Contest winner Tirzah Howery, SCCC sophomore, reads a poem at a past event. Howery said she was very surprised to be one of the contest winners. Courtesy photoSeward County Community College Poetry has power. In the case of the annual contest sponsored by the Seward County Community...
ROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times Seward County commissioners have opted to stick with the county’s current insurance plan. Commissioners were presented with a few choices to provide insurance to county workers at a special meeting Feb. 22 before making the decision at Monday’s regular...
LHS students prepare to serve the masses at last year’s ‘That’ Liberal Band Fish Fry. This year’s event will be Friday, March 24 at the Seward County Activity Center, and the menu will include fish or chicken, potatoes, hush puppies, corn, and other sides. L&T file photo/Elly GrimmELLY GRIMM •...
LHS business teacher Tasha Ebeling, center, introduces students who have been working in the LHS Tomahawk Shop at the most recently meeting of the USD 480 school board. The shop has been in operation for six years, and Ebeling said she is proud of the work that has gone into it. L&T photo/Elly...
The aftermath of an apartment complex fire in Guymon, Okla. According to Guymon Fire Chief Grant Wadley, there were no injuries as a result of the incident. Courtesy photoROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times Injuries were avoided in a fire that caused significant damage to parts of a...
Special to the Leader & Times This is regarding the resurfacing project on U.S. Hwy 83 from the K-51 junction to the Kansas/Oklahoma state line in Seward County, The traffic changes are scheduled to start today starting one mile south of the U.S. 83/Salley Road intersection and...
Gov. Laura Kelly speaks at the Kansas Mental Health Advocacy Day rally hosted by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services and the Kansas Mental Health Coalition in front of the statehouse recently. Progress regarding psychiatric bed capacity has been made, and that was just one of...
Kansas 125th House District Representative Shannon Francis, left, and 38th District Senator Ron Ryckman review their notes as they update locals on the latest from Topeka Saturday morning. L&T photo/Robert PierceROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times The 2023 session of the Kansas...
Local volunteers help clean up after the Feb. 26 storm that passed through the eastern side of Liberal. Damage by storms may or may not be covered by insurance, and reviewing your policy might help understand what is covered and what isn’t. Courtesy photoSpecial to the Leader...