Kansas Profile: How can I grow?
By Ron Wilson “How can I grow?” asked the young, professional woman. It’s a key question to be considered when developing a career. Today that… Login to continue reading Login…
October 2025
Read MoreKansas Profile: How can I grow?
Social Security: instead of robbing the “gabillionaires,” stop fleecing the “regular workers”
by Thomas L. Knapp “Rather than letting gabillionaires like Elon Musk put practically none of their massive incomes into” Social Security, Jim Hightower writes at… Login to continue reading Login…
Inequality in Kansas and the U.S. threatens to swamp us all. We must look out for one another.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that as long as poverty existed, he could never be rich, even with a billion dollars.
Letter to the editorKansas must act now to protect its children
Kansas can no longer afford to look away from the cracks in our child protection system. From courtrooms to classrooms, licensed daycares to foster care,… Login to continue reading Login…
In the garden: Treating for Dandelions in fall?
Well I’m going to call it fall even though we have wacky weather here in Kansas! So with fall months comes fall lawn and garden chores. One of these chores is weed control. Some weeds like crabgrass we apply control in the spring, but because we have a multitude of weed types not all are treated the same. Some need to be tended to in the fall.
Kansas ranks as 10th most religious state, while ‘nones’ continue to increase
TOPEKA — The number of Kansans who are not affiliated with any religion, sometimes called “nones,” has doubled since 2007, in keeping with a national trend of a less religious but more spiritual America.
Tractors head to school Sept. 9
“Bring Your Tractor to School Day” was Oct. 9 at Newton High School, an annual effort to call attention to agriculture and ag education by FFA.
Airport project still on time despite weather
A wetter than normal year, one that delayed a city project to pave South Hillside Road east of Newton, has also provided a challenge to another major construction project: the reconstruction of the crosswind runway at the Newton City/County Airport.
After ‘lock-in’ juvenile arrested for criminal threat
By Chad Frey Newton Kansan One juvenile was arrested and charged with aggravated criminal threat, a felony, at about 5 p.m. Oct. 9 following statements made insinuating violence against Newton…
Through the lens: Bring Your Tractor to School Day
The annual Bring Your Tractor to School Day was Oct. 9, 2025. All photos by Michele Clark, Newton Kansan