News

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

After months of work, the Liberal Area Coalition for Families (LACF) is proud to announce its NADEC (National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children) Shop is now live.

As LACF President Sarah Mersdorf-Foreman tells it, the LACF has spent a lot of time with the project.

ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

A love of aviation and the military are not just in the blood of Lewis Armstrong. They are both lifelong passions.

Born Sept. 6, 1925, in Liberal as the fifth of six children, Armstrong, like many in his generation, left high school at age 17 to serve his country in World War II.

Armstrong joined the Army Air Force and became a tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator in the Fifth Air Force, flying missions in the Pacific Theater.

ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

Girl Scout numbers in Southwest Kansas are on the rise, including those in Liberal, and Troop Engagement Specialist Michelle Daniels said she is looking to improve on what she sees as an already amazing local troop.

Daniels recently hosted a sign-up event in Liberal, the first of several taking place throughout the fall in the area, and she said Girl Scout officials are focusing much of this year’s recruiting on science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, activities, and letting girls know they can do anything.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas

Schools across Kansas have an exciting opportunity to unite around the shared goal of student health through the Healthy Habits for Life grant program available now at bcbsks.com/hhfl.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation is offering up to $200,000 in grants to assist schools in implementing programs that promote healthy lifestyle choices to their K-12 students. These school-based programs must address at least one of four criteria: reduce cardiovascular risk, increase physical activity, learn healthy eating habits, and reinforce positive mental health among students.