December 2021

Jesse Arellano

NEWTON - Our beloved Jesse Arellano, 86, died Monday (December 27, 2021) in Newton, surrounded by his family. He was born on October 5, 1935 in Newton, Kansas to his parents Juan and Georgia Corona Arellano.

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Betty Lou Meyers

NEWTON - Betty Lou Meyers, 77, passed away on December 12th, 2021, at NMCHealth in Newton, Kansas surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Great Bend, Kansas, on February 10th, 1944, the daughter of John and Helen (Maes) Berscheidt.

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Christmas frights raise funds for teen

Just before Christmas The Woof Park, a privately owned dog park in rural Newton, hosted a little different kind of fundraiser. A mash-up of Halloween and Christmas, the park hosted the first “Nightmare in Christmas Land.” “Everybody that came out had a lot of fun and everyone volunteered their time to do it and help out,” said Karen Regier, owner of Woof Park.

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