L&T staff report

After missing the NBC World Series in 2025, the Liberal Bee Jays will be returning to the national tournament this season after receiving a bid Thursday.

The Bee Jays are the winningest program in the history of the NBC World Series and have five national championship titles.

The Bee Jays have won five straight Rocky Mountain League games including four from Hays.

The NBC World Series begins July 23.

Kansas Department of Transportation

The Kansas Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program has awarded grants to five Kansas communities to help increase safety for children as they walk, bike and roll to school.

Coffeyville, Garden City, Liberal and Newton received planning grants, and Lawrence received a programming grant.

Work to develop SRTS plans in the four communities will begin in August. Plans include analyzing existing conditions, reviewing public outreach results and recommending infrastructure and non-infrastructure solutions.

Artesian Valley Health System

Artesian Valley Health System (AVHS) is proud to announce the addition of Ruth Ann Swaney, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, to its growing team of primary care providers. 

Ruth Ann earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Fort Hays State University.

Throughout her health care career spanning more than 16 years, she has cared for patients in a variety of settings, including long-term care, emergency medical services, and nursing leadership.

Beginning her career as a certified nursing assistant at the age of 18, Ruth Ann advanced through the nursing profession to become a registered nurse, director of nursing and now a family nurse practitioner.

ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

Under statute, government entities such as Seward County are required to publish lists of constituents who owe back taxes in the newspaper.

Those lists are printed regularly in large quantities, and many times, those who are delinquent on their taxes are put into a tax sale in an attempt to collect those taxes.

Seward County’s next tax sale is scheduled for 11 a.m. July 31 in Courtroom C at the Seward County Courthouse, and Treasurer Mary Rose said at this time, there are 28 parcels in that tax sale.

“Anybody from the time now until the day before, which is the 30th, can redeem their property,” she said. “At the time of the tax sale, we could drop down to 20 parcels.”