Halstead boys close out Marion for third place
Creed scores 29, Johnson 20 in Dragon win By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan MARION — The Halstead Dragon boys basketball team continues to learn lessons… Login to continue reading Login…
December 2022
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Halstead girls use power play to win game
Wichita Homeschool finishes game with four players By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan MARION — The Halstead High School girls’ basketball team went on power play… Login to continue reading Login…
Plains Folk: Land office balladeer
In 1879 there arrived a mutual aid company of homesteaders from Zanesville, Ohio, to disembark at the ATSF depot in Dodge City. From there they streamed out to claims in Meade County around a little community they called Pearlette. The historian Bob Haywood has chronicled their settlement.
Railer boys top no. 1 Derby to open dual season
The second-ranked (KWCA, Class 5A) Newton High School boys’ wrestling team made a statement Thursday night with a pair of Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I dual meet wins at Ravenscroft Gym. Newton edged top-ranked (KWCA, Class 6A) Derby 42-23 and Maize South 82-0.
‘Ice House’ mural dedicated
The year of 2022, a sesquicentennial year for the city of Newton, has been a big year for Newton Murals and Art. Three murals were completed this year - the latest is “The Ice House Mural” which is on the back of a building facing the Newton Train Station and Newton City Hall.
Library happenings
Newton Public Library 720 N Oak Street Newton, KS 67114 (316) 283-2890 fax: (316) 283-2916 www.newtonplks.org library@newtonplks. org Library Hours: Mon-Tues, Thurs: 9 a.m.
What’s in a speech? Rebuilding a welcoming political culture
“I want to thank all of you, because there’s no excuses in life, and I’m not going to make excuses now because we put up one heck of a fight.” With these words, Herschel Walker conceded the Georgia Senate run-off. He also echoed the calm, often gracious, concession speeches made across the country a few weeks earlier by candidates of both parties.
A punch in the gut, and coming back
Monday was a gut-punch of a day, a day this community will recover from but one that will leave a lasting scar. Over the course of just a few hours the community lost an estimated 450 jobs - and an additional 140 were put at risk.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A good community The other day I dropped a tote bag near the post office. It contained papers I had prepared for visiting a new physician — including absolutely all of my identification information except my shoe size.
Andrea Nell Sharp
Andrea Nell Sharp, 37, beloved daughter, sister and friend, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, after a long illness. She was born to Gene and Janice Sharp of Valley Center, KS, on April 27, 1985, and attended Valley Center schools, Newton Christian High School (Class of 2003), Butler Community College and Friends University.