ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times

Turpin High School has a history of high performance and recently, one of the school’s seniors helped add to that. 

By EARL WATT
• Leader & Times

Southwest Medical Center is owned by Seward County as one of the last county-owned hospitals in Kansas, and according to a recent opinion by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, it has been operating without proper financial oversight by the Seward County Commission.

By ROBERT PIERCE
• Leader & Times

Injuries were reported in one accident last week, while injuries were avoided in another accident in Liberal.
The injury accident took place shortly before 5 p.m. last Thursday when officers and emergency personnel responded to the intersection of Trail Street and Grant Avenue.
A release from the Liberal Police Department said through investigation, officers determined a white 2012 Ford Focus was stopped at the intersection of South Grant Avenue and Trail Street.
“The driver then proceeded past the stop sign and was struck by a white 2016 Chevrolet Malibu,” the release said.
The driver of the Focus was cited for running a stop sign, no driver’s license and no proof of insurance. Injuries were reported on scene. However, EMS transport was refused.
The non-injury accident took place shortly after 11:30 a.m. Friday when officers and emergency personnel responded to the intersection of 11th Street and Kansas Avenue.
“Through the investigation, officers determined a 2015 Chrysler 200 was traveling eastbound on 11th Street when it failed to stop at a red light and was struck by a white 2014 Dodge Ram 1500,” an LPD release said. 
No injuries were reported on scene, but the driver of the Chrysler was cited for running a red light.

By ROBERT PIERCE
• Leader & Times

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first story recapping the debriefing of the recent fires in the area Monday afternoon with the Seward County Commission.
This story discusses Interim Fire Chief Braden Steckel’s timeline of the events of the fires on and after Pancake Day. Future stories will talk about the efforts of other county departments to get the blazes under control.