LIBERAL FIRST
Liberal's leading source for news and views
Data gathering is important at all levels and recently, the State of Kansas hired a new Chief Data Officer, Kimberly DeWitt, to help with just that.
As DeWitt tells it, her path toward her new role began at a young age.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the finale in a series of three stories regarding a special meeting hosted by the Seward County Commission to finalize a plan for money the county received from the American Rescue Plan Act. This story talks about plans for $40,000 the county had left over after approving projects for usage of the rest of the money.
With nearly $1.6 million approved for projects, including $425,000 approved earlier in the meeting, and $48,700 approved for employee bonuses, the Seward County Commission next turned its attention to how to spend the just more than $40,000 remaining from the $4.16 million the county received from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Maternal health is an important part of healthcare and recently, the State of Kansas took some action to help with just that.
Wednesday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Kansas has been selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as one of 15 states to participate in its Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model program, which includes a $17 million grant award over the next 10 years. The goal of the TMaH Model is to improve maternal and child health care for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) members, according to a release from the State of Kansas.
In October 2024, the Seward County Commission adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of general obligation (GO) bonds in the amount of $6.1 million to pay the cost or port of the cost of road improvements.
The resolution was published, and the protest period began. That protest period ended Dec. 23, 2024, with no protests, and Monday, commissioners unanimously passed another resolution authorizing for the sale of GO Bonds Series 2025 of Seward County.
After three years as the head coach of the Liberal Redskin football program, Bryan Luetters announced he would be stepping down from his teaching and coaching positions with Liberal High School.
The announcement came after a successful three-year run that included two post-season playoff victories and back-to-back winning seasons and an overall record of 18-11.
 |
32°F | 30°F min | 33°F max |
 |
7:45 |  |
17:07 |
Does the mainstream media hate Donald Trump enough to lie about the U.S. economy in order to damage Republicans’ chances of holding congressional majorities and […]
Salaries paid to executives at the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center pushed those top leaders into the celebrated “1 percent” of wage earners not just […]
Left-leaning advocacy organizations active in Kansas elections and policy debates like Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed, and groups involved in multi-state election litigation—are receiving fewer direct […]
It’s not uncommon for education administrators to make easily debunked claims about student achievement or school finance from the safety of a board room where […]
