Smucker composes music, plans to live in zen environment
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now After graduating from Bethel College this year, Neil Smucker of North Newton will go from one Santa Fe, trading……
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Getting her hands dirty: NHS art student Aboite wants a career in ceramics
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton High School senior Maria Aboite has strong fingers and hands. That comes from working with ceramics, which is……
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Graduating NHS seniors walk the hallowed halls
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Santa Fe 5/6 Center fifth-grade teacher Carol Budde was busy on Monday afternoon, hugging graduating Newton High School seniors…….
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Day at the Farm: Walton students get a taste of rural life
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Although they get a lot of experience with agriculture at Walton Rural Life Center, students had the opportunity to……
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Bring home ‘the bacon’ for Cooper: Santa Fe, Norm’s team up to benefit local school
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now The little piglet taking part in the pig-kissing event on Friday afternoon at Santa Fe 5/6 Center in Newton……
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Staying out of the ‘danger zone’: Local ’80s grads put on ’80s drug- and alcohol-free grad party for class of 2019
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now The ‘80s brought us big hair, big music, big dreams and the movie, “Big.” A lot of things back……
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Santa Fe art students share work with other schools
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Santa Fe 5/6 Center students’ artwork has the chance to travel around the country, and possibly the world, as……
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Making good choices: Slate Creek has career fair on Friday
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now It was a career fair unlike other career fairs. No one had been laid off. No one was looking for……
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All it’s cracked up to be: Walton second-graders learn while taking care of chickens
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Ciera Metzler said when she grows up in 10 years, she wants to get her own farm. Metzler’s teacher, Angela……
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NHS sheds light on ‘Radium Girls’
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now There’s quite a dark side to the use of a light-producing chemical element called radium, which was used by……
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