Not passing on soccer, football: NHS captain’s been playing since age 4
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now There’s one game that stands out for Newton High School soccer player Xander Valdivia. He was in the zone…….
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Railaires bike ride raises money for Disney World trip
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Members of the Newton High School Railaires became visibly excited, jumping up and down and shrieking, as the song……
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Muddy Dave: Kliewer finds way to make things positive
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Having a foreign-exchange student in his and his wife’s home led David Kliewer to a decision, a decision to……
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Rolling with a hobby: Newton man collects toy vehicles for decades
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. That is so in the case of Orval Yoder of Newton,……
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Cheese on the range: Local dairy farmer adjusting business to reflect low milk prices
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now It’s quite difficult to find a person who doesn’t like melted, warm, gooey cheese. Even cold, cheese is magnificent…….
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Nurturing nature: Local artist includes variety of subjects in artwork
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton artist Gail Lutsch’s home is quite near the water, and it’s so close to the liquid she can……
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Off to the hurricane: Newton resident volunteers with Red Cross
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now It was loud, with rain drenching everything. Trees swayed in the wind, and things toppled over. It was Hurricane……
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Saving property and lives: Lehman promoted to rank of deputy chief
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton Fire/EMS Deputy Chief Cory Lehman recalls a miracle that happened while he was on the job. “Did have……
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Ushering in a new season: NHS students help folks to their seats
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now For anyone who can’t find a seat during a Newton High School football game at home at Fischer Field……
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Down but not out: Injured football captain hopes to still play this season
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Smack. Smack. Grunt. Smells of sweat and testosterone. That’s what it was like on Thursday afternoon at the Newton……
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