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The Swimming Pool is Open for the Season

The Swimming Pool is Open for the Season

The Swimming Pool is Open for the Season

News Staff
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
601 S 5th St. 620-375-2600It’s June and you live in Western Kansas. That means you know the triple digit heat is coming. It means you should also know one of the best ways to beat the heat is to get wet. And there’s no better place to get wet than the Wichita County Swimming Pool.
Above (L-R): Ledger Horton, Axel Horton, Hayden Horton, Maegan Berry, Aubrey Horton, Kaladin Horton are all smiles as Aubrey cuts the ribbon.

Above (L-R): Ledger Horton, Axel Horton, Hayden Horton, Maegan Berry, Aubrey Horton, Kaladin Horton are all smiles as Aubrey cuts the ribbon.

Tonja’s Toffee Retail Store Opens

News Staff
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Leotians have watched and waited andwaitedandwatched as the retail space east of town slowly came together. What will it be? Who is it?
Above: Cashton Young Provided for WCNS Graduation Edition

Above: Cashton Young Provided for WCNS Graduation Edition

Luna, Young Selected For 2026 Kansas 8-Man All-Star Games

News Staff
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Adapted from a Press Release by Kyan Offutt, Discover Mitchell County InternLeoti—Wichita County standouts Dylan Luna and Cashton Young have been selected to participate in the 41st Annual Kansas 8-Man All-Star Games scheduled for June 12-13, 2026, in Beloit, Kansas.
Fatal officer-involved shooting in Wichita

Fatal officer-involved shooting in Wichita

Fatal officer-involved shooting in Wichita

News Staff
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
May 24, 2026 Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Invest igation (KBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday in Wichita, Kansas.The Wichita Police Department (WPD) requested KBI assistance at approximately 8:20 p.m., on Saturday, May 23.
The Kansas Board of Regents is scheduled to vote in June on tuition proposals for the 2026-2027 academic year at public universities in the state’s higher education system. While Emporia State University wants to hold tuition flat, requested increases range from a low of 3.5% at Pittsburg State University to a high of 6% at Fort Hays State University. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

The Kansas Board of Regents is scheduled to vote in June on tuition proposals for the 2026-2027 academic year at public universities in the state’s higher education system. While Emporia State University wants to hold tuition flat, requested increases range from a low of 3.5% at Pittsburg State University to a high of 6% at Fort Hays State University. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

Five of six Kansas public universities seek student tuition increases of 3.5% to 6%

Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Emporia State University requests no hike, but warns strategy unsustainableTOPEKA — Five public universities in Kansas are seeking in-state undergraduate tuition increases ranging from 3.

Four Confessions We All Need To Make, Part 4

News Staff
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
day. Yet you have been righteous in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully and we have acted wickedly” (Nehemiah 9:32-33). So, what hope do they and we have? How will we ever make it?

Pastor’s Corner

News Staff
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
This month we’re taking a multi-part look at our struggle and discomfort in confessing our sins to God. Thankfully, Nehemiah 9 shows us five ways in which patiently confessing our sins to God will lead to spiritual revival and renewal.
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