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The meatless meals Lent from 4 to 7 p.m. April 1 and April 8 will be served at the St.
March 2022
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Flamingo that escaped Kansas zoo in 2005 spotted in Texas
WICHITA (AP) — One of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the coast of Texas, wildlife officials said. The Coastal Fisheries division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the African flamingo — known as No.
Storm knocks out power to much of county
A storm that brought high winds and rain through much of Kansas resulted in a large power outage in Harvey County on March 29. Wind gusts of 45 miles per hour were recorded at the Newton City/County Airport while as much as 1.22 inches of rain were recorded in Harvey County by the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network.
Julie Ann (Waltner) Krehbiel
Julie Ann (Waltner) Krehbiel was born September 1, 1963 to Ervin and Edna Waltner and raised on a farm in Freeman, SD. In 1978, she was baptized and joined Salem Mennonite Church.
Martin “Marty” Pruitt
Martin Eugene “Marty” Pruitt, 74, of Hesston, died at 5:50 P.M., Friday, March 25, 2022 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. He was born June 26, 1947 at the former Mercy Hospital at Parsons, a son of Norman F.
Velma Irene Ratzlaff
July 24, 1924 March 18, 2022 Velma Irene Ratzlaff, 97, of Hutchinson, died Friday, March 18,2022 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 24,1924 in rural Reno County to Edward and Louise (Kaufman) Schwartz.
Demolition begins for Habitat project
About three blocks from where Hyde Park sat 150 years ago two small houses, both more than 100 years old, were being demolished on March 29. It’s an event that marked the end of a few years of work, and the beginning of something new as a loader knocked down two row houses at 215 E.
District 373 looks at making cuts in response to enrollment drop
Fred Van Ranken knew an item on a list of possible budget cuts for USD 373 would ruffle a few feathers, and stoke the fears of some residents of the district. In the context of a failed bond issue a couple years ago that would have moved Walton Elementary, leaving the small town without a school for the first time in a century, seeing the item of having no kindergarten at the school would sound an alarm.
Our Lady hosts Lent
Our Lady of Guadalupe hosted a meatless supper for Lent March 25, part of a series of dinners the church will host for the season. The church will host meatless suppers for Lent from 4 to 7 p.m.
Newton baseball squad finishes tourney with win
VALLEY CENTER – Three games in the early season for the Newton High School baseball team and all three were decided by one run. Ryan Ruggerio hit a two-run single in the top of the sixth and the Railers held off a bases-loaded threat in the bottom of the sixth for a 3-2 win over Wichita Heights Saturday in the fifth-place game of the Valley Center Invitational.