• Rebecca Noble, for completing certification as a county treasurer, financial officer and financial manager through Fort Hays State University.
• Molly Bunting, for graduating from Kansas State University.
• Pvt. Preston Robertson, for graduating from Army National Guard basic training.
• Judd Schroeder, for making the dean’s list at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
• Adrienne Thompson and Chelsea Williams, for graduating from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.
• Newton High School Student Leadership Class of 2009, for collecting funds for the Harvey County Safe House.
• Kristen McCurdy, for receiving the Tim Louis Soth Scholarship.
• Hannah Van Sickle, for graduating for Cottey College.
• Kassidy Knowles, for winning Newton Idol at the Chisholm Trail Festival.
• Cadet Marissa Dey, for graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
