Through the lens: Music at the library
Wichita musician Aaron Fowler and his dog Mr. Kuumba provided a free family concert at Newton Public Library July 7.
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Through the lens: Independance Day 2025
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Kansas Profiles: Leaning forward in farm operations
“We are leaning forward in our operation, not leaning back,” said one Kansas farmer.
Prairie Doc Perspective: Protecting Children from Online Harms
With the rapid rise in internet use among children, the dangers of online exploitation have grown alarmingly. Children’s access to the internet has become nearly ubiquitous, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote learning, online gaming, and social media are now integral to daily life, meaning more children, even preschool-age children, are regularly online, often unsupervised and unprotected. This new reality demands that we consider not only physical safety for our children, but also the dangers they are facing online.
K-State livestock expert urges youth to follow biosecurity practices before and after fair
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A Kansas State University livestock specialist is urging youth and others showing animals at local fairs to take the time to make sure that those animals remain safe – both at the fair and during transportation.
Why Do We Say That?
I took my young son to a ballgame.
Behind Kansas senator’s rhetoric on ‘big, beautiful bill’ lurk nasty truths
While attending the 2025 National Association of Social Work’s Annual Conference in June, I received an email from U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, praising President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” as a transformative legislative package that will prevent economic disaster and uplift American families.
Mahmoud v. Taylor: SCOTUS Avoids Condemning the Real “Impermissible Burden”
“A government burdens the religious exercise of parents,” Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito writes on behalf of the court’s majority in Mahmoud v. Taylor, “when it requires them to submit their children to instruction that poses ‘a very real threat of undermining’ the religious beliefs and practices that the parents wish to instill.”
County serves more than 550 with WIC
As national program advocates voiced concerns over future funding, the Harvey County Health Department moved forward with gran applications for the Women, Infant and Children program.
Rainy June leads to drop in pool usage
A rainy June led to a decline in municipal pool use at the Newton Municipal Pool, 401 N. Santa Fe.