Vaccination numbers down in the county
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—Harvey County officials want the public to know that although the COVID-19 pandemic is going on, there still are……
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Friesen Guhr honored for school social work
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—As a social worker at Sunset Elementary School, Sara Friesen Guhr is used to all-school assemblies. However, an assembly……
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Last event before graduation: NHS seniors honored in send-off
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—Some of the students played it cool even though it was hot, while others couldn’t hide their excitement and……
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Digging in the dirt: Newly hired Chisholm teacher cares for prairie plants
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—The yellow wildflowers were a complimentary contrast to the clear medium-blue sky on Monday afternoon as Chisholm Middle School……
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New NHS cross country head coach believes in mind, health care
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now It’s a place where long-distance runners like to be. Not a physical place, but a comfortable place, a comfortable……
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Lights at twilight: Community takes part in #bethelight
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Fischer Field lights blazed into the spring sky, as people around Newton shined their phones and flashlights at 8:20……
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Chisholm students write letters about weighty subjects
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Chisholm Middle School seventh-grader Cheyenne Qualls once had a micro pig named Lily Bean. Pigs are Qualls’s favorite animals,……
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RaileRobotics gearing up for spring season
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now With Newton High School RaileRobotics, robots the high school students make don’t try to destroy each other. There’s no……
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Making a Makerspace: Slate Creek fourth-graders design, budget, research
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Fourth-grade Slate Creek Elementary School teachers Allison Suhr and Alyssa Miller are utilizing students’ strengths in coming up with……
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Whodunit? Newton High has a ‘Clue’ about what murder mystery they’re presenting
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now It’s not a mystery why Newton High School senior Gabbie Mathews enjoys theater, and in the upcoming production of……
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