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Current and former musicians looking for a place to play will soon have just that chance.
‘That’ Liberal Band instructors Andrew Johnson and Benjamin Hogan are seeking members of the area to form a community band.
People in Liberal had the opportunity to hear from an up-and-coming political third party, United Kansas, Saturday, and part of the meeting included a Q&A session.
One of the last questions asked by moderator Brett Lewis concerned how the party could break the cycle of toxicity surrounding modern politics.
The time for Seward County United Way’s annual Chili Cookoff and the Liberal Chamber of Commerce Duck Race in September is still a few months away, but SCUW is already building excitement for the event with the offering of a chance for one lucky person to get a new ride.
Recently, United Way began selling tickets for a raffle in which the winner will receive a 2025 Jeep Wrangler, and Director Patricia Fierro recently received the keys to the vehicle from Chrysler Corner owner Jay Musgrave.
The USD 480 school board took care of some much needed business in its final meeting of the 2024-25 school year Monday evening.
Starting off the meeting was the recognition of April’s Educator of the Month, Kathy Croy, who is set to retire from USD 480 after 39 years.
The Meade County Community Foundation was founded in 2019 to help communities by granting funds, and while the foundation was initially started with funds collected from the Meade County Sheriff’s Department, keeping funding in place to help those communities is a constant need.
This month, MCCF is getting some help from Hat Creek Butchery, a beef and pork processor based in Plains, with a retail store in Liberal. The butchery recently announced an initiative to commit 10 percent of its sales from the Liberal store in May will be donated directly to the foundation.
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