Women of the year: Andrea Braker
By Chad Frey Newton Kansan Andrea Braker moved to the Newton area about 11 years ago, at the time a stay-at-home mom and wife of… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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City effort to use goats for sapling control short lived
By Kansan Staff An effort by the Newton Parks Department to use goats as weed and sapling control in the Kansas Logistics Park was a… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
NHS Prom coming to Meridian Center
Newton High Prom: Disco Fever is scheduled for April 13 at the Meridian Center, 1420 E Broadway Ct., in Newton.
HCTalk, April 11, 2024
This week editor Chad Frey talks about why we published a story about a mailman’s DUI arrest, the accomplishments of Newton High School’s robotics program… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
‘Skipper’ will return after new library parking lot is finished
The “Skipper” sculpture has been located on the northwest corner of Military Park for about 45 years — an area that is undergoing major work as the old Newton Public Library is being demolished to create a parking lot for the new library sitting to the east.
Events calendar
April 13 9 to 10:30 a.m. — Newton Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update, McKinley Administrative Center, 308 E. First Street. 10 a.m. — Second… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Walton park to be returned – maybe
There was little to no conversation by the Newton USD 373 Board of Education about a move to transfer ownership of property owned by the district in Walton.
County to apply for exclusive grant
The Harvey County Food and Farm Council and Harvey County Health Department are one of a select group of 10 organizations asked to apply for Food Secure Communities Initiative grant funding, a grant that will be funded for eight of the organizations who will apply.
Volunteer wheat harbors wheat streak mosaic virus
MANHATTAN – The wheat streak mosaic virus, transmitted by wheat curl mites that reside in volunteer wheat, poses problems for producers and requires thorough management, according to Kansas State University wheat disease specialist Kelsey Andersen Onofre.“They kind of are this family of viruses that are vectored by a tiny mite that we call the wheat curl mite.
On duty mail carrier cited for DUI
A Newton postal carrier was cited for DUI April 8 while working his route in a truck issued by the postal service.