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With multiple retirements, county explores succession plan

ROBERT PIERCE

• Leader & Times

Seward County’s fiscal year typically runs from July 1 through June 30, and the past fiscal year saw the retirement of six employees with more than a century of combined experience.

County retirees include Barry Rosengrant with 24 years experience with Road and Bridge, Joe Clay with 22 years working at the fairgrounds, Patti Kirk working 26 years with the county, most recently with EMS, Mike Christian with 15 years at the landfill, Colleen Towns with 12 years in the appraiser’s office and Wanda Covert, who worked 14 years as a child care surveyor with the Seward County Health Department.

Missionaries coming to Faith Tabernacle June 2

Special to the Leader & Times

Dan and Mary Lu Coventon, missionaries from Honduras for the past 40 years, will be speaking at 10 a.m. Sunday at Faith Tabernacle Church at 514 N. Kansas.

Come and enjoy their company and hear what’s happening on their journey with God.

There will be a covered dish luncheon at the end of services.

Everyone is invited to attend.

Hasenbank seeks re-election as county attorney

Seward County Clerk’s office

Russell W. Hasenbank (R) has filed his intent to run for the office of Seward County Attorney.

Public invited to meet finalists for new SCCC VP position

Seward County Community College

Seward County Community College invites the public to meet two finalists for the newly created Vice President of Career Tech Education. Dr. Amber Jones, currently the SCCC Dean of Career & Technical Education, and Dr. Christiaan B. Desmond, currently Dean of Consumer & Health Sciences at Orange Coast College of Costa Mesa, Calif., will interview during the first week of June.

City commission continues to address animal control concerns

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

Stray animals throughout Liberal and responsible pet ownership have been a hot topic in the community and recently, more ideas were shared regarding potential solutions to the issue.