🌱 See which Liberal projects just landed new grant funding

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• See which Liberal projects just landed new grant funding

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; mostly sunny, cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 65, low: 41.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Western Kansas Community Foundation Announces Grant Recipients (kscbnews.net) — Liberal groups are among the big winners in Western Kansas Community Foundation’s latest $201,000 grant cycle, including funding for a paintball field cleanup and support for the Liberal Senior Center. The Foundation details dozens of other regional awards and invites nonprofits to apply for the next grant round opening before the March 1, 2026 deadline.
   

📸 Around Liberal

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Liberal

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Monday December 22

• Evening Storytime In-Person
  Liberal Memorial Library Children's Area
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• HGMS Band Concert
  Clifford Hope Auditorium
  6:00 pm
• KMS Band Concert- Tentative
  Kepley Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• HS BB w/Syracuse (Stuco Silent Auction & Rec. Night)
  Elkhart USD 218 Elkhart, KS 67950
• High School Baskeball at the Dome @ 4pm
  Fowler Elem Fowler, KS 67844
• Blushing Artiste - Dec 19th (spillover session) — Garden City Arts
  Garden City Arts , 318 N Main St , Garden City
  7:00 pm
• Home Basketball Game
  Garden City USD 457 Garden City, KS 67846
  7:00 pm
• South Gray at Ingalls
  Ingalls Bulldogs Sports Complex , Bulldog Dr , Ingalls
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Mini & Me - December — Garden City Arts
  Garden City Arts , 318 N Main St , Garden City
  10:00 am
• Dough My Goodness Pop-Up
  Main Street Market Hub , 406 N Main St , Garden City
  11:00 am
• Public Ice Skating Saturday December 20, 1:00 pm
  United Wireless Arena and the Boot Hill Casino & Resort Conference Center , 4100 W Comanche St , Dodge City
  1:00 pm
• Wrap in Peace
  Stevens County Library , 500 Monroe , Hugoton
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Liberal. Apply here.
• H&R Block, Inc. posted a job opening for Bookkeeper - Franchise Location in Liberal. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Liberal here.

🗞 Nearby News

Garden City

• USD 457 Teacher Earns National Board Certification (westernkansasnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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