Courtesy photoELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times With cooler weather set to come through in the coming weeks, that means an increased chance of illnesses including the cold, flu, and COVID-19. With that in mind, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced Tuesday their...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation TOPEKA – School nurses, teachers and administrators can now apply for a Healthy Habits for Life grant at bcbsks.com/hhfl. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation is offering up to $200,000 in grants to assist schools in...
Operation Christmas Child Area Coordinator Chayli Duerson talks about the importance of the Samaritan’s Purse project which provides shoebox gifts to children around the world at last weekend’s project leader workshop at New Beginnings Church. L&T photo/Robert PierceROBERT PIERCE • Leader...
Special to the Leader & Times The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a high-risk warning for West Nile Virus infections (WNV) for all regions of the state other than the southeast region, which is at a moderate risk level. WNV is carried and transmitted by...
Students at MacArthur Elementary School participate in an activity as part of this past summer’s Jump Start session. The USD 480 elementary school teachers all reported success with their Jump Start Sessions from this past summer. Courtesy photoELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times The 2023-24...
ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times Healthcare is becoming more and more important in recent times and recently, the State of Kansas took some action to help with just that. Last Thursday, Governor Laura Kelly announced the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) is...
Willis Fuller, right, assists volunteers with getting some of the food the South Church of God pantry received last week from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints into the local pantry. L&T photo/Robert PierceROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times As part of the Church of Jesus...
Special to the Leader & Times Financial Advisor Justin Varnes of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Liberal Kansas has received the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM), or CFP®, certification, granted by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board). Becoming a...
Workers from the Road and Bridge Department listen to some of the discussion about possible changes to that department’s work schedule last Tuesday at the Seward County Commission’s regular meeting. L&T photo/Robert PierceROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times Seward County leaders...
USD 480 Director of Special Education Dane Parcel talks to the USD 480 school board about a pair of items on the school board’s agenda during the board's most recent meeting Monday evening. L&T photo/Elly GrimmELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times The USD 480 Special Education program could...