weekend at Seward County Community College Oct. 18 through 20 in the Business and Industry Building. The Oct. 18 training session will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., the Oct. 19 session will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Oct. 20 session will be a final exercise that will start at 1 p.m. anyone wanting to register can call the Business & Industry office at (620) 417-1170 or Seward County Emergency Management Deputy Director Tim Newman at (620) 482-0375.
