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On April 26, officers with the Liberal Police Department conducted a proactive enforcement operation focused on preventing the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors within the City of Liberal. The purpose of this effort was to ensure local businesses are following laws that prohibit selling age-restricted products to anyone under the legal age.
Representatives from the United Kansas party had the chance to share information and their platforms in Liberal Saturday morning, and part of the meeting featured a Q&A session.
The first question asked by moderator Brent Lewis concerned why now was a good time for United Kansas to form.
Incumbent Alan Brown has filed for one of three positions available on the USD 480 Board of Education in the upcoming August primary.
Much in the way of conversation has taken place recently regarding bringing wind energy to Seward County, and much of that talk has centered around zoning regulations.
With this in mind, County Counsel Nathan Foreman brought commissioners up to speed on the county’s zoning regulations, particularly those for conditional use permits, and a timeline of previous talks about local wind energy projects at a recent work session.
A Minnesota woman is dead following a fatality accident Thursday afternoon in Meade County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Cadillac CTS was westbound around 4:45 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Highway 54 near the intersection with U.S. Highway 160, and a 2022 Toyota Tundra was eastbound also on Hwy. 54. KHP said the Cadillac went left of center and struck the Tundra.
The Cadillac’s driver, 35-year-old Ashley M. Brooker of Stillwater, Minn., was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, where she was later pronounced dead. The Tundra’s driver, Korin Hutchisson, 49, of El Paso, Texas, suffered a suspected minor injury in the accident.
KHP said Hutchisson was wearing his seat belt at the time, but Brooker was not.
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