Saturday afternoon crash claims two lives
byBy Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Two people lost their lives in an accident Saturday afternoon on Interstate 135 near the Newton outlet mall….
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Hesston Public Library building a bigger collection with help of Scouts
byHESSTON – Trevor and Tyler Baldauf are working on adding another resource to Hesston Public Library as part of their Eagle Scout project —…
Woman dies in apartment fire
byOne woman died in an apparent fire early Christmas eve morning. Around 3 a.m. Dec. 24, Newton Fire/EMS was dispatched to an apartment fire…
Thank you for the Christmas letters
byHello kids, It’s Santa. I just wanted to sneak away from the workshop for a minute to thank you all for the nice letters…
COVID-19 cases still high, but showing improvement
byBy Adam Strunk Harvey County residents must have been listening about Thanksgiving. The county has experienced two straight weeks of declining COVID-19 numbers….
Dramatic scene ends with peaceful arrest at North Dillons
byBy Adam Strunk A dramatic scene unfolded in the North Dillons parking lot Wednesday night as police officers, with guns drawn, surrounded a vehicle…
Drive up, asymptomatic testing available once again in county
byBy Harvey County Now staff After a four-month hiatus, drive up, asymptomatic testing will be available once again in Harvey County. The health department…
On county orders, sheriff endorses education over enforcement
byBy Blake Spurney NEWTON—Sheriff Chad Gay dispelled the notion posted on social media that he was against wearing masks. Gay also said he…
Severe COVID-19 complications change man’s perspective, reaffirm faith
byBy Adam Strunk Jason Becker just couldn’t get the fridge to open or a soup can, for that matter.. “Nothing made sense,” he said….
Hesston ushering in holiday season with sleigh photo op
byBy Jackie Nelson HESSTON—The Hesston Chamber of Commerce is bringing a bit of joy to residents this holiday season with a special photo opportunity…