First Mennonite of Halstead makes thousands of verenike
By Jared Janzen HALSTEAD—It takes a village to prepare for First Mennonite Church of Halstead’s annual verenike dinner. Or more accurately, it takes the……
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Halstead’s Rupp Tournament marking 50 years
By Jared Janzen HALSTEAD—When the Adolph Rupp Boys Basketball Tournament tips off for the 50th time next week, there will be at least a……
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BOE looking for ways to meet infrastructure needs
By Blake Spurney The USD-373 Board of Education spent much of Monday night’s meeting digging through the budgetary couch cushions looking for ways to……
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City to see optional recycling, possible senior housing
By Adam Strunk The City of Newton will move forward in offering optional recycling with a slight rate increase. As has been reported in……
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Like clockwork: Rohr talks about his father, the mentor jeweler
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Local jeweler Mike Rohr’s introduction to the business was as valuable as a high-quality diamond, possessing high marks in……
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Waste not, wetland: City considering allowing public upgrades, access to wetlands
By Adam Strunk In a practical sense, the wetlands near the Newton Wastewater Treatment Plant serve as a filtration system to handle raw sewage……
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Hodge sets sights on food sales tax
By Adam Strunk House Rep. Tim Hodge wants people to know this session that he’s got a single goal. “I have to stay focused……
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Sheriff’s moves forward with vehicle purchases in spite past delays
By Blake Spurney Hesston Record Staff Eleven months after the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office ordered five new Ford Police Interceptors from Shawnee Mission Ford,……
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On the mats: NHS starts girls wrestling team
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now When Alexis Ellis wrestled with the other managers of the Chisholm Middle School team, she found she enjoyed it…….
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Industry pioneer: Olson retires from MasterBrand after decades of service
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton resident Roger Olson used his hands to gesture while talking about his 52-year career with MasterBrand Cabinets, a……
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