“This is our fifth anniversary and we want to make this year bigger, better and have the whole community involved,” said Cris Garza, the chair of Liberal’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration committee. “We have always viewed it as being more than a Hispanic event, we have always wanted it to be a Liberal event.

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Congressman Jerry Moran announced April 22 that Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport has received a $750,500 grant to purchase an airport rescue and firefighting vehicle. Funding comes from the Airport Improvement Program, which is administered through the Federal Aviation Administration.

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The Kansas Sampler Foundation announced Friday the 24 finalists for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Architecture at the Kansas Sampler Center near Inman. Representatives of the finalists were in attendance. Seward County’s Mighty Samson of the Cimarron Bridge is one of the finalists, and citizens can find ballots locally, according to Sally Fuller, Liberal Convention and Visitors Bureau Director.

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Oklahoma secured land Thursday for the world’s largest stand of switchgrass devoted to cellulosic ethanol production. Acknowledging concerns over ethanol production impacting food prices, Oklahoma advances switchgrass, a different type of energy crop, which has higher energy output than corn and does not compete with human or animal food sources.

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