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March 2025
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Kansas Profiles: Making miracles multiply
How do you multiply a miracle?
Teachers’ professional rights
With some variation among the 50 states, K-12 teachers still have the responsibility and legal right to determine the specific lessons appropriate for their students within their professional field. For instance, a geology teacher does not teach the earth is flat and a math teacher does not teach 2+2=5.
Cocaine hippos overrun Kansas political landscape: Imaginary problems enthrall conservatives
By: Clay Wirestone No one asked for hippos to overrun Colombian rivers. But hippos frolic in the South American country anyway, thanks to the extravagant… Login to continue reading Login…
Electing the Supreme Court? Why Stop There?
It’s not often the people of Kansas get to hold a “referendum” on state legislation. In fact, they can’t. At least not on their own.
Warkentin House to host tea party
The Warkentin House Spring Tea will be 9:30 to 11:30 a m. April 5 at the museum, 211 E. First Street.
RaileRobotics advances to regional final in Kansas City
The FIRST Robotics program at Newton High School put together quite a season — from fielding two robots for the first time in program history to finishing one match away from a possible trip to the world championships.
Toy store opens downtown
A number of businesses have come and gone from what was established as Dickey’s Drug Store in 1877 in the 600 block of North Main. And for a number of years Leah Gaeddert has driven by what she called a “whimsical” building at 611 N. Main with a dream for the old building.