Kansas Profiles: Working at HoneyDo Farm
How are things on the old homestead?
July 2024
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In the Garden: Nutsedge is a life challenge
Life gives us challenges!
Prairie Doc Perspective : A hidden issue
Mental health treatment within the criminal justice system plays a pivotal yet often overlooked role in both the well-being and rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals.
THE AMISH COOK: Greeted with the smell of the grill
Editor’s Note: Judith is a friend of Gloria’s and fellow member of their Amish church.
Events calendar, July 29
July 31 4 to 7 p.m. — Newton USD 373 One Stop Enrollment, Newton High School, Willis Gymnasium, 900 West 12. Translators will be present. Bring the students birth certificate…
Getting ready for school
By Kansan Staff The days of summer are waning, as evidenced by an effort by The Table last week. Attendees of the weekly free meal… Login to continue reading Login…
What does not going for fire accreditation mean for Newton Fire/EMS?
By Chad FreyNewton KansanAs the city commission set a maximum mill levy this week, there were several budget cuts proposed for the next budget to allow the city to reduce the mill levy by one mill.One of those proposed cuts was to postpone a Fire/MS department accreditation.
Citizens State Bank Donates NMC Health for Emergency Department Expansion
A $25,000 donation from The Citizens State Bank will support expansion of NMC Health’s emergency department and facilitate the emergency behavioral health needs of the… Login to continue reading Login…
BNSF to close crossings for repairs
BNSF Railway’s downtown crossings are scheduled to close for repairs next month.The Main Street crossing will be closed from 7 a.m.
EmberHope Connections resumes care contract in Sedgwick County after 11-year hiatus
EmberHope Connections has increased its staff and initiated partnerships with local agencies to fill its role as the new foster care contractor in Sedgwick County.The faith-based nonprofit, which took over the state contact previously held by Saint Francis Ministries on July 1, believes these measures will help improve historically below-average foster care metrics in the region.Brenda Watkins, the president of EmberHope Connections in Wichita, said she has had a busy past couple of months, digging through paper files from the previous contractor and figuring out how to bring the region into compliance.“We’re very pleased with how things have transitioned,” Watkins said, despite the company only having four months to prepare.EmberHope held the Sedgwick County contract from 1997, when Kansas first privatized its foster care program, until 2013, when Saint Francis Ministries outbid the Newton-based company.“We did the work,” Watkins said.