• Kevin Williams, for becoming an Eagle Scout.
• Faye Smith, for placing in several events at the National Junior Shorthorn Show and Conference.
• Newton Church of the Brethren, for starting the Sharing and Caring Community Garden.
• Marlene Faul, for attending the National Association for Family and Community Education’s annual conference.
• Dr. Muhammad M. Ali, for establishing a private psychiatry practice in Newton.
• Greg Raleigh, for being named an All American Agent by American Family Insurance Group.
• Dr. Gretchen Homan, for joining Cottonwood Pediatrics as a full-time pediatrician.
• Marion Schroeder, for retiring after 32 years of service at Presbyterian Manor.
• Tricia Fensky, for being named to the honor roll at McPherson College.
• Navy Seaman Recruit Andrew Galliher, for completing U.S. Navy basic training.
• Megan Wedel and Chelsea Schenherr, for graduating from Barton County Community College.
• Menno and Alice Isaac and Chad Lehman, for attending the International Kiwanis Convention.
• Navy Seaman Patrick Johnson, for completing U.S. Navy basic training.
• Christopher Voth, for being named a College Scholar at Greenville College.
• Mike Barron, for receiving the A.F. McKenzie Achievement Award from Edward Jones.
• Kidron Bethel, for raising $45,000 at its Celebration Day festivities.
• Kenneth Hawkins Jr., Phillip Weber, Ross Graham, Brodi Birch, Robert Ziegler, Chad Schrag, Justin Fensky, Michael Carpenter, Rachel Carpenter, Andrew Molgren, Chad Friesen, Jeremy Kaufman, Matthew Esau, Jessica Eden-Correll and Nolan Williams, for making the honor roll at Pittsburg State University.
• Molly Hague, for being named as an oustanding student at Drury University’s chemistry department.
