LIBERAL FIRST
Liberal's leading source for news and views
The 4th of July Parade committee is thrilled to announce the exciting festivities happening at Light Park this year!
One of the highlights will be the Little Miss Firecracker Contest, a fun and spirited event for children in three age divisions.
• Ages 2 through 4
• Ages 5 through 8
• Ages 9 through 12
District Judge Clinton Peterson overturned the decision of Magistrate Michael Winner and reinstated the charge of rape against former Liberal City Manager Russell Varnado. He also added a charge of sexual battery.
According to the Decision of the Court filed May 8, Seward County Attorney Russell Hasenbank appealed Winner’s dismissal which was made at the April 23 preliminary hearing.
A cornerstone to American justice has always been the ability to present a case in court in front of a jury of peers in order to prove innocence or guilt when charged with a crime, but that system is being put in jeopardy by the very people it is intended to protect in Seward County.
The first step in jury selection is a questionnaire mailed out to prospective jurors, and those are being ignored at an increasingly high rate.
Many in the Sunflower State believe Kansas faces an urgent need to protect and expand Medicaid, and recently, the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas found a creative way for Kansans to unite and raise their voices through art.
AHK recently hosted the first of five stops in communities across Kansas at Liberal’s Baker Arts Center in “Mapping the Gap,” an event combining the creation of art with public education and organizing for access to health care.
The 4th of July holiday might seem a bit far away, but some in town are already making plans for festivities in Liberal, particularly with the parade.
This year's 4th of July Parade will be Friday, July 4, with staging starting at 9 a.m. and the parade itself starting at 10 a.m. Staging will be at Trail Street, and the parade will start there and go north to Light Park, where the parade committee will be hosting a fun day in the park for everyone following the parade. The day in the park will wrap up later that afternoon, and then people can head to Brent Gould Field that evening for the annual Bee Jays baseball game and fireworks show afterward.
 |
81°F | 81°F min | 81°F max |
 |
7:25 |  |
19:19 |
