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ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

Many Kansans and other U.S. citizens have unclaimed property, and the Kansas Treasurer’s office is working hard to get it to its rightful owners.

One method of doing that, according to Kansas Treasurer Steven Johnson, is through Unclaimed Property Day, which took place Feb. 1.

ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

There is not an outbreak or a public health emergency at this time in Seward County.

That news came from Seward County Health Department Administrator Brie Greeson at Monday’s county commission meeting, as she clarified  a recent report of active tuberculosis cases in the county.

“We got a lot of traction off an article that was posted,” she said. “Just to clarify, there has not been any spread nor an increase in active TB cases in Seward County compared to previous years. With the outbreak that’s happening in Northeast Kansas, we had a lot of questions from the public. A clear picture was published by us.”

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

Early childhood development is extremely important in a person’s growth and recently, the State of Kansas took some action to help with just that.

Friday, Gov. Laura Kelly and a group of fellow Kansas legislators announced an early childhood compromise bill was introduced into both chambers of the Kansas Legislature. This bill streamlines the child care licensure processes and consolidates existing early childhood programs into the Office of Early Childhood, according to a release from the State of Kansas.

K-State Research and Extension Wild West District

A K-State Weed Management School will be Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Seward County Activity Center, 810 Stadium Ave. in Liberal.

This free agronomy informational meeting is sponsored by K-State Research and Extension and Keating Tractor of Liberal.