A lifetime of helping others: Williams retires as CEO of Asbury Park
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Tom Williams, who retired as CEO at Asbury Park in Newton effective Aug. 16, said you better be careful……
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Hot roddin’: Midway Motors makes 5-year-old’s dream come true
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Five-year-old Brylen Thurston’s brown eyes peered above the top of the car-racing track as he carefully placed Matchbox cars……
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Going with the grain: Local business repairs furniture since 2005
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Most places, there is wood in many forms, from the floor to the ceiling and outside—trees, furniture, home trim,……
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Family and business: Bunting celebrates 60 years of existence
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Walter Bunting started his magnetics company in 1959 in a 500-square-foot storefront office on Fullerton Avenue in Chicago. Sixty……
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Sugar, spice and lots of nice: Mayhew, Fiedler sell cookies at Farmers Market
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Most people know that familiar olfactory and palate experience. You pull fresh chocolate chip cookies out of the oven…….
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Not in ‘limbo’ anymore: Local skating rink to open in next few months
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now The refrains of “Limbo Rock” echo throughout the land, from skating rink to skating rink across the United States,……
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Not washed up: Sunshine Laundry under new ownership
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now The “open” sign in the window of Sunshine Laundry never gets turned around to display “closed,” because the place……
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Keeping cool and making bucks: NHS grad runs The Ice Box in Newton
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Kailei Sidebottom has a shaved ice flavor combo called Wildcat Prey, which uses two flavors—cherry and blue raspberry, The……
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Advocating for women: Yocum inducted into BPW Hall of Fame
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now North Newton resident Ellen Yocum sat at a luncheon June 1 during the 100th Business and Professional Women Kansas……
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Mr. Kroger guards South Dillons
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Mr. Kroger stood still, much like a statue, a sentinel on the perfectly manicured green lawn at South Dillons…….
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