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ROBERT PIERCE

• Leader & Times

America’s roads see a great number of automobiles across the miles of blacktop, and quite often, road construction workers and equipment can likewise be seen upgrading and building new paths for vehicles.

While driving safely is always encouraged in construction zones, annually, the Kansas Department of Transportation takes a week in April to remind motorists to drive with caution in work zones.

KDOT District Six Public Affairs Manager Yazmin Moreno said Work Zone Awareness Week, which takes place this year April 15 through 19, helps raise public awareness of about the importance of work zone safety.

ELLY GRIMM

 • Leader & Times

Liberal High School has had its Angry Red Advantage in place for multiple years and last Monday, LHS students and staff had the chance to share their thoughts about the program with the USD 480 school board.

“We really want to share these stories from students and staff about the Angry Red Advantage. They represent a variety of the different processes and procedures and initiatives we have in place at LHS, and they are the great things that have come from them,” LHS Principal Ashley Kappelmann said. “We talk a lot about high school being a four-year process, and with some of these students, you'll hear their journey and how they made it through some obstacles and challenges to get where they are today.”

ROBERT PIERCE

 • Leader & Times

This Thursday, Friday and Saturday, students in the Seward County Community College Drama Department, along with some local actors, will bring to life the story of a hapless floral shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh.

ELLY GRIMM

 • Leader & Times

Drivers throughout Liberal Thursday had some minor visibility issues to deal with due to a grass fire.

Emergency personnel were called to the scene at Pancake Blvd. and Western Ave. at approximately 11:45 a.m. Thursday, according to a release from Seward County Fire Chief Andrew Barkley.