Commissioners agree to make changes to Prairie View board
By Blake Spurney Newton Now Staff The Board of Harvey County Commissioners will change the process for how it makes appointments to the Harvey……
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Board election comments clarified
By Blake Spurney Newton Now Staff Superintendent Deborah Hamm made a public apology to Harvey County election officials Monday night at the USD 373……
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Putting out fires: Metzler retiring as local chief
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now There are several firsts retiring Newton Fire/EMS Chief Scott Metzler remembers from his career. There was his first EMS……
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Realtors, Developers, City hope to address historically tight housing market
It might be a good time to sell a house in Newton, but it’s a tough time to buy. Houses are increasingly hard to……
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North Newton declares June 1 as Jacob D. Goering Trail Day
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NORTH NEWTON—In honor of a North Newton resident who recently passed away, the North Newton City Council unanimously passed……
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Search and rescue: Local fire, EMS part of Task Force 5
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Two years ago, a man was trapped in a Lindsborg grain elevator. McPherson Fire was there most of the……
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Stop signs going up at 24th and Wheat State
By Blake Spurney Newton Now Staff Stop signs will be going up on Southwest 24th Street at its intersection with South Wheat State Road…….
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Commission members heading south to find Occidental Solution
By Adam Strunk City Commissioner Glen Davis called two executive sessions at Tuesday’s city commission meeting to discuss what he later said was coming……
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Passenger rail and budget plan top priorities, for now
By Adam Strunk Newton City Commissioners listed passenger rail expansion and the development of a five-year budget plan as their top future priorities, according……
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Single pane a code pain to city
Should a window hung be unhung? That was the question before the Newton City Commission in regard to the installation of three windows at……
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