Features, Government, NewsMarch 10, 2022<March 10, 2022 Flowers to pop up in downtown Newton by Wendy Nugent By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—They say it takes a village to raise a child. It appears that’s also true in growing flowers……
Features, Government, NewsApril 7, 2021<April 7, 2021 Burning for you: City workers tame native grass by Wendy Nugent By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Fire crackled and smoke drifted into the clean air on Thursday as Newton city workers burned some of……
Features, Government, NewsMarch 17, 2021<March 17, 2021 City getting parks ready for spring/summer by Wendy Nugent By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Newton Parks Department employees Tyler Schmidt and Bryan Esau were busy Thursday getting the Spring Lake Splash Park……
Features, Government, NewsFebruary 28, 2020<February 28, 2020 Learning by lessons, directions: Collins credits adviser, dad, boss as being important mentors by Wendy Nugent By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now The best thing Hondo Collins’s father ever taught him was the importance of working hard. “You can’t get there……
Features, NewsJuly 3, 2019<July 3, 2019 Parks Department comes up with creative ways to use tree trunks by Wendy Nugent By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now One day, Newton Parks Department employees were on lunch break together, and the topic of conversation turned to what……
GovernmentMarch 27, 2018<March 27, 2018 Park care ramps up this time of year by Wendy Nugent By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Park Superintendent Hondo Collins thinks of himself as an urban farmer. He was raised on a farm, but he…