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ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

July is here, summer is in full swing, and  it is hot outside in Southwest Kansas.

While many opt to stay indoors with the air conditioning, others take to the local swimming hole as a way to beat the heat of the season, and Liberal’s Adventure Bay Water Park gives people a chance to do so annually from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

Late last year, Liberal-born filmmaker Ben Scantlin premiered his film “Flipping Pancake Day” in Liberal at Southgate 6 Theater, and recently, the film made its Hollywood debut.

The screening took place at the iconic Chinese Mann Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard as part of this year’s Dances With Films Festival, and Scantlin said it was an unbelievable experience.

ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

The Kansas Highway Patrol has released details regarding a train versus pedestrian accident Monday afternoon at the railroad tracks on Kansas Avenue that killed a Liberal man.

KHP reported 54-year-old Adan Lozano of Liberal was northbound on Kansas Avenue shortly after 2 p.m. when a train was eastbound on the tracks. KHP said the pedestrian was struck by the train near the intersection.

An eyewitness stated Lozano saw the train coming and started to run toward the tracks before the train reached the intersection but stumbled and fell before being struck.

Lozano was taken to Hornung Funeral Home in Liberal after he died from injuries sustained in the accident.

ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

One of Liberal’s entrepreneurship leaders recently took part in a global event to learn more about helping local entrepreneurs.

Seward County Development Corporation Entrepreneurship Director Raquel Arellano was one of 40 delegates chosen by the Kansas Department of Commerce (KDOC) to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) in early June in Indianapolis.