Pennies for Patients: Sedgwick school district raises money for people with cancer
byOne. 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
by“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…
Boy scouts across Sedgwick
byA 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…
A life of giving thanks
byThanksgiving. 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…
For the love of art
byIn a little room at 2500 Place in North Newton, there?s art all over the walls. The nondescript, plain wooden door leading to the…
Protecting life and limb
byWhile at work, Rodney Redinger fights fire with fire. Literally. Redinger, who grew up in Burrton, is a wildland firefighter, teacher and commander. As…
Music to the Newton Medical Center
byRonnie Lee Nelson had a heart attack in early October. His attack was atypical. He felt weak, and there was no pain. Paramedics had…
Sound of the Heartland: Holiday program to raise funds for safe house
by?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,…
From Newton to Mardi Gras
byDrums, 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…
Holiday Family Affair
byOn a wall at the Newton Performing Arts Center is a painted ?Dance is the only art where we are the paintbrushes.? With that…