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September 23rd, 2023
Westlake Ace Hardware   As the leaves begin to change and the air turns crisp, now is a good time to prepare a home for the coming colder months – and add a little seasonal beauty too.  Westlake Ace Hardware offers these nine essential tips to help transition any home...

Foliage makes fall such a special season. Courtesy photo Old Farmer’s Almanac   When is the first day of fall?  The autumnal equinox — the September equinox or the fall equinox — arrives Saturday. Not only do temperatures drop, but plant life slows down and so do we. When...

ELLY GRIMM Leader & Times There has been much progress in the way of economic development in Kansas throughout the past few years and recently, Gov. Laura Kelly undertook a trip to continue that work.  Last week, Governor Laura Kelly traveled to Japan and South Korea to participate...

By ROBERT PIERCE Leader & Times   Next Wednesday, county treasurers and their staff from across Southwest Kansas will converge in Liberal for a conference. The Southwest Kansas County Treasurers Association will host its annual conference at the Activity Center, and Seward County...

ELLY GRIMM Leader & Times Statistics show on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. Statistics also show 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of...

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks   PRATT – Beginning this fall, Kansas will have no fall turkey hunting season due to declining populations at state and regional levels.  The difficult decision was arrived at by members of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission...

ELLY GRIMM Leader & Times The flu resulted in an estimated 9 million to 41 million illnesses in the U.S. between 2010 and 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and seasonal influenza leads to an estimated 650,000 deaths worldwide each year, according to the World Health...

Visitors to the 2022 Community Health Fair inquire about some of the tests conducted at the event. L&T file photo/Robert Pierce By ROBERT PIERCE Leader & Times   Officials at the Seward County Fairgrounds are still awaiting a decision concerning the possible increase of fees for...

ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times   The need for veterans in rural areas to have access to emergency medical transportation continues to be important and Wednesday, some action was introduced to help with just that.  Wednesday, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.),...

Eisenhower Middle School Principal Randi Jones talks to the USD 480 school board last week regardimg the results of this summer’s middle school summer school program. Jones and Seymour Rogers Middle School Principal Jason Diseker said they were pleased with the progress they saw this summer....