Chad Frey

Chad Frey

County adjusts waste fees

Harvey County was placed in difficult spot — fees charged for solid waste not covering the cost of operations of the transfer station and the construction/demolition dump site.

Saddle Club hosts special training

With a firm grasp on always finding a new learning experience, Newton Saddle club offered something different for local horse owners and riders last weekend.Augusta-based Eclipse Versatility Horses conducted a ranch-versatility training for the club, with clinicians Elliot Merck and Lauren Mathias offering instructions to novice and experienced riders and owners.Both clinicians come from diverse equine backgrounds and give riders a unique and rounded view of western performance.

‘Field Day’ planned by radio club

There’s a club in Newton that has been growing the past few years, one that has been heard round the globe and is about to celebrate an important day.“We are always trying to do things to invite people to come in,” said Bob Dittert, vice president of the Newton Amateur Radio Club.The 20 member Newton Amateur Radio Club will participate in The National Association for Amateur Radio Field Day on June 22 and 23, operating a 24-hour station at Camp Hawk, starting at 1 p.m.

General George Marshall

During the observance of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing at Normandy Beach, it is obvious that the generation that survived the World War II era is rapidly passing.