Flowers to pop up in downtown Newton
byBy 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……
Hondo Collins
Burning for you: City workers tame native grass
byBy Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Fire crackled and smoke drifted into the clean air on Thursday as Newton city workers burned some of……
City getting parks ready for spring/summer
byBy Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Newton Parks Department employees Tyler Schmidt and Bryan Esau were busy Thursday getting the Spring Lake Splash Park……
Learning by lessons, directions: Collins credits adviser, dad, boss as being important mentors
byBy 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……
Parks Department comes up with creative ways to use tree trunks
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now One day, Newton Parks Department employees were on lunch break together, and the topic of conversation turned to what……
Park care ramps up this time of year
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Park Superintendent Hondo Collins thinks of himself as an urban farmer. He was raised on a farm, but he…