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Robotics competition brings in area youth

ROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times Young people from all over the Five State region converged upon Liberal earlier this month to take part in the annual First LEGO League competition hosted by Liberal Recrea...
2026 KSCB SpringFest Home Show coming April 25 and 26

ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times Those looking to start tackling those outdoor improvement projects will soon have some help thanks to multiple area vendors. This year's SpringFest Home Show will be from 10...
SWMC welcomes Zak Ibrahim, MD

Southwest Medical Center Southwest Medical Center is pleased to announce Zak Ibrahim, MD, a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon, will be joining the Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Care Center lat...
Seward County United Way helps commemorate International Wom...

ROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times Sunday, March 8 was International Women’s Day, and March itself is Women’s History Month. Some local organizations marked the day and the month with women’s events in the ...
Osborn takes first at District meet

Special to the Leader & Times District 4 hosted its Championship Tournament in Hays over the weekend of March 6 and 7. Liberal Wrestling Club took 32 wrestlers to the tournament. The top 4 from each weight c...
Saints finish season with loss to Barton

www.kscbnews.net The Barton Cougars had too much for the Seward County Saints Friday afternoon. In a contentious semifinal game played on Barton’s home court. Barton’s Cougars roared to a 102-83 win over the vi...
Kansas selected as Core State to expand employment for menta...

ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times Individuals with mental health conditions have a tough time finding employment and soon, Kansas will be a forerunner in helping with just that. Thursday, Kansas Department f...
Helping producers get the most out of their soil

ROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times Conservation districts in three area counties recently hosted a Local Work Group in Liberal to help make recommendations to the Kansas Natural Resources Conservation Servic...
This year’s Chamber Bash will be ‘A GOLDEN NIGHT TO REMEMBER...

ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times Those looking for a golden evening of fun will soon have just that opportunity. The 2026 Chamber Bash will be Saturday, April 4 at the Seward County Activity Center, with do...
Richard shares HRS update for MacArthur Elementary School

ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times Schools throughout USD 480 have been taking part in the High Reliability Schools (HRS) program, and as MacArthur Elementary School Principal Dr. Maureen Richard tells it, her ...

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This year’s Chamber Bash will

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ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times Those looking for a golden evening of fun will soon have just that opportunity. The 2026 Chamber Bash will be Satu

Kansas selected as Core State to expand employment for

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Richard shares HRS update for MacArthur Elementary Scho

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Residents share concerns about wind farms

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Helping producers get the most out of their soil

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Osborn takes first at District

Elly Grimm Mar 17 2026

Special to the Leader & Times District 4 hosted its Championship Tournament in Hays over the weekend of March 6 and 7. Liberal Wrestling Club took 3

Saints finish season with loss to Barton

Mar 17 2026 Elly Grimm

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Lady Saints season comes to an end in Coffeyville

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Saints advance to Region 6 Final Four after win over Co

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Lady Redskin rally falls short in Sub-State championsh

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LOCAL INTEREST

Mettlen shares story at Women's

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ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times The 2026 Women’s Day Luncheon brought in many women from the community, and one of the speakers attendees got to hea

This year’s Chamber Bash will be ‘A GOLDEN NIGHT TO REM

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Baker to take helm of Redskin football

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As budget reductions loom, county reviews pay structure

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Former staff, current staff and citizen address commiss

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Kansas selected as Core State to expand employment for mental health individuals

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Individuals with mental health conditions have a tough time finding employment and soon, Kansas will be a forerunner in helping with just that.

Thursday, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Secretary Laura Howard announced Kansas was selected as one of seven core states for fiscal year 2026 in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) National Expansion of Employment Opportunities Network (NEON) initiative.