County employees get 1.5 percent pay hike
By Blake Spurney Staff NEWTON—The Harvey County Board of Commissioners approved 1.5% raises for employees Tuesday morning, effective April 17. Commissioner Randy Hague……
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City commission working to deal with nuisance properties
By Adam Strunk The Newton City Commission gave the nod to move forward with tearing down one private property and cleaning up two……
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School district to challenge high gas bill
By Blake Spurney Staff NEWTON—The Newton School District has joined a group that is challenging exorbitant gas bills that came in the wake…
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A new venture: Johnson becomes president, CEO of Prairie View
By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Marcy Johnson recalls a time when she worked with a girl on the autism spectrum and her family,……
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Bethel’s Kearney has great experience at national meet
By Blake Spurney NORTH NEWTON – Bethel distance runner Arran Kearney became just the second men’s runner in school history to compete at the……
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Colorful changes: Local mural group to start next project
By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Images that come to mind when people think about Newton include the newly named Newton flag symbol, the…
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Harvey County helping with humanitarian needs at border
By Adam Strunk A supply convoy to help stranded children at the U.S.-Mexican border is collecting goods and will depart from Newton on April…
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Getting back to native roots, plant sale gives gardeners wild variety
By Jackie Nelson HESSTON—Gardeners looking to add more than just beauty but biodiversity to their property can find plenty of native plant varieties at…
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COVID-19 cases in single digits; vaccinations top 37 percent
By Adam Strunk Active COVID-19 cases dropped into the single digits for the first time since September in Harvey County. The Harvey County Health…
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Tim Boese joins USD-440 Board of Education
By Jared Janzen HALSTEAD—The Halstead-Bentley Board of Education has selected Tim Boese to be its newest member. He fills the seat vacated by Kevin……
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