Farmer’s wife reports on summer work
byEditor’s Note: In memory of Norma Wendling, who passed away last week, we’re posting one of the columns she wrote during her 30 years……
Opinion
Jottings of a journalist on lockdown
byFrom my pandemic diary: Pandemic, Thursday, April 9, Day 22—This isolation thing is starting to feel like the new normal. Last night, I took……
County confirms fifth COVID-19 case, unrelated death
byFor Harvey County Now The Harvey County Health Department has confirmed the fifth presumptive-positive case of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in a Harvey County resident….
Thinking about ‘Solitude of Self’
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Last night, as I took my dog for a walk near Sand Creek, I thought about something I read…
Normalcy is welcome in day-to-day life
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now • Pandemic, Day 1, Thursday, March 19, first day of spring—Social distancing. They decided at Newton Now to close……
Our local leaders can save lives: here’s how
byYou don’t refuse to call 911 as smoke flows under the door because the fire might put itself out. You take action. A fire…
How to spend your time when social distancing
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now These past few days have been like some disaster movies I’ve seen—people locking down, a scary illness going around……
Spring cleaning starting a little early
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Happy Marie Kondo season. Marie Kondo is the tiniest little Japanese woman, who is an organizing and tidying expert…….
Wash your hands: Keeping influenza at bay
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now This past weekend, the weekend of Feb. 1, was a bit of a blur for me. It started out……
Tina Payne will be hard to replace
byI spend a lot of time building relationships in my job. “Source building” would be the most clinical and professional way to describe it…….