County employees get parks ready for the season, limited hours now
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Fishing, water skiing, getting golden skin in the hot sun to the aroma of coconut-smelling suntan lotion, cooking hot……
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Halstead seniors receive special messages from teachers
By Jared Janzen HALSTEAD—Teachers at Halstead High School want to make sure seniors know how much they still care for them, even though they……
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Republican leadership blocks religious gathering size limit
This afternoon, a group of legislative leaders voted to overturn Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order that removed exemptions for churches and funerals from the…
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Local therapists sound off on keeping adults and kids mentally healthy during the Covid-19 outbreak
By Adam Strunk People are social creatures. And while social distancing for weeks or months might be necessary for our physical health, it…
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Plants are susceptible to the virus too
by Bill Bush HESSTON—Except for the addition of curbside pickup and customers maintaining distance from each other, Stone Creek Nursery is one of the…
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Restaurants in Sedgwick are still providing food for the community
by Bill Bush SEDGWICK—The three local restaurants—Cy’s Hoof and Horn Supper Club, Kilroy’s Pizza & Café, and The Meeting House—have scaled back but continue…
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