Spreading grain and education: Goerz Avenue named for a Bethel College founder
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles about who some of the streets in Newton and North Newton are named……
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Joy, Joe Robb house named Newton Yard of the Year
By Wendy Nugent, HC Now NEWTON—There’s just something about digging in the dirt in one’s garden that awakens the senses—hearing, sight, taste, smell and……
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Halloween season It-O-Grams to spread fear
Editor’s note: This article is based on some fiction, namely the Stephen King novel, “It,” and the person portraying Pennywise the Dancing Clown for……
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Slate Creek PTO has pumpkin patch ‘field trip’
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—If the mountain won’t go to Mohammad, then Mohammed must come to the mountain. That’s how the saying goes……
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Mennonite newspaper, magazine merge
By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Between them, Paul Schrag and Gordon Houser have 74 years experience working at their respective Mennonite publications, Mennonite……
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Local street named for late Judge Muse
Editor’s note: This is the second article on the people behind the street names in Newton. By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Judge Robert……
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Where there’s smoke: Much organization goes into fighting wildland fires
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—Billows of smoke raced over Interstate 135 on Wednesday as a brush fire burned near Zimmerdale, a community between……
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Uninvited visitor: Neufeld rental could be haunted
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NORTH NEWTON—When Gwen Neufeld set up a couple cameras in the garage of one of her North Newton rentals,……
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Lehman serves as integral part of Burrton Middle School football team
By Jared Janzen BURRTON—MaKenzie Lehman had a rite of passage in her football career, last week. The Burrton eighth grader scored the first touchdown……
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Regier’s been moving chains in Hesston for half a century
By Blake Spurney HESSTON — John Regier stood in his customary spot on the visiting team’s sideline Friday night, just like he has for……
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