
Pair of Newtonians inducted by music hall of fame
A pair of Newtonians have been selected for the Kansas Music Hall of Fame – Lander Ballard and Jon E. Miller were among eight acts selected Jan.

A pair of Newtonians have been selected for the Kansas Music Hall of Fame – Lander Ballard and Jon E. Miller were among eight acts selected Jan.

The Newton High School girls’ wrestling team came away with four medals in the second Newton Invitational Tournament of Champions Thursday at Ravenscroft Gym. Newton finished the day in 12th place in the team standings out of 22 with 65 points.

Hesston - Hesston College Music Department will present Masterworks Concert: I Believe at 7 p.m. January 14 at Hesston Mennonite Church. This performance during Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend will feature works by Black composers William Dawson, Robert Owens and Margaret Bonds.
Gov. Kelly states she wants facts and bi-partisanship in Topeka for Kansas.

hen we fix racism we’ll save or recoup the $16 trillion estimated to be lost in just this century, not accounting for the $2.4 billion related to health disparities. That money could go to healthcare for all or universal minimum wage or college.
Each January the Newton city commission is thrust into the middle of a conflict, faced with a decision that not matter which way it goes there will be upset residents. The seemingly innocuous decision of when vendors can set up tents and open up buildings to sell fireworks - and when the purchaser of said noise makers can used them - is anything by trivial.

December 27, 1927 to January 10, 2023, Hesston, KS Grace was born to George and Helena Abrahams in Goessel, KS. Grace attended Emmenthal Elementary School and graduated from Goessel High School.

Dear Doctors: I’ve been reading that it’s a pretty bad flu season this year, and I’m starting to get worried about getting sick. I haven’t gotten a flu shot yet, but I think it might be too late. Is it still worthwhile to get the vaccine? Is this year’s vaccine effective?
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall is requesting an extension to the deadline for Kansans to submit challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposed broadband map.