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The Liberal Bee Jays’ 2025 season will be starting up quickly, and many of this year’s players will be coming from out of town.
With that in mind, the Bee Jays organization is currently seeking host families for those players for this upcoming season.
This year’s session of the Kansas Legislature is in its second half, and lawmakers in both chambers have adjourned until Thursday.
Local legislators were in Liberal in mid-March to bring constituents up to speed on what is happening in Topeka.
Kansas 38th District Senator Ron Ryckman began by talking about the changes in this year’s Senate after the 2024 election.
Those considering running for public office later this year will soon have the chance to learn more about campaigning and what to expect while in office.
The Liberal Area Coalition for Families (LACF) will be hosting a candidate 'boot camp' called 'Running 101: The Path to Public Local Office' from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26 in the Cooper Clark Room at Liberal Memorial Library. As co-coordinator Kathleen Alonso tells it, there is a lot that will be discussed.
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Kansas Department of Transportation reminds drivers to stay focused, ditch the distractions and just drive.
Distractions come in many forms. Visual distractions take the driver’s eyes off the road, cognitive distractions take the driver’s mind off driving, and manual distractions take driver’s hands off the wheel.
There is a desire for more public art in Kansas communities and recently, the Kansas Department of Commerce (KDOC) announced a couple great opportunities.
Wednesday, KDOC announced the launch of a new round of Rural Mural funding to support the creation of projects in rural Kansas communities. The total amount of funding available is $125,000.
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