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ELLY GRIMM

    • Leader & Times

Southwest Miracles has been helping many people since its inception 15 years ago and soon, the organization will be celebrating that milestone.

The celebration will be Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Grandstands on the Seward County Fairgrounds, and the evening will feature a concert from Cody Canada and The Departed along with a special performance by the Solis Brothers. Tickets are $30 ahead of time and $40 at the gate, and people can buy tickets at Southern Office Supply, The Crazy House, and Golden Plains Credit Union, and there are also board members who have tickets for sale.

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

The need to combat fentanyl shipments has become a major priority for law enforcement throughout the U.S. and recently, some legislation was introduced to help with just that.

Last Friday, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran, John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced their Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, which would help stop the production of counterfeit and fentanyl-laced pills and make it easier for federal law enforcement to take action against cartels’ illegal use of pill presses by requiring them to be engraved with serial numbers, according to a release from Moran’s office.

Kansas Department of  Transportation

According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, traffic changes are anticipated to start Tuesday along Kansas Highway 96 from Greeley/Wichita county line east to the west city limits of Leoti.

K-96 traffic will be reduced to one lane in sections as they work to resurface this 10.87-mile-long project area.

Kansas Department of  Transportation

According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, traffic changes are anticipated to start Monday along Kansas Highway 96 from the Lane/Ness county line east to east city limits of Ness City.

K-96 traffic will be reduced to one lane in sections as they work to resurface this 18.32-mile-long project area.