In the garden: Fall fertilizer season is upon us
The November fertilizer application on your cool season lawn is nearly upon us.
October 2023
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Gift an amaryllis for colorful winter blooms
This holiday, give a gift that keeps giving and requires no dusting.
City Commission meeting prospective city managers
The Newton city commission will host a regular meeting Oct.
Artist inspired by ancient cultures to be at Dos Muertos celebration
Hector Chavez of Newton took a trip to Kansas City that changed his life – at least his life as an artist.
Amish Cook: Sundays are set aside
I love Sundays; they bring their own sense of relaxation.
Prairie Doc Perspective: Get your eyes checked
If you ever played baseball, you may have been told to “keep your eye on the ball.” When batting, a baseball player is taught to watch the ball the entire time from when it leaves the pitcher’s hand to when, hopefully, their bat smacks the ball for a hit.
In BriefCVB to meet
The Newton Convention and Visitors Bureau Board will meet at 8 a.m.
CMS’ Nulik earns honors
Chad Nulik has not been an assistant principal at Chisholm Middle School very long, just since 2020, but his impact is being felt.
Driving to End Hunger
Want to beat the Iowa State Cyclones when they come to town the end of November?
Where to watch local political forums online
Last month The Newton Kansan partnered with Harvey County Talk and Harvey County Digital to host a political forum – or rather, a pair of them.We spent a couple of months preparing - inviting candidates, procuring a venue, inviting people to watch and preparing the technology for creating a forum for city and school candidates to be posted online.The board of education forum, featuring all but one candidate (who let us know she had an out-of-town committment she could not get out of) is online here: https://tinyurl.com/3b9yvntr.The city commission forum featuring all but one candidate (who let us know she had some health issues to take care of) is online here: https://tinyurl.com/yky6z428We truly enjoyed the opportunity to be part of the local political process for the city and school elections.