Most parents know good rest is as vital as good nutrition for the health of their newborns — even if they can only dream about getting a good night’s sleep themselves.

In the year since three members of her family were brutally killed in Chicago, Grammy and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has found ways to heal and start a new life.

Kay Self, holding a copy of The Newton Kansan with the article about her collecting flip-flops for Haiti, with the mission team from Newton to Haiti: Feisel and Ellen Jahay, and Wayne Brenneman. They are perched on the bed of a pick-up truck (their mode of transportation) on Sept. 19 in a village near Port-au-Prince.

Just a few weeks into the forensics season, Bethel College has qualified its first competitor for the American Forensic Association-National Individual Events Tournament.

Bethel College announces recipients of academic scholarships for the 2009-10 school year who are first-time freshmen at the college. Academic scholarships at Bethel are based on high school grade point average and college entrance exams.

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