Chad Frey

Chad Frey

Inclusive playground to be constructed in 2024

A couple of years ago students at Slate Creek started bringing their spare change to school with a dream - build a playground where all the students at school, special education students included, could play together.Those pure hearts had no idea what that playground would cost - and that the number would be in the hundreds of thousands.A few parents from the PTO came together to support that fundraising effort, and the Central Kansas Community Foundation came to the table for support.And then, a November to remember happened.

Dear Santa

Students from Slate Creek and South Breeze elementary schools shared their letters to Santa with The Newton Kansan.

Christmas caretakers

For most of us, Christmas Day is a pause in our regular routine, whether it’s as brief as the day or stretched over the course of several to travel and visit.

Outdoors: K-State biologists receive more than $1.8 million for wild turkey research

MANHATTAN — Two Kansas State University biologists are leading a study to understand why wild turkey populations are declining in Kansas.David Haukos, associate professor of biology and leader of the Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and Dan Sullins, assistant professor of biology and faculty member of the unit, received more than $1.8 million to support the research.