Trail extension plan gets new life
A plan to extend a portion of the Sand Creek bike path that looked dead in the water picked up new life on Jan. 14.
Chad Frey
Holiday changes trash schedule
The City of Newton, Sanitation Division, will observe Monday, Jan. 20 as a holiday, altering the curbside trash collection schedule.
Newton Community Children’s Choir launching beginner choir
This spring, Newton Community Children’s Choir is launching “Prelude Choir,” a non-auditioned, beginner-level choir for second- to fifth-grade students. The purpose of the new choir… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Trappers taking over West Park this weekend
For members and leaders of the Boy Scouts this weekend is a weekend for testing skills.
MLK observances planned at county colleges
Harvey County’s two largest colleges will each host observances of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 20, the national day of observance of the life of the late civil rights leader.
NHS student seeking stem cell donor
Newton High School and the surrounding community will rally around 15-year-old local student Johnna Hulett as she seeks a blood stem cell donor amid her battle against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 18 in the Newton High School Library,900 W 12th St. ‘Diagnosed late last year, Hulett has undgone the first round of treatments, however doctors have determined that her best chance of recovery is a blood stem cell transplant.
Letter: Will Halstead Wind Up Evacuated and Covered With Toxic Smoke Like Moss Landing?
On 1/16/25 at about 3 pm California time, the Battery Energy Storage System (B.E.S.S.) operated by VISTRA in Moss Landing California caught fire.
Letter: Do not give up hope
The 2025 Kansas legislative session has begun. It doesn’t look good for Medicaid expansion. The pundits on TV say that because of the supermajority there is no hope.
Politics makes people — including supreme court justices — stupid
On January 10, US president-elect Donald Trump officially became a convicted felon as New York judge Juan Merchan sentenced him on 34 counts of falsifying business records to disguise “hush money” payments to porn star Stormy Daniels as legal expenses.
Give young people the power to change tech laws?
During most class meetings, students in my introductory journalism course at the University of Kansas complete a group writing assignment. Groups of about five students swivel — as best they can in the theater seats — to talk to each other and plan their response.