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Stamp Out Hunger This Saturday
The Annual National Letter Carriers’ #StampOutHunger Food Drive is this Saturday, May 11th!. On Saturday, all you have to do is leave a bag or bags of non-perishable food by your mailbox before your letter carrier’s normal pickup time. Your letter carrier will deliver the food to a...
Dodge City Run Rules LHS Softball
The Liberal Redskin softball team saw the Dodge City Red Demon softball team score 11 unanswered runs at DCHS beat LHS 13-3 in six innings at Legends Park in Dodge City Tuesday evening. Liberal scored one in the first and Dodge plated two. Liberal scored two in the top of the fifth to lead 3-2. But the Demons countered with seven in the fifth and four in the sixth. Taylor Harding had two of Liberal’s five hits. Dodge won despite five errors and Liberal committed three errors. Dodge City is 3-19 and 1-9 in the WAC as Liberal is 5-16 overall and 0-9 in the WAC. Liberal hosts Dodge City for a double header Thursday at 4pm at the National Beef Sports Complex.
USD 480 Approves Training Programs
The USD 480 Board of Education met on Monday evening at 6:30 pm at East Campus and approved the subscription with Crisis Prevention Institute for use of their professional development program “Reframing Behavior” for 2024-2025. Cost of the program is $18,000.00. The Board also approved the training for USD 480 staff members to receive Crisis Prevention Institute’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training to be able to train staff in Emergency Safety Interventions. The cost of this training is $13,047.00.
Aaliyah Gutierrez 1st Team All Jayhawk
Liberal, Kansas – After wrapping up the 2024 season this past weekend in the Region VI Tournament, the Seward County Lady Saints softball team saw three of their players named to the All-Conference teams led by Aaliyah Gutierrez who was named to the First Team while Raeana Ortiz and Anberlin O’Dell were placed on the Second Team.
7 on ABC 7: The 7 biggest stories from last week you might have missed
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Here are the top digital stories from April 28th-May 4th. Five people were killed in a head-on crash in Beaver County, Oklahoma, including four people from Perryton, Texas. Story: 5 people killed in head-on crash in Beaver County, including four from Perryton. Double murder, hurt...
How a Panhandle High School connected to children in far-off high schools with needle and thread
BEAVER, Okla. (KFOR) – One of the best sounds for Family and Consumer Science teachers like Nancy McVay can hear, is the ‘whir’ of sewing machines, as students are busy stitching their assignments. Senior Logan Yeomans recalls his first time sitting at a sewing machine, “At first,”...
Brooks Kappelmann Wins Jester Award
Liberal High School senior J. Brooks Kappelmann won a Jester Award Sunday afternoon at Century II Performing Arts Center’ in Wichita. Kappelmann won the award for Outstanding Cameo Peformer in the Wizard of Oz. Brooks played the role of the guard. LHS was nominated for six Jester awards from this fall’s Wizard of Oz musical at LHS.
Auditions for Rainbow Players “Willy Wonka” This Week
Rainbow Players has announced auditions for their Summer Musical, “Willy Wonka.” Auditions will take place on Thursday May 9th, Friday May 10th at 6:30 pm, and Saturday May the 11th at 2:30 pm, in the Rapid Fit Showcase Theater at Seward County Community College. Auditions are for those 8 years of age and older. Please prepare a 16 bar, 30-45 seconds, of the song of your choice. Performance dates for Willy Wonka will be Thursday July 11th, Friday July 12th, and Saturday July 13th with the possibility of a matinee on Sunday July 14th. For more information, call 620-655-5934.
Cameron Cartwright KJCCC Player of the Week
Liberal, Kansas – After leading the Seward County Saints to a 4-1 record this past week with a series win over Pratt to wrap up the regular season, sophomore Cameron Cartwright was named the KJCCC West Player of the Week for the second time in the 2024 season as the Saints wrap up their regular season with three of the last four player of the week honors.
Kayla Peoples Signs at William Penn
Liberal, Kansas – After helping the Seward County Lady Saints to a winning season in her only year in Liberal, Kansas, sophomore guard Kayla Peoples has made her decision to continue her academic and athletic career at the four-year level after signing with William Penn University. Peoples was a...
Baccalaureate Services for Liberal High School on Wednesday
The Liberal Ministerial Alliance will host Baccalaureate Services for all the Senior Class of 2024 will be at the Liberal High School in the James Maskus Auditorium on Wednesday, May 8th at 7 P.M. All students with their parents and family, along with everyone in the community are welcome to...
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