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Liberal, Kansas Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Liberal! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Seward County jail log lists October 8–9 bookings
- Remembering Larry Wayne Newport, truck driver and youth bowling coach
- Liberal matchups appear on Great Bend's winter sports calendar
Also on today's calendar: Americans and the Holocaust: America Responds to Kristallnacht and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 69 and low of 37 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 71, low: 34.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Jail Log from October 8 & 9, 2026 (liberalfirst.com) — Seward County's October 8–9 jail log lists several Liberal residents, with booking reasons including domestic battery, DUI and failure to appear. The sheriff's office records explain why people were incarcerated, but do not establish whether prosecutors filed charges or whether any person committed a crime. 
2. Larry Wayne Newport (kscbnews.net) — Larry Wayne Newport, a Liberal High School graduate and longtime truck driver who also coached young bowlers, died November 7 at age 85 in Liberal. His memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. November 17 at Hornung Family Funeral Home Chapel.
3. 2026-2027 skeds (gbtribune.com) — Great Bend's winter sports schedule includes trips to Liberal for bowling on January 11 and basketball on January 15. Liberal also appears on Great Bend's December 8 swimming meet lineup, with return bowling and basketball matchups listed for February in a broader roundup of regional school schedules.
4. Michael Lee Colvin (kscbnews.net) — Michael Lee Colvin, a Liberal native who managed Pizza Huts for High Plains Pizza, died November 9 in Hugoton at 68. Friends can attend visitation Friday, November 13, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Hornung Family Funeral Home in Liberal, with family present from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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Americans and the Holocaust: America Responds to Kristallnacht →
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Defensive Driving for Truck Drivers →
West Campus, 712 N Western Ave, Liberal
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Concealed Carry →
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Inkscape Basics: Design Made Easy →
Shank Humanities Building – Room H109, 1801 N. Kansas Ave., Liberal
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Google Calendar & Time Management →
Hobble Academic Building-AA113, 1801 N Kansas Ave., Liberal
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Children's Area
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BOCC Meeting →
515 N Washington Ave Ste 202, Liberal
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Transform Your Presentations: Power-Point Basics →
Hobble Academic Building-AA113, 1801 N Kansas Ave., Liberal
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Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Dinosaur Escape Room
Stevens County Library Adult Events, 500 Monroe, Hugoton
Monday November 16
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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