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December 01st, 2023
ROBERT PIERCE• Leader & Times   It’s mid-July, and with temperatures in the 90s and often crossing the century mark, thoughts of a white Christmas are seemingly months away. For the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child, the kickoff to the holiday season will soon...

Braden Steckel stands in front of some of the guns he has for sale at his new store, Steckel Defense, in Liberal. L&T photo/Robert PierceROBERT PIERCE• Leader & Times   Like many young people in rural areas, Braden Steckel grew up learning how to handle guns. “I’ve been around guns...

ELLY GRIMM• Leader & Times   Not every business gets to say they have been in the same area for 50 years and remained stable.  National Beef is one of the rare businesses, however, that can say that. Begun in 1968 by John Jacobson, the plant has been a major employer for Liberal...

ROBERT PIERCE• Leader & Times   A driver was not injured, but the vehicle she was driving was damaged after a pickup collided with a deer early this morning in rural Seward County. In a press release, Seward County Undersheriff Gene Ward said around 1 a.m., a female driver from...

• Southwest Medical Center   Bright Futures Liberal once again welcomes donors to support student success through the Giving Tree program for recipients of the Bright Futures Scholar program. This year, 110 students have been identified for this special award, and volunteers are working to...

ROBERT PIERCE• Leader & Times   KJIL and KHYM are making a splash by teaming up with area water parks to help crisis pregnancy centers help families in need of supplies for their babies. The effort is part of the radio stations’ “Great Diaper Roundup,” and one of the events will take...

Liberal City Manager Calvin Burke and representatives from National Beef discuss some details regarding the City of Liberal standalone wastewater treatment plant and the National Beef wastewater treatment plant during a work session Thursday afternoon. L&T photo/Elly GrimmELLY GRIMM• Leader...

• L&T staff report   The Early Riser Kiwanis of Liberal will have “cling free” Georgia Peaches available Friday and Saturday.  They will be at 14th and Kansas Avenue, across from Light Park starting at 7 a.m. both days. There will also be a limited amount of fresh shelled Georgia...

A trio of gamers sets up a new Yu-Gi-Oh! game shortly before the ribbon-cutting for Fire Heart Games at the Southgate Mall last week. Yu-Gi-Oh! is one of the many trading card games Fire Heart Games sells. L&T photo/Elly GrimmELLY GRIMM• Leader & Times   There are many shops across...

ROBERT PIERCE• Leader & Times   The Liberal Area Coalition for Families is inviting business leaders and organization executives from Seward County to attend a business forum next week. LACF Director Sarah Foreman said the Pathways to a Healthy Kansas Business Forum, which will take...