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ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
The Liberal Bee Jays 2026 season is rapidly approaching, which means so is the need for housing for many of the young men on the team who are coming in from out of town.
“The main thing we ask for is to provide a stable, healthy environment for these young men. What we’re looking for are places that can provide a place to sleep, bathroom space, and access to a washer and dryer so they can do their laundry,” coordinator DeeDee Luebbers said. “Just being there and being a positive space for these players and providing a home where they can feel comfortable and fulfill their role with the Bee Jays, that’s what we look for every season. And since these guys are in college, they can take care of themselves for the most part and don’t really need any extra parenting or anything like that, their main need is a place that’s safe and comfortable for them to stay. In terms of transportation, these boys typically have vehicles of their own, or if they don’t, they arrange rides with other players and work all of that out, so the host families aren’t required to take these players anywhere, because these players are old enough and are pretty self-sufficient. In terms of house rules, if those are laid out in advance, it helps the summer run smoothly for everyone. We want these hosts be a family and a home away from home, and if a family can take in a couple guys, that would be great so they don’t feel totally alone while they’re here.”
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Artesian Valley Health Systems
MEADE — Meade District Hospital is pleased to announce expanded access to advanced breast health screening through a new partnership with United Radiology Group, now offering mobile mammography services on-site at MDH.
United Radiology Group owns and operates the mobile mammography coach, which will travel to Meade District Hospital to deliver on-site imaging services to patients.
Read more: Meade District Hospital now offering mobile mammography
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ROBERT PIERCE
• Leader & Times
More than 150 individuals recently took part in an event in Topeka to bring Latino leaders, students, partners and business owners to the state capitol to help them learn about legislative advocacy and the process of how bills are made.
The event was the Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission’s (KHLAAC) Latino Legislative Day, and Commission Chair Geovannie Gone said the day presented an opportunity for individuals to meet with local representatives, as well as be informed and engaged in the process of how bills get introduced in both the Kansas House and Senate and how they become laws.
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ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
The Liberal Animal Shelter has been working extremely hard in recent months to help its furry charges find new homes and soon, a new program will start aimed at helping with that.
The shelter’s new Tails Around Town program, which will begin April 1, will give citizens who may not be able to have a pet of their own the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of pet friendship while also doing something wonderful for a shelter dog.
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ROBERT PIERCE
• Leader & Times
Feb. 17, high winds and dry conditions resulted in wildfires in several locations across Kansas and Oklahoma, and several of the fires continued throughout the week.
Many of these wildfires resulted in agricultural, including livestock. Last week, U.S. Senator Dr. Roger Marshall convened a meeting between Kansas agricultural leaders and local farmers and ranchers who lost livestock, hay, grazing stock and structures to the recent fires.
Producers from across southwest Kansas filled the Meade County Fairgrounds to ask questions and provide feedback in person as they work through government program applications to recover some of their losses.
Agriculture agency leaders travelled from across the state to give overviews of available relief programs and take questions directly from producers, and many local Farm Service Agency and Natural Resource Conservation Services directors were present as well.
Read more: Marshall staff hosts roundtable after fires sweep through Southwest Kansas
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