Whisper phones: Newton Bible developing silent reading voices
byBy Wendy Nugent, HC Now NEWTON—Most teachers don’t like their students to talk on the phone during class. Not so with KaCee McCoy and…
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Following the virus: Contact tracers, case investigators busy with pandemic
byBy Wendy Nugent, HC Now NEWTON—Contact tracing with COVID-19 is like chasing the many threads of a spider web. You find one and another…
Perfect for snow: Many slide down Centennial Park hill on New Year’s Day
byBy Wendy Nugent, HC Now NEWTON—Snow came down in small, peaceful clumps, setting a scene many people would like to see on Christmas morning,…
Functioning during the pandemic: Library makes accommodating changes
byBy Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Newton Public Library is a place where people can walk into various adventures, places and even times throughout…
Where to find nice Christmas lights in Newton
byBy Adam Strunk With no Parade of Lights this year, residents might be missing their Christmas light fix. Staff reached out on social media,…
City takes over Meridian Center operations
byBy Adam Strunk The city will now manage the Meridian Center. The city commission signed off on a termination agreement with long-time management company,…
Peppernuts and soap: Prairy Market expands to new storefront
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—Prairy Market expanded into the storefront directly to its north and now the room smells like aromatherapy heaven with…
Head-on crash claims life of Newton man
byBy Harvey County Now staff A Newton man is dead following a head-on collision on I-135 Tuesday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash…
Delightful décor: Local STAND group helps make downtown brighter
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—Newton High School students busied themselves last Thursday night. They shopped for Christmas stockings, cut out pine trees from…
Uplifting voices: Local group forms relationships with Manor residents
byBy Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Julie Sparks’s family used to sing “God Be With You ‘Til We Meet Again” after going their separate…