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ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

There are many injuries military personnel can become afflicted with during their service, with head and brain injuries being among the most serious.

Tuesday, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Angus King (I-Maine) – members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – introduced the Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2024 to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other research partners to comprehensively study the impacts of repetitive low-level blast injuries on veterans’ mental health.

Seward County Community College

Seward County Community College will inject a fresh dose of Saints spirit into Homecoming Activities this year. Vice President of Student Affairs David Hardman is spearheading the project, which aims to reinvigorate Saints fans in the community and on campus itself.

“We want to invest in Saints spirit with a mixture of traditional and new tools,” Hardman said. “We’ve been focusing on enhancing the game day experience for our Saints fans, from the team profiles on the display board to our Saints Pep Band, halftime performances, and all the things people expect from college athletics.”

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

Liberal has been known as the home of Dorothy Gale from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ for many years and soon, a new attraction will be coming to draw people to the community.

Last week, The City of Liberal announced it was awarded more than $32,000 from the Kansas Tourism department’s Attraction Development Grant program for the creation of a “Ruby Red Slipper Slide.”

The slide will replicate Dorothy Gale’s famous ruby red slippers and, standing nearly 10 feet tall, the slide will support child and adult users and will be located on the grounds of the Liberal Tourist Information Center at 1 Yellow Brick Road. Liberal Tourism and Convention Director Sally Fuller and Kansas Tourism Director Bridgette Jobe said there is a lot of excitement around the project.

Special to the Leader & Times

The public is invited to Southwest Symphony Society’s holiday concert, “Christmas at Hogwarts” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Showcase Theater at Seward County Committee College.

Admission is a free-will donation at the door and refreshments will be served.