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ROBERT PIERCE

  • Leader & Times

Passing on personal possessions is a process that occurs for almost every person in every kind of family.

Across the generations, objects have meaning and carry history. Every person and every family is different, and the experiences they have when making decisions about who gets what and why are also very different.

The University of Minnesota Extension’s program, “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” is designed as an effective tool for a variety of family groups working to make decisions in different situations.

Kansas Department of Transportation

Traffic reductions are scheduled to start Wednesday for a resurfacing project along Kansas Highway 156 and Kansas Avenue from just east of Third Street to Belmont Place in Garden City, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

This project consists of resurfacing the concrete pavement and widening the roadway. K-156/Kansas Ave. will be reduced to one lane in each direction with a width restriction of 10 feet and a speed limit reduction of 20 mph. Motorists should be aware of delays of 5-10 minutes in the project. Signs and cones will mark the lane reduction.

ELLY GRIMM

  • Leader & Times

Geovannie Gone has worked with many entities and community groups and coalitions throughout her career, and now, she will be able to add another one to her résumé.

Recently, Gone was named to the Governor's Council on Wellness and as she tells it, the opportunity to work with the council is another great one after all the other work she has been able to accomplish.

ROBERT PIERCE

  • Leader & Times

A Liberal woman is in an Amarillo, Texas, hospital following a rollover accident Sunday morning in Beaver County, Okla.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported around 6:20 a.m. Sunday, a 2016 Nissan Altima was northbound on U.S. Highway 83 just south of County Road Hollow E0340 in Beaver County or about eight and a half miles north of Perryton, Texas.