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L&T staff report

The Seward County Commission will host a town hall meeting Tuesday, June 11, at the Kismet Community Pavilion at 507 Main Street in Kismet.

The meeting is scheduled to take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and the public is invited to let their voices be heard with any concerns, ideas and suggestions.

For more information, call April Warden at 620-626-3330, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

L&T staff report

Monday, American Legion Post 80, will have Memorial Day services at both Liberal cemeteries.

The first service will begin at 9 a.m. at Restlawn Memorial Garden Cemetery north of Liberal on U.S. Hwy. 83.

The services then move to Liberal Cemetery on West 15th Street where things will get underway at 11 a.m.

There will be guest speakers, poems, special music and the Echo of those Missing in Action.

The public is invited to help honor all those who died in service to their country.

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

Summer will officially be here in a couple weeks and for many young people, the extra free time can mean more time spent at the library.

This year’s summer reading program at Liberal Memorial Library will begin Monday, June 3 with a kickoff party from 12 to 4 p.m. As Director Royce Kitts tells it, there is a lot to be excited about for this summer’s activities.

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

The USD 480 school board made quick work of the new business on its agenda at its first meeting of the summer.

Prior to discussion of the new business items, the board first heard the administrator reports, including one from Director of Technology Rusty Tuman regarding the purchase of Chromebooks.