Discover Halstead
Tulips sprouted in the yards on a sunny April day in Halstead, as several school buses were parked near a side street, ready to…
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Pennies for Patients: Sedgwick school district raises money for people with cancer
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. 10. Imagine slowly counting pennies one by one up into the thousands of dollars while…
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Kelly Hayes reunited with Firebird he drove in high school
“Third time?s a charm.? That?s what local businessman Kelly Hayes wanted to put on the personalized antique license plate he?s getting for the 1970…
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Boy scouts across Sedgwick
A variety of organizations build a variety of things. Habitat for Humanity constructs houses, while blue-collar crews put up high-rise apartments and towers in…
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A life of giving thanks
Thanksgiving. Some years, Randy Reimer?s birthday falls on that national holiday, since he was born on Nov. 25, 1928. Although his birthday wasn?t on…
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Protecting life and limb
While at work, Rodney Redinger fights fire with fire. Literally. Redinger, who grew up in Burrton, is a wildland firefighter, teacher and commander. As…
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Sound of the Heartland: Holiday program to raise funds for safe house
?Tomorrow?s another day I hope and pray we?ll be together Tomorrow, this today, will be a yesterday that?s gone forever So take my hand,…
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From Newton to Mardi Gras
Drums, xylophone, piano keys and a tambourine played an old-fashioned melody that drifted on the warm fall air at Mike Hanchett?s shop in Newton…
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Cooking up funds for the United Way
Downtown Newton is adrift with a variety of food smells at various times of the day and year. Some days, downtown smells like peppernuts,…
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A guiding light
Bonnie Sowers, as well as Hesston College nursing program faculty and staff, have managed to do something rarely seen on college campuses these days…
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