Special to the Leader & Times Thursday, members of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Resist program and the Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition hosted Take Down Tobacco Day at the Capitol – a national day of activism where youth are encouraged to speak out against commercial...
Seward County staff and department heads listen to a presentation from IMA Account Executive Jalaa Miller last week as she explains options for the county to renew its insurance plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. Commissioners are expected to vote on a plan at this Monday’s regular...
Police and other first responders clean up the scene from a minor accident Wednesday morning near the intersection of 11th and Western in Liberal. L&T photo/Robert PierceROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times Three drivers were issued citations in two separate accidents Wednesday morning...
Liberal citizen Rex Petty presents a proposal for a new logo and motto for the City of Liberal at the Liberal City Commission’s most recent meeting Tuesday evening. L&T photo/Elly GrimmELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times The Liberal City Commission began its most recent meeting Tuesday...
ROBERT PIERCE • Leader & Times Wednesday morning saw two potential firearm incidents at Liberal High School, one of which resulted in charges against a teenage male. The first incident happened shortly after 9 a.m. when the Liberal/Seward County Communications Center received a call...
Some of the damage from the storm that came through Liberal Sunday afternoon. Recovery efforts have recently started, and Emergency Management Director Greg Standard said there is still a lot of work to do. L&T photo/Elly GrimmELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times Sunday saw a storm system...
Special to the Leader & Times The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services announced Tuesday $66 million has been made available through the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Executive Committee and State Finance Council to close service gaps in the...
L&T staff report The public is invited to the Operation Christmas Child celebration event Thursday, March 16, at New Beginnings Church at 2021 N. Western Ave. in Liberal. The celebration includes the Southwest Kansas and Oklahoma Panhandle area, and the event will observe the...
ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times The State of Kansas kept busy throughout February and recently made a pair of positive end-of-month announcements. Friday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced the launch of a toolkit to help Kansas communities create local interdisciplinary teams to prevent...
Courtesy photoC. Dean Riney Insurance The Farmers Alliance Companies in McPherson have announced that C. Dean Riney Insurance Inc. in Liberal has been named a Farmers Alliance Advantage Agent for 2023. To qualify as an Advantage Agent, an agency must exhibit superior professionalism and...