Roberson named new Fire/EMS chief
A 24-year veteran of the department will be Newton’s next fire/EMS chief. Deputy Chief Steve Roberson, who joined Newton Ambulance Department in 1995, will……
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Thursday night fire destroys Newton home
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now A Thursday night fire in the 500 block of East First Street destroyed the home and its contents, valued…
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Tree falls on North Newton residence
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NORTH NEWTON—Although he lives in the Land of Oz, Rodger Nugent of North Newton is lucky his house didn’t…
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Broadway closed for car fire
By Newton Now staff Newton firefighters quickly extinguished a car fire, which happened around 12:30 p.m. today (Monday, April 29, 2019) along W. Broadway…….
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Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run
By Newton Now staff On Friday afternoon, one person was hit by a vehicle around 4:10 p.,m. in the 500 block of West Fifth……
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Small plane has soft crash at airport Tuesday night
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton Fire/EMS was called to the Newton City/County Airport at around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday night for the report of……
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Million places 14th at Sunflower State Spelling Bee
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now The word with which second-time state winner Sukesh Kamesh from Kingman Middle School won the 2019 Sunflower State Spelling Bee……
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Tuesday morning fire causes extensive damage to Newton home
By Newton Now staff A fire this morning at 209 W. First Street in Newton was confined to the back of the home, according……
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Park Aerospace building 90,000 square foot facility, adding jobs
Park Aerospace will be undergoing significant expansions and add an estimated 73 jobs in the next five years. The expansion will include the construction……
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Plane lands safely after engine failure
By Jared Janzen, Newton Now NEWTON—A small plane carrying two people was able to land safely at Newton City/County Airport after one of its……
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