Category Archives: Top News
USD 480 Elementary School Device Check in Schedule
USD 480 Elementary School device check-in will be at the child's school on Wednesday, May 20th from 11am-6pm and Thursday, May 21st from 8am-12pm. A parent or guardian must be present to return the de...
May 20, 2020
Phase 2 Coming Sooner than Expected
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly will sign Executive Order 20-34, which moves Kansas into Phase 2 of "Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas." Phase 2, effective Friday, May 22, 2020, will be modified to includ...
May 19, 2020
Seward County Commission Meets, Department of Ag Withdraws Hog Composting
The Seward County Commissioners met Monday evening for their regularly scheduled meeting. The Department of Ag and the KDHE's proposal of hog composting was withdrawn from consideration by both partie...
May 18, 2020
KDHE and KS Department of Ag to Withdraw Request to Compost Hogs at Seward County Landfill
The Administration at Seward County just received information from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Ag that they will formally withdraw their request to com...
May 18, 2020
Texas County Total at 696 Cases, Guymon Cases Exceed Tulsa
By Miranda Gilbert Emergency Management PIO Texas County confirmed 38 more positive COVID-19 tests on Sunday, May 17. The new positive results are for 36 Guymon residents and two listed out of the cou...
May 17, 2020
Seward County Coronavirus Numbers only Increase by 4
The latest statistics released by the KDHE, Seward County Health Department, and surrounding Counties for Friday May 15, show Seward County has had 758 individuals test results have come back positive...
May 15, 2020
Texas County Confirms 65 New Positive COVID-19 Test Results
County Total at 606 Cases, 4 Deaths, 281 Recovered By Miranda Gilbert Emergency Management PIO Texas County remains the COVID-19 "hot spot" in the State of Oklahoma and various local, state, and feder...
May 15, 2020
Kelly Slows Reopening and Announces New Phase
AP Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has slowed down the reopening of Kansas' economy with the announcement of "Phase 1.5 of the Ad Astra Recovery Plan." Kelly on Thursday ordered bars and bowling alleys to...
May 14, 2020
Liberal Man is 1st Death in Seward County due to COVID-19, Numbers Update for May 13th
The latest statistics released by the KDHE, Seward County Health Department, and surrounding Counties as of on Wednesday May 13, show Seward County has had 743 individuals test results have come back ...
May 13, 2020
Seward County Health Officials Confirm First Death Due to COVID-19
Seward County, Kansas - The Seward County Health Department and the Unified Command have been notified of the first death of a Seward County resident related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The death occur...
May 13, 2020
Obituaries
Gary Lynn Ellis
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John Thomas Spencer (Tom)
20h ago
Linda Kay Tomlison
Oct 7, 2026
Benjamin Harrison Nix Jr
Oct 5, 2026