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ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

A Guymon, Okla., man is dead following a fatality accident Tuesday night in Woodward County, Okla.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, a 1998 Ford F150 was southbound on U.S. Highway 270 at South Woodward County Road 206 about three miles southeast of Woodward, Okla.

ROBERT PIERCE

    • Leader & Times

Earlier this month, nearly 400 Kansas Farm Bureau members gathered in Manhattan for the organization’s 106th annual meeting, and the three-day event kicked off with “A Night in Vegas” as part of the KFB Foundation for Agriculture’s Annual Meeting Fundraising Event.

This featured the ever-popular Dessert Dash and guests diving into the excitement of Las Vegas with gaming, bingo, mini-golf and relaxing in the lounge while being serenaded by  an Elvis impersonator, allowing everyone to fully experience the Vegas glitz.

Kansas Department of Transportation

The Kansas Department of Transportation has added new features to the KanDrive road and weather information website and mobile app in an effort to improve safety and create an enhanced travel experience for drivers across the state.   

The new interactive navigation features were developed as part of the U.S. 83 Advanced Technology Project currently underway, and most will be available for use statewide. The U.S. 83 Corridor Project extends from the southern Finney County line to the northern Thomas County line.

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

Access to reliable Internet coverage continues to be a hot topic and recently, the State of Kansas took some more action to help with just that.

Last Thursday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced the Kansas Office of Broadband Development will begin accepting applications Feb. 3, 2025, for funding from the National Telecommunications Information and Administration (NTIA) Digital Equity Capacity Grant program. There will be a total of $8.2 million available in funding, according to the State of Kansas release