More than 500 cats are expected to grace the halls of Caring Hands Humane Society this summer — each one in need of a new home, some in need of veterinary care. According to Caring Hands, about 54 percent are saved."Typically we get 100 kittens every month, beginning about now. We get 50 to 70...

Please join St. Mary Catholic School in thanking Darlene Dick for the many gifts and talents she has shared with students in the Newton community as a teacher at Newton High School and St. Mary Catholic School! She will begin a new chapter in her life as she retires from teaching.?Thursday, May 23, 2013, from 2:00-3:30pm?101...

Harvey County Commissioners discussed a tax abatement for Martin Machine and Welding in Halstead at their meeting Monday.Earlier this month, the city of Halstead passed a resolution declaring their intent to grant a five-year tax abatement to the company, which offers machining, welding, cutting,...

“Pathways to Wellness,” this year’s theme for Mental Health Month, calls attention to ways all people can work toward achieving an overall sense of well-being, including both mental health and physical health.“Wellness is an essential part of living a full and productive life,” said Kathy Pearce, PhD, licensed psychologist and director...

 @Byline:By James JordanNewton Kansan@Body type J: While state officials say they are keeping school funding at the same level, by not changing the amount schools receive per student, local school officials say they are still getting less money from the state.The overall funding per pupil may stay the same, but the local...

Officials from across the state gathered Thursday at the Harvey County Courthouse to discuss water issues — conversations dominated, unsurprisingly, by the state's continuing drought.According to Newton resident Byron Warta, who serves on a water-related committee and attended the meeting, western portions of the state have been hit...

Although the Harvey County Community Partnership is going away, many of the organization's services will live on through other agencies.The board of directors for the Harvey County Community Partnership announced the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization’s dissolution will be effective June 30. Paperwork for the intent to dissolve was mailed...

Newton City Commissioners voted in approval of a group residence ordinance — guidelines that will ultimately have an impact on the community’s homeless shelter debate.After hearing comments from representatives on both sides of the issue at the Tuesday night commission meeting, commissioners unanimously passed the ordinance. The...

Without the revenue brought in by federal inmates, monthly operating expenses for the Harvey County Detention Center could be more than $70,000 higher — placing a greater strain on the department's budget."That's a huge difference," Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton reported during Monday's Harvey County Commission meeting.

Special meeting of BOE plannedThere will be a special meeting of the the USD 373 Board of Education at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at McKinley Administrative Center, 308 E. First. The only item on the agenda is personnel. Third Thursday announcedThird Thursday offerings by downtown business, which will be from 6 to 8 p.m.

CDDO to meetThe Board of Directors of the Harvey-Marion County CDDO will hold its regular monthly meeting at 4 p.m.  May 20 in the meeting room of the Harvey-Marion County CDDO office, 500 N. Main, Suite 204, in Newton. There will be an opportunity for a public forum.JARC funding renewed For the sixth year the Kansas...

WICHITA - The dream of passenger rail service from Oklahoma City to Wichita and Newton, took a big step forward Friday with announcements at the Union Station in Wichita. The Kansas Dept. of Transportation has committed $3 million of a needed $5 million for studies needed to get the project going. Also KDOT has given Wichita the go-ahead...

  Book signing this weekendLocal authors Dena Bisnette and Joe Gilliam recenlty released the book "Newton" as part of the Images of America series from Arcadia Publishing.The pictorial history boasts more than 200 vintage images and provides readers with an opportunity to reconnect with the history that...

Evangelist David Stegmeier will be the speaker for the Church of God spring revival, May 13 through 19 at the church, 400 N. Meridian.Evening services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday morning services will be at 10:45 a.m. For more infomormation call 283-1830.Relief sale to donate $560,000 to MCCThe Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale...

Newton KansanAsbury Park is in the middle of a contest — one that they need the support of the Newton community to win.Asbury Station Child Care Center and the Newton Kiwanis Club are teaming up in the Make a Difference Through Play Contest to win $25,000 in playground equipment."We desperately need a playground,"...

The goal of Harvey County's community corrections program is to give offenders a second chance at life, to break a cycle of bad habits that led to their conviction in the first place.However, Janet Cagle, director of Harvey/McPherson Counties Community Corrections, said that cycle is a tough one to break, and these problems — especially...

Penner recently retired, in fall 2012, as president of the Kansas Independent College Association and Fund, a position he had held since fall 2002.He began his academic career teaching undergraduate psychology at Bethelfrom 1972-87. In 1984, he spent a sabbatical year teaching English and lecturing in psychology at Sichuan Teachers’...

At a special work session Tuesday evening, Newton City Commissioners talked about two zoning ordinances — including one dealing with homeless shelters, a topic that has generated considerable discussion and debate in the community throughout the past year.Commissioners looked at draft versions of the zoning ordinances: one about...

About a dozen community and business leaders attended a meeting at the Meridian Center Tuesday to learn more about global trade — and why exports are part of a healthy economy."Your future, as a company, is outside of the U.S.," said Karyn Paige, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kansas Global Trade Services. She was...

Anderson Road in Newton south of US-50 highway has reopened after being closed for two weeks. This street closure was required for construction of the new highway interchange at US-50 and Anderson Road. Anderson Road south of US-50 will be closed again, to continue placing overhead bridge beams for the US-50 interchange, from May 20 through May...

When the Harvey County Detention Center's inmate population started reaching a critical level around the first of the year, Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton hoped it was a one-time occurrence, and that levels would soon return to normal.However, that trend hasn't stopped, and as the Detention Center approaches the maximum population...

"Rainy weather has forced us indoors today.  "We've scaled back the festivities to the meal and bake sale only," said Noelle Dickinson of Prebyterian Manor.Food will be avalilable from 5 to 8 pm.

 Altar society to meetSt. Mary Altar Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. May 2 at the St. Mary school cafeteria, 101 E Ninth St.A potluck dinner with Fr. Jim Mainzer and Srs. Rosemary and Zita as guests is planned. Sign up sheets for summer events will be available for volunteers to add their names to the lists. Hostess for the...

 By Chad FreyNewton KansanBusinesses owners thinking about carving out a global market may want to mark April 30 on the calendar.Kansas Global Trade Services, formerly known as the Kansas World Trade Center, will host a workshop at The Meridian Center, 1420 E. Broadway Ct."Exports have a huge impact on...

Another cold snap has befallen Kansas and Harvey County — and the agricultural community is trying to figure out the effects of recent cold nights, rain and ice on the state's main crops.A new report says warmer temperatures are needed before Kansas farmers can assess the freeze damage to their winter wheat crop.So far, however,...