COVID-19 leaving us all out in the cold
By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now My oldest son, Rodger, and I did something we haven’t done in quite a while this past weekend:……
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Mice battle might be over
By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now I spent most of a recent Sunday reclaiming my home. Reclaiming it from the rodents who had gradually……
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Welcome to my home, Ben and Socrates
By Wendy Nugent, HC Now If you’ve ever wondered where mice go in the fall and winter, wonder no more. They come to my……
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Sweater weather: Time for some spooky fun
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now I’m sure some of you think me writing about Halloween right now is a little too early. Others of……
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Ridin’ the storm out: Let’s keep being safe
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now I know we’re all tired of the pandemic and COVID-19. We’re tired of staying home, not feeling safe in……
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Teach your kids to love what you love
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now If you’ve ever visited Newton Now’s Facebook page, you’ve probably noticed I love to take photos of storms. I……
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Jottings of a journalist on lockdown
From my pandemic diary: Pandemic, Thursday, April 9, Day 22—This isolation thing is starting to feel like the new normal. Last night, I took……
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Thinking about ‘Solitude of Self’
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Last night, as I took my dog for a walk near Sand Creek, I thought about something I read…
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Normalcy is welcome in day-to-day life
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now • Pandemic, Day 1, Thursday, March 19, first day of spring—Social distancing. They decided at Newton Now to close……
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How to spend your time when social distancing
By 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……
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