Young gives his income a ‘Lyft’ as driver
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Newton The first ride Tim Young picked up as an Uber/Lyft driver had something in common with him. It was the……
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Simmonds returns to Newton as optometrist at Axtell Clinic
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now People use their eyes to see the outside world, but optometrists use patients’ eyes to see into the patients’ interior……
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Ardent Mills open house slated for Saturday, July 28
By Newton Now staff Ardent Mills in Newton is celebrating its century anniversary from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at the Pack……
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Life of the party: Owens couple opens Midtown Venue
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now There are certain milestones in people’s lives, like graduating high school and college, giving birth to their first baby……
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Colorful career: Hagues retiring from paint business after 42 years on Main Street
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Brenda and Randy Hague have sold so much paint during their 42 years in business, they could fill up……
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Prairie Fire ignites rental scene in Newton
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now There’s no place like home, at least in the case of folks living in Kansas and particularly at Prairie……
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Newton-area residents have brushes with fame
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on Newton-area people meeting the rich and/or famous. The first article printed on April……
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Lupe’s a tradition in Newton since the 1970s
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Imagine a large fried corn tortilla, smothered in beans, lettuce, orangey melted cheese and pork chili the color of……
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How to make taxes less taxing
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Hesston resident Bruce Claassen advised people to perhaps not be so eager to file their taxes every year. “A……
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A listening ear: Weigelt’s Insight helps area people
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Marva Weigelt has an office that resembles a living room. There’s a couch, a couple of chairs, a coffee……
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