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With dry conditions in the area rain is always a blessing and we will take what moisture comes. But with the rain sometimes comes thunderstorms and cloud to ground lightening. Last night at approximately 7:00pm, Guymon Firefighters responded to 911 calls of a reported hay bale fire west of the Guymon airport off Mile 29. “Firefighters quickly arrived to find a large stack of baled hay fully engulfed in fire”, said Guymon Fire Chief Grant Wadley. Light to moderate rain was occurring at the time with cloud to ground lightening present. Over 200 bales stacked 3 high at an estimated 200 tons were lost in the fire. Winds from the west carried heavy smoke conditions over the airport and extended into Guymon over the next few hours. Firefighters were able to quickly contain the fire and spread was limited to only the bales. At no time were nearby homes, structures, nor any part of Guymon threatened by fire. The remaining burning bales were allowed to burn throughout the night.

At 4:42 pm Saturday Liberal fire units were dispatched to 512 S Cain Avenue for a report of an unknown type of fire. Reports were large flames and large amounts of smoke but unknown what was on fire. Fire units arrived to find a covered porch/patio area fully involved with...

LIBERAL, Kan. (KCTV) - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 15-year-old girl kidnapped from a park in broad daylight in Southwest Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says agents were notified by the Liberal Police Department that around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, law enforcement officials were called to Mary Frame Park at 530 S. New York St. with reports of a kidnapping.

At the Senior Awards Assembly on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the following awards and scholarships were presented. The Ag Futures Scholarship was presented by Gabe Baeza from American Implement and Steve Harkness from Western State Bank to Kaylen Langhofer. Rachel Amerin, a representative from Invenergy, presented their scholarship to Kaylen Langhofer. Davida Gomez from Seaboard Foods presented scholarships to Kaylen Langhofer and Emma Stanfield. Dawn Unruh, CEO of Artesian Valley Health Systems, presented a scholarship to Emma Stanfield. Lisa, Batt, Regional Fellowship of Christian Athletes Representative, recognized Kaila Froese as an FCA Outstanding Athlete. Southern Pioneer Electric announced two scholarship winners from Southwestern Heights, Kaylen Langhofer and Allison Sanchez. The Seed Sowers scholarship, which is open to students of family members employed by either Bank of the Plains, Clawson Ranch Partnership, or High Plains Ponderosa Dairy, was presented to Kaylen Langhofer. Kismet United Methodist Church awarded a scholarship to Kaylen Langhofer. The St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Altar Society Scholarship awarded their scholarship based on the following criteria: a student who is an active member of the St Patrick’s Catholic Church, who works to potential, who is a good citizen, and has leadership qualities. The National FFA and Ford Motor Company will be awarding a Built Ford Tough scholarship to Kaylen Langhofer at the Kansas State FFA Convention in Manhattan later this month.

Groundwork preparation has begun this week following the approval of splash pad project installations for Liberal’s McCray and Mahuron parks. For the McCray splash pad project, this preparation includes the removal of the McCray swimming pool. City staff explain that the condition of the aging pool infrastructure, as well...

The Liberal boys enjoyed their best day of the season at just the right time. The Redskins were 3rd in their 6A regional at Gary Cornelsen Sports Complex Friday afternoon and evening. Here are Liberal’s state qualifiers who finished in the top four. Boys. 1. Wichita East 118. 2....

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A nationwide retail chain is recalling one of its products from five Kansas store locations due to fears they may be contaminated with salmonella. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 13 that Walmart is recalling one lot of its “Great Value Organic Black Chia Seeds” which come in 32 […]

Liberal junior softball player Zoey Torres is this week’s Hay Rice and Associates Athlete of the Week. Torres is hitting .378 with one home run, four doubles, one triple, and 19 runs for the Redskins this season. As a pitcher, she has 46 strikeouts and 21 walks for 6-17 Liberal. She is also involved in volleyball, basketball, student council, NHS, and Marvel Movies Club. The LHS softball team faces Washburn Rural Thursday at 4:30 in Topeka.

Liberal senior dual sport athlete Zayden Martinez is the Hay Rice and Associates Athlete of the Week. Martinez finished off a stellar senior baseball season Tuesday in Topeka. He will run Friday at a 6A regional track meet at Gary Cornelsen Sports Complex. In baseball, Martinez hit .391 with a...

New athletic director and head football coach Joshua Hernandez talks with us about his time in Dumas, his long-term goals for the team and more!

Liberal’s softball team allowed nine runs in the first inning on the way to a run rule loss in their 6A regional Thursday afternoon in Topeka. Washburn Rural topped Liberal 14-4 in five innings. Rural out-hit Liberal 10-6. LHS had six errors. LHS scored one in the first to take the lead. They added two in the fourth and one in the fifth. Taylor Harding was 2-3 with two runs. The Redskins finish 6-19. Washburn Rural is 18-7 and made state.

The Oklahoma panhandle saw some action weather-wise Sunday when a picture came into the KFOR newsroom of a landspout seen near Guymon and Boise City.