ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

The USD 480 school board made rather quick work of its heavy agenda at its most recent meeting Monday evening.

Among the many items seeking approval Monday evening was Dual Language curriculum for Prairie View Elementary School.

ROBERT PIERCE

   • Leader & Times

Some Seward County 4-H youth live in either Liberal or Kismet and would like to be able to show livestock at the Five State Fair and other events, but they do not have the space available at their homes to raise them as children in rural parts of the county do.

Thanks to a recent memorandum of understanding unanimously approved between the Seward County Commission and the K-State Extension Wild West District, steps have been taken to remedy that problem.

K-State agents Summer Stafford and Jade Greene first brought the idea to the commission at a work session in early April. Stafford said officials with the Extension office were tasked with finding a place for kids to house the animal projects.

Kansas Department of Transportation

The Kansas Department of Transportation has started a mill and overlay project along U.S. Highway 54 from the Clark/Meade county line east to the Clark/Ford county line.

U.S. 54 traffic will be reduced to one lane through the 10.12-mile-long project area. Motorists should expect delays of up to 15 minutes as flaggers and a pilot car direct one-lane traffic through the work zone.

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

During a work session Thursday, the Liberal City Commission officially picked a replacement for the seat left vacant by Matt Landry with former Seward County Commissioner Nathan McCaffrey.

McCaffrey said it was a somewhat easy decision for him to put his name forth for the spot.