Each year, the Newton Medical Center Community Association provides support to NMC in the form of volunteer hours and funding for equipment.
The Newton Chamber honored two local businesses last week with ribbon cuttings.
Pat Jones, executive director of the Dress for Success program in Wichita, said the organization seeks to help women get back on their feet and find success in the workforce. Women are able to receive new business attire from the organization and also participate in an intensive 12-week program where they receive tips on job skills such as resumes and interviews.
The Central Kansas Community Foundation Board of Trustees recently appointed three new members to serve on the board: Tim Hodge of Newton, Brad Bartel of Hillsboro and Jennifer Vogts of North Newton.
A survey conducted by the Kansas Healthcare Collaborative on hospital health-care worker immunizations for the seasonal flu is completed, and the results are in: Newton Medical Center achieved the highest vaccination rate — 82 percent — for the 2010 to 2011 season, compared with national and state averages.
The quarterly meeting and dinner for all retired ATSF Railroad employees, spouses and friends will be at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Charlie's Restaurant.
Local business Bud and Steve Auto Service recently donated $210 to help fight cancer.
Tom Adrian, attorney at Adrian & Pankratz, P.A. in Newton, recently attended the 46th Annual University of Miami Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning in Orlando, Fla.
On Dec. 17 through 18, John Back, owner of Designs by John in Newton, took Kare Vedvik, a Norwegian exchange student currently living in McPherson, to a Kansas City Kicking camp in Manhattan.
Last July, it might have seemed surprising when the government announced plans to raise corporate average fuel economy standards to 54.5 MPG by 2025.
