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Summer vacation is officially here, and parents are looking for good and educational opportunities to keep their children active.
The Baker Arts Center will be among many local facilities offering summer programs, and Baker Arts Center Director Brittyn Heronemus said there will be a lot to keep an eye out for.
Southwest Medical Center’s Marketing and Business Development team was recently recognized with two prestigious awards.
In April, Director Janeth Vazquez and Marketing Coordinator Rachel Downing brought home two Emerald Awards from the Kansas Association of Health Care Communicators (KAHCC) from the organization’s spring conference in Newton.
The awards honor outstanding achievements in health care marketing and public relations. This makes the second consecutive year the SWMC marketing team has earned an Emerald Award, reflecting their continued leadership in advancing health education and outreach across the region.
The Coronado Museum and Dorothy’s House/The Land of Oz has been a Liberal staple for multiple decades and soon, staff will be able to make some upgrades to enhance visitors’ experience.
Wednesday, representatives from the Kansas Tourism Department were on hand in Liberal to present the museum’s staff with $25,000 in grant money for the project.
The Kansas Department of Transportation announced a strategic leadership appointment, naming Ron Hall, a veteran with nearly 45 years of unparalleled experience in engineering, maintenance and district leadership, as its new Director of Field Operations.
Hall most recently served as District Six Engineer in Southwest Kansas, a position he held since 2016.
The Seward County Commission has been locked in recent discussions with Invenergy regarding wind energy production, and Tuesday evening, the Liberal City Commission got the chance to hear from Invenergy itself.
“As you all know, Invenergy is a leading independent, global developer and operator of clean energy solutions. They have approached the City of Liberal with a Transmission Easement Agreement,” Liberal City Manager Scarlette Diseker began. “In order to get the project moving, this agreement needs to be approved by the Liberal City Commission. This project will take place, regardless of the result of the county's ongoing negotiations with the company.”
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