Newton woman gets National Kidney Foundation lifetime achievement award
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton resident Wendy Funk Schrag has helped people on dialysis by counseling them one on one. Now, she helps……
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Jiu-Jitsu, fitness center to open June 1 in Newton
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Legs will fly and fists will punch on two sides of Main Street once Newton Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Center opens……
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Smucker composes music, plans to live in zen environment
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now After graduating from Bethel College this year, Neil Smucker of North Newton will go from one Santa Fe, trading……
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Getting her hands dirty: NHS art student Aboite wants a career in ceramics
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton High School senior Maria Aboite has strong fingers and hands. That comes from working with ceramics, which is……
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Newton swimmers clinch home meet
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton High School junior Annika Senn finished a race Thursday during the Newton Invitational swim meet so far ahead……
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Graduating NHS seniors walk the hallowed halls
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Santa Fe 5/6 Center fifth-grade teacher Carol Budde was busy on Monday afternoon, hugging graduating Newton High School seniors…….
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Day at the Farm: Walton students get a taste of rural life
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Although they get a lot of experience with agriculture at Walton Rural Life Center, students had the opportunity to……
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Faith and hope: Area folks get tattoos with meaning
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on area people’s tattoos. By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now People get tattoos for a……
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Community rallies around family after fire destroys home
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now When Delania Taylor’s new landlord told her, her mom and one of Delania’s daughters he was going to rent……
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Mr. Kroger guards South Dillons
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Mr. Kroger stood still, much like a statue, a sentinel on the perfectly manicured green lawn at South Dillons…….
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