Lights over Newton not UFOs but Starlink
No, those strange lights aren’t UFOs you’re seeing over Newton but Starlink satellites. Recently, a rural Newton resident put out a social media post,……
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Freezing cold to continue to grip Harvey County
By Adam Strunk The next week won’t be a record cold snap, but it will certainly be historic, with temperatures remaining below freezing for…
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Opinion: City of Newton is taking right path to find flag design
Process is key in any large-scale community-wide project. We have had no problem pointing out when the city of Newton missteps in the past,…
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Call Harvest of Love instead of going hungry during this pandemic
by Bill Bush COUNTY—What had been a quiet ministry going about its routine of feeding people in Newton was thrust last week to the…
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Shared-use path to Hesston has $3.5 million price tag
By Blake Spurney Staff A hiking/biking trail linking Newton to Hesston along Old Highway 81 is possible but expensive, according to the engineer who……
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Newton BOE names new superintendent
Fred VanRanken was announced Wednesday night as the superintendent who will replace Deborah Hamm at a called meeting of the USD 373 Board of……
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With stable occupied downtown, energy turns toward making it stronger
By Adam Strunk Newton’s downtown has a 92 percent occupancy rate. That’s the result of an unscientific walking survey conducted by Newton Now, looking……
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Happiness, unhappiness connects us
By Adam Strunk I’d made time in a day of family get-togethers and work to see a few college friends. Over Reuben sandwiches and……
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380 books: Two library employees read many tomes in a year
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—It’s not unusual for library employees to read books. It might be a little uncommon, though, if an employee……
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Harvey County among most generous
By Adam Strunk Harvey County ranks among the top in the state for overall generosity. That’s according to a Smartasset, a financial advising company,……
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