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September 23rd, 2023
Members of the Liberal Rotary Club gather around the new sign for the club’s park near Liberal Municipal Airport. Courtesy photoROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times   In 1977, the Liberal Rotary Club started a landscaping project in the parking lot of the city’s municipal airport. The civic...

ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times   Monday marks the annual Labor Day holiday and while many people will enjoy the extra day off, such a feat came about after much work many years ago.  Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic...

Aflac/ECG Benefits Advisor Leigh Ann Vermillion and her staff cut the ribbon at Rock Island Depot Wednesday to commemorate their services becoming available. Vermillion said she and her staff are looking forward to working with the community for their insurance/benefits needs. L&T photo/Elly...

Hundreds of spectators and vintage automobiles line Glaydas Street during a past Hooker Car Show. This year’s show is set for Sept. 9 in the Panhandle community. Courtesy photoROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times   September has officially arrived, and for one small Oklahoma Panhandle...

Fr. Charles Seiwert stops for a photo recently. Seiwert was named the new priest of Liberal’s St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church earlier this summer, and he said he has had a busy time getting settled into the community. L&T photo/Elly GrimmELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times   Liberal’s...

Courtesy photoELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times   The expansion of broadband access throughout the state continues to be a priority and last week, the State of Kansas took action to continue just that.  Last Thursday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced the Kansas Office of Broadband Development...

Bikers lead the 2022 Kismet Little World’s Fair parade down Main Street. This year’s LWF celebration is scheduled to kick off Saturday morning with a paint ball fundraiser for the Southwestern Heights shooting sports team and end with a water balloon contest Monday afternoon. The parade is always...

Seward County Community College   Seward County Community College continues to make it easier and more affordable for students to get a four-year degree without leaving Southwest Kansas.  SCCC and Newman University have entered into an articulation agreement that will allow students...

ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times   The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is a very important entity for the state of Kansas, and recently, new leadership was announced.  Col. Erik Smith was announced as the new KHP Superintendent in July and as he tells it, he is no stranger to the law...

Liberal Police Department   The Liberal Police Department wants to inform the community of a recent change in business practices.  The Municipal Court has two warrant officers who are responsible for many different jobs within the court. One of these jobs is serving process paperwork...