• Benjamin Unruh, for receiving his doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
• Jennie Skibbe, for earning a scholarship from Alpha Delta Kappa.
• James McClenahan, for earning a bachelor of arts degree from Cedarville University.
• Newton auto tech students, for placing second and sixth overall in the state Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition.
• Newton High School drama department, for being nominated for several Jester Awards.
• Anna Unruh, Kevin Leary and Sheralynn Neff, for being named Governor’s Scholar Award winners.
• Marisa Ruhter, for being the recipient of the Harvey County Association of Retired School Personnel scholarship.
• Ryan Clough, Emilie Doerksen, Kylie Jantz, Kevin Leary, Sheralynn Neff, Scott Rempel, Allison Schrag, Anna Unruh and Ruth Wiens, for being 2008 Newton High School valedictorians.
• Sammantha Baldwin, Dustin Blosser, Lindsay Vannaman, and Sara Vogt, for being 2008 Newton High School salutatorians.
• Vice Admiral Michael Loose, Randall Mathews and Stephen Shields, for being named 2008 Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award honorees by Newton High School.
• Golden Plains Free Methodist Church, for receiving a grant for a Vacation Bible School program.
• Scott Kliewer, for being the new senior pastor at Meridian Baptist Church.
• Ron Corino, for winning a momentum award in Nashville.
• Kara Gridley, for being recognized for academic excellence at the University of Central Oklahoma.
• Jordan Penner, for taking first place in the Kansas Association of Historians’ paper-writing contest.
• Brandon Goodall, for graduating from Manhattan Area Technical College.
• Amanda Voth, for earning a bachelor degree from Washburn University.
• Aaron Keller and William McCullough, for being recognized by the University Honors Program at The University of Kansas.
• Kathy Brotton, for donating proceeds from her gifts business to Caring Hands Humane Society.
• Misty Holder, for become a new stylist at Chisholm Trail Salon.
• Stan Brodhagen, for being named a vice president of business development for Landmark National Bank.
• Gregory Friesen, for being elected to membership in the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.
• Wichita Clinic Bethel, for being a sponsor of the Emma Creek Classic.
• Kylie Jantz and Jessy Scholtz, for being recipients of the Newton Rotary Club scholarships.
• Jordan Penner, Meredith Lehman and Peter Miller, for sweeping the research paper competition at Messiah College.
• Aaron Linscheid, Kimberly Schmidt, Kate Larson and Caitlin Buerge, for winning Thresher Awards at Bethel College.
• Sarah Romereim, Eric Riggs and Stephanie Van Der Weg, for making the dean’s list at Baker University.
• Tina Stanford, Allison Wegerer and Crystal Blankley, for graduating from Colby Community College.
• Joshua Church and Amy Church, for graduating from Hutchinson Community College and Wichita State University, respectively.
