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Posted on: November 29, 2023

City Commission Meeting Update - November 28, 2023

On Tuesday, November 28th the Liberal City Commission addressed the following items during their regularly scheduled meeting: 

Consent Agenda items (Convention & Tourism meeting minutes, Planning & Zoning meeting minutes, Code Enforcement ...

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City News Flash
Posted on: November 21, 2023

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

City Hall and multiple City departments will be closed Thursday & Friday for the holiday.

City Hall and multiple City departments will be closed Thursday & Friday for the holiday. 
CityBus routes will not run on Thanksgiving, but will run normal hours on Friday. 
There will be no green poly cart trash pickup on Thursday or ...
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City News Flash
Posted on: November 15, 2023

City Commission Meeting Update - November 14, 2023

On Tuesday, November 14th the Liberal City Commission addressed the following items during their regularly scheduled meeting:

Consent Agenda items (Planning & Zoning meeting minutes and airport leases) were approved by the Commission.

Commissioners vote...

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City News Flash
Posted on: November 9, 2023

KDOT to host listening session Nov. 14th

KDOT English Invite

Modified plans for the Six-Point intersection in Liberal will be presented by the Kansas Department of Transportation from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Seward County Community College, Room 229D on Tuesday, Nov. 14 for public comment and discussion. All are welcome ...

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City News Flash
Posted on: November 7, 2023

Veterans Day Holiday Schedule

Veterans Day Holiday

City Hall will be closed Friday, Nov. 10th in observance of Veterans Day.
The CityBus program will operate during normal hours.
Please note there will be no green poly cart trash pickup this Friday. Commercial routes are unaffected.  For more info ...
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City News Flash
Posted on: November 6, 2023

Liberal Fire Department introduces fire training system

The Black Hills Corporation Foundation recently purchased a LION digital fire training system for the Liberal Fire Department. This state-of-the-art system provides realistic, hands-on simulation which can be used to train new firefighter students.

The Lib...

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City News Flash
Posted on: October 31, 2023

City of Liberal launches new engagement platform

Liberal Polco SM Post

The City of Liberal has launched the use of Polco, an online engagement platform, in an expanding effort to gain resident feedback to support local government decision-making. 

City staff will use Polco to post surveys and poll questions for citiz...

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City News Flash
Posted on: October 26, 2023

Liberal Animal Shelter achieves No-Kill status in 2022

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On Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, the Liberal Animal Shelter was recognized by Best Friends Animal Society for achieving a 90% save rate in 2022. This means the shelter saved more than 90% of the dogs and cats that entered the shelter last year.

Achieving ...

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City News Flash
Posted on: October 26, 2023

City to host Town Hall - Nov. 15th

November 15th Town Hall

The City of Liberal will host a Town Hall from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15th in the City Commission Chambers at the Liberal Recreation Department, 950 S. Grant Ave. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Information about the upcomin...
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City News Flash
Posted on: October 25, 2023

City Commission Meeting Update - October 24, 2023

City Commission Update 10_24_23

On Tuesday, October 24th, the Liberal City Commission addressed the following items during their regularly scheduled meeting:

Consent Agenda items (airport leases, Planning & Zoning meeting minutes, code enforcement report, Convention & Tourism Bur...

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City News Flash
Posted on: October 23, 2023

City accepting online utility payments

City Online Bill Pay

The City of Liberal has completed a rebuild and migration to a new online payment portal. Individuals may once again submit utility bill payments for water, sewer, and standard trash collection services online using a credit card, debit card, or ACH payme...

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City News Flash
Posted on: September 28, 2023

City Commission Meeting Update - September 26, 2023

City Commission Update 9_26_23 Title

On Tuesday, September 26th, the Liberal City Commission addressed the following items during their regularly scheduled meeting:

Pictured Above: LFD Firefighter Joseph Navarro, LFD Chief Kelly Kirk, SCFD Captain Braden Steckel, and SCFD Chief Andre...

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City News Flash
Posted on: September 20, 2023

Responders receive Award of Merit for Heroic Actions

Firefighter Joseph Navarro

LFD Firefighter Joseph Navarro, and SCFD Captain Braden Steckel received an Award of Merit for Heroic Actions at the Seward County Commission Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Captain Steckel and Firefighter Navarro were presented awards for their act of serv...

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City News Flash
Posted on: September 12, 2023

City Commission Meeting Update - September 11, 2023

City Commission Update 9_11_23

On Monday, September 11, the Liberal City Commission addressed the following items during their regular meeting:

Mayor Lara read a proclamation in observance of Constitution Week (Sept. 17-23).

Resolution 2400, a public hearing to appeal the demolition of s...

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City News Flash
Posted on: September 5, 2023

City Budget Work Session

City Budget Work Session

Public Notice

The Liberal City Commission will conduct a city budget work session on Friday, September 8 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the Liberal City Commission Chambers at the Liberal Recreation Center, 950 S. Grant Avenue in Liberal. 

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City News Flash
Posted on: August 24, 2023

City Commission Meeting Update - August 22, 2023

City Commission Update 8_22_23

On Tuesday, August 22nd, the Liberal City Commission addressed the following items during their regularly scheduled meeting:
The meeting began with a ribbon cutting ceremony courtesy of the Liberal Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the opening of the new ci...
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City News Flash
Posted on: August 15, 2023

City to open new commission chambers

City of Liberal Commission Chambers Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Liberal’s City Commissioners will soon move to their new commission chambers located inside the Liberal Recreation Department at 950 S. Grant. The first meeting to be held in the new location will be the regularly scheduled City Commission meeti...

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City News Flash
Posted on: August 9, 2023

City Commission Meeting Update - August 8, 2023

City Commission Update 8_8_23

On Tuesday, August 8th, the Liberal City Commission addressed the following items during their regularly scheduled meeting:

Mayor Jose Lara presented a proclamation recognizing August 11, 2023 as 811 Day. Call 811 is the national “call-before-you-dig” phon...

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City News Flash
Posted on: August 1, 2023

Napoli’s Italian Restaurant returning to Liberal

Grier House - 2 Rock Island Road

  • provided by City of Liberal and Seward County Development Corporation

Through collaborative efforts between the City of Liberal, Seward County Development Corporation and NetWork Kansas, a beloved Italian eatery is making its way back to the Liberal commun...

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City News Flash
Posted on: June 22, 2023

Western Avenue Opening

Western ave open

Western ave open

City News Flash
Posted on: April 20, 2023

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Waterway Advisory Issued for the Arkalon Park located in Liberal, Kansas

 Residents and animals should not enter the water at any time.

 The city of Liberal has issued a waterway advisory for Arkalon Park.

The advisory is a result of a mech...

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City News Flash
Posted on: February 8, 2023

Logo Outreach

Logo Release

Logo Release

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