Opinion

Affordable health care at stake for 200,000 Kansans as shutdown tensions rise in D.C.
America is in week three of a government shutdown, and the ability of hundreds of thousands of Kansas families to afford health care is on the line.
- Affordable health care at stake for 200,000 Kansans as shutdown tensions rise in D.C.
- Elections have consequences: tariffs and bailouts edition
- As Kansans cluster in urban areas, our public lands deserve appreciation and protection
Conversations
Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week voting opens
The voting process of the Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week for Week 6 of the fall sports season has opened. The site is at https://contests.cherryroad.com/event/1a74b41cc2f645c4. This week’s nominees are: …
- Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week voting opens
- Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week voting opens
- Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week voting opens
Lifestyle

Prairie Doc Perspective: The What If’s
By Debra Johnston, MDLet’s call her Sarah, although that wasn’t her name. I’d had the privilege of delivering her, and the fun of watching her grow into a precocious toddler,…
News

CMS locker room virtually unchanged since 1959
Marsha Moeller, NHS class of 1965, will not be at a bond information meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Chisholm Middle School to take a tour of the building she attended school in for three years starting in 1959.
- CMS locker room virtually unchanged since 1959
- Mission to host ‘Volunteer Round Up’
- EmberHope breaks ground on housing project
- Report: Majority of juvenile deaths in Harvey County from natural causes
- NRC to meet Friday
- City chugs ahead with railroad project
Photo Gallery

Through the lens: Hesstival
HESSTON — As part of the 2025 “Second Saturday” series by the Hesston Chamber of Commerce, the first “Hesstival” was celebrated on Oct. 11.
- Through the lens: Hesstival
- Through the lens: Bring Your Tractor to School Day
- Through the lens: Homecoming Parade
- Through the lens: Class of 1965 tours CMS
- Through the lens: Kids Art Carnival 2025
Special Sections
Sports
Railers to host Hutchinson for senior night
Salthawks 4-2 after win over Campus, Newton looking to rebound after Andover loss By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan The Newton High School football team heads into week seven with its final home game of the season. The Railers host 4-2 Hutchinson at 7 p.m. Friday in non-league play at Fischer Field for Senior Night. Newton…
- Railers to host Hutchinson for senior night
- Area Prep Football: Week 7
- Bethel returns to play with annual ‘Menno Bowl’
- Sports briefs
Opinion

Affordable health care at stake for 200,000 Kansans as shutdown tensions rise in D.C.
America is in week three of a government shutdown, and the ability of hundreds of thousands of Kansas families to afford health care is on the line.
- Affordable health care at stake for 200,000 Kansans as shutdown tensions rise in D.C.
- Elections have consequences: tariffs and bailouts edition
- As Kansans cluster in urban areas, our public lands deserve appreciation and protection
Conversations
Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week voting opens
The voting process of the Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week for Week 6 of the fall sports season has opened. The site is at https://contests.cherryroad.com/event/1a74b41cc2f645c4. This week’s nominees are: Boys Jerick Humphreys, junior, Hesston…
- Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week voting opens
- Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week voting opens
- Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week voting opens
Lifestyle

Prairie Doc Perspective: The What If’s
By Debra Johnston, MDLet’s call her Sarah, although that wasn’t her name. I’d had the privilege of delivering her, and the fun of watching her grow into a precocious toddler, with an impish smile and…