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One 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…

Hello kids, It’s Santa. I just wanted to sneak away from the workshop for a minute to thank you all for the nice letters…

  By Adam Strunk Harvey County residents must have been listening about Thanksgiving. The county has experienced two straight weeks of declining COVID-19 numbers….

By Adam Strunk A dramatic scene unfolded in the North Dillons parking lot Wednesday night as police officers, with guns drawn, surrounded a vehicle…

By Harvey County Now staff After a four-month hiatus, drive up, asymptomatic testing will be available once again in Harvey County. The health department…

  By Blake Spurney NEWTON—Sheriff Chad Gay dispelled the notion posted on social media that he was against wearing masks. Gay also said he…

By Adam Strunk Jason Becker just couldn’t get the fridge to open or a soup can, for that matter.. “Nothing made sense,” he said….

By Jackie Nelson HESSTON—The Hesston Chamber of Commerce is bringing a bit of joy to residents this holiday season with a special photo opportunity…

by Adam Strunk COVID-19 hospitalizations at Newton Medical Center have increased eight to 10 fold in the last two weeks, with the 102-bed local…

COVID-19 is now spreading uncontrolled through the county; regional hospitals are full and 337 Harvey County residents are sick with the disease. The dour…