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The Liberal Fire Department recently hosted its annual awards and recognition ceremony honoring employees and volunteers who work to keep the community safe.
Awards included:
Years of Service
Tyler Kulow: 5 Years
Aaron Luman: 10 Years
Mario Muñoz: 10 Years
Ragan Dreitz: 20 Years
Brian Fornwalt: 25 Years
The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association (KWCA) has announced the high school senior wrestlers who have accepted their invitation to wrestle in the 2nd annual KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals.
Liberal senior Keirsie Carlile was named to the roster after her sixth place finish at State.
The KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals will be take place Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Fugate Gymnasium on the campus of Newman University in Wichita, Kansas. Gates open at 1 pm and the opening ceremony will begin at 2 pm. Tickets, event information, apparel and advertising opportunities are available at www.KansasShrineDuals.com.
The KWCA and the Shrine Bowl of Kansas, Inc worked together to create the Kansas Shrine Duals in 2024 as a senior all-star wrestling event for a cause. All net proceeds from the KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals benefit Shriners Children’s. The inaugural event in 2024 raised $25,000 for Shriners Children’s.
The Shrine Bowl of Kansas, Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that produces annual events and related activities, with net proceeds benefiting Shriners Children’s. Shriners Children’s is a world-renowned healthcare system with hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across North America, dedicated to improving the lives of children every day by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to the age of 18 are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients' ability to pay.
The care of military veterans continues to be a big topic and recently, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran helped introduce some legislation to help with just that.
Last Friday, Moran and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced legislation to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other research partners to comprehensively study the impacts of repetitive low-level blast injuries on veterans’ mental health, according to a release from Moran’s office.
The Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025 would require VA to work with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to create a ten-year research plan to establish the effects of repetitive low-level blast injuries, the release continued, where benchmarks must be reported to Congress, in order to develop further legislation for veterans who suffer with the effects of these repetitive blast exposures.
Much improvement was seen in 2024, and more will continue to be seen in 2025 with the Seward County government entity.
Administrator April Warden said the roof remodel, along with remodeling to the rest of the courthouse was just the start of work for county workers, and that project is still ongoing at this time.
“We did implement quarterly town hall meetings, and we always do one in the city of Kismet,” she said. “We do quarterly strategic planning sessions. We revamped our employee handbook.”
This past week’s weather was not so nice, with gusty winds and wind chills more than just a little below actual temperatures.
Despite this, it is March, and spring is just around the corner. The season gives many an excuse to get some cleaning around the house and remove some items no longer in use from the home.
For many, this is done through garage sales and yard sales, and Saturday, March 15, at the Seward County Activity Center, those who frequent these sales will have a chance to peruse items from many individuals – all under one roof.
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