Two arrested following short manhunt in Newton
Newton Now staff Newton police took two people into custody following a short chase and manhunt Friday afternoon. According to Newton Director of Communications…
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I definitely should not have tempted fate
I had a perfect and well-ordered Sunday. I cleaned the house, watched some Netflix, made a casserole I liked, watched the Chiefs beat the……
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Decades of love: Penners celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now The first time 94-year-old Donald Penner met his wife of 70 years, he only saw the top of her……
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Slam dunk: Entz in her 13th year of basketball
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Bounce, bounce, bounce. Players gave each other high-fives while others ran drills up and down the Willis Gym court…….
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Keeping warm on chilly days: Enz makes woolen mittens
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Mary Enz has been sewing all her life, having been mentored by her grandmother and a home economics teacher,……
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‘King of Kings’: First Mennonite to perform ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ Sunday
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now It’s a song written for the reason for the season. It’s about Jesus Christ, and a choir comprised of……
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‘The Nutcracker’: Botterwecks take part in local dance production
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton residents Krystyna and Jarrod Botterweck figured out how they can spend more quality time with their daughters by……
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Festivities planned Saturday for Halstead’s Christmas Jingle
By Jared Janzen HALSTEAD—With Christmas just two weeks away, Santa Claus is planning a preliminary trip to Halstead this weekend to take stock of……
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Sacred Sounds: Organs play important role at Halstead churches
By Jared Janzen HALSTEAD—The organ is an instrument that gives a single musician the power of an orchestra and his or her fingertips. Organ……
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Stauth wins geography bee for second time
By Jared Janzen SEDGWICK—Sixth-grader Maverick Stauth can say he’s the back-to-back geography champion in Sedgwick. The annual geography bee for fourth- through eighth-graders was……
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