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ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

Much in the way of conversation has taken place recently regarding bringing wind energy to Seward County, and much of that talk has centered around zoning regulations.

With this in mind, County Counsel Nathan Foreman brought commissioners up to speed on the county’s zoning regulations, particularly those for conditional use permits, and a timeline of previous talks about local wind energy projects at a recent work session.

ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

A Minnesota woman is dead following a fatality accident Thursday afternoon in Meade County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Cadillac CTS was westbound around 4:45 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Highway 54 near the intersection with U.S. Highway 160, and a 2022 Toyota Tundra was eastbound also on Hwy. 54. KHP said the Cadillac went left of center and struck the Tundra.

The Cadillac’s driver, 35-year-old Ashley M. Brooker of Stillwater, Minn., was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, where she was later pronounced dead. The Tundra’s driver, Korin Hutchisson, 49, of El Paso, Texas, suffered a suspected minor injury in the accident.

KHP said Hutchisson was wearing his seat belt at the time, but Brooker was not.

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the protective myelin sheath around nerve fibers, causing communication disruptions between the brain and body. This leads to a wide range of symptoms, including vision problems, fatigue, muscle weakness, and cognitive difficulties.

The condition affects an estimated 2.8 to 2.9 million people worldwide, and statistics show in the United States, nearly 1 million people are living with MS. Statistics also show MS is more common in women, with a ratio of roughly two to three times more women affected than men.

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

A Kansas third party, United Kansas, was on hand in Liberal Saturday morning to share information and its platform, and people were able to get a glimpse of those in the meeting’s opening statements.