From left, Sedgwick Fire Chief Zane Hansen , Newton Deputy Chief Cory Lehman and Halstead Chief Jim VanSchaick (now retired) wrote a grant for communications equipment, and the departments were awarded more than $495,000. [Chad Frey/Newton Kansan]
By Chad Frey Newton Kansan The check is big nearly $500,000 – and it represents a first for the Newton Fire/EMS Department. This is the…