Marti Lee and Jason Avants, for graduating as clowns.
• Cliff and Ruth Dole Senior Center of Burrton, for receiving the RSVP “Station of the Year” Award.
• City of Newton public works department, for receiving the Excellence in Program Operations award.
• Suzanne Loomis, for receiving the George Williams Award for Excellence.
• Katie Klock and Ethan Kinderknecht, for receiving Newton Treble Clef Club scholarships.
• Mark McGee, for becoming a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda at The University of Kansas.
• Janie Knight, for joining the sales staff at Prudential Dinning-Beard Realtors.
• Drs. John Dienst, Ronald Fiegel, Roger Grant, Tom Lentz and Ryan Simmons, for attending the Kansas Optometric Association conference.
• Newton Postal Service carriers and volunteers, for collecting canned goods for the Salvation Army Food Bank.
• Steve Unruh, for writing the music for the independent movie “Air.”
• McKinley Residential Historical District in Newton, for being recognized as a historical district by the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review.
• Jessy Schultz, for receiving a Shelter Insurance Foundation scholarship.
• Mollie Emerson, for being recognized by the United States Achievement Academy.
• Matthew Baumgartner and Herbert Hagman, for receiving scholarships from Pizza Hut.
• Newton High School forensics team, for placing fifth at state championships.
• Volunteers and ticket buyers of “Murder on Maui,” for helping Heart to Heart raise $5,200.
• Helen E. Claassen endowment fund, for funding a mobile laptop lab at the Newton Public Library.
• Sister Rosemary Sieg, for serving 50 years in Catholic education.
• Claudia Limbert, for receiving the 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from Bethel College.
