History mystery: Museum looking for diorama creator
By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—A guy named Joe rides down Main Street in Newton 150 years ago. All around him are buildings……
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Current First United Methodist Church building not the first
By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—The current First United Methodist Church at 801 N. Main St. actually is the third first United Methodist……
Local ice companies melt into history
By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Towns having ice companies pretty much were a necessity a century ago, but the need for those places……
Unexplained shadows: Harvey County museum could have ghosts
“Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers at night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the…
Gone but not forgotten: Building housed fire station, hotel, café
By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—There was more to the brick building at 119 N. Main St. decades ago than a Peter Pan……
Gone but not forgotten: Watchtowers taken down decades ago
By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—The automatic crossing arms to keep cars from driving on railroad tracks when a train came to town……
Gone but not forgotten: Homes razed, moved for courthouse construction
Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series called “Gone, but not Forgotten,” about buildings that are no longer standing in Newton…….
Gone but not forgotten: Bretch building served as courthouse, business college, grocery store
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series, “Gone but not Forgotten,” about buildings in Newton that are no longer standing. By Wendy……
Local museum testing public’s Kansas, Harvey County skills
By Wendy Nugent, HC Now NEWTON—The first question Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives staff posted on their Facebook page as part of a……
Local street named for late Judge Muse
Editor’s note: This is the second article on the people behind the street names in Newton. By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Judge Robert……