By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan The Wichita Trinity Academy girls’ basketball team held off a late Olathe East comeback to claim a 35-30 win Saturday… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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Bethel College student Eli Regier, Newton, is the winner of the annual Dwight Beckham Young Soloist competition (college division) sponsored by the Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra. Regier, a junior music education major, is a saxophonist.
The Newton High School girls’ basketball team had trouble getting the ball to go through the basket in a 48-22 loss to Olathe Northwest Thursday in bracket play of the 47th Newton Invitational Tournament at Ravenscroft Gym. It took the Railers three quarters before the offense finally got going.
Students at Slate Creek Elementary have a dream - and have started raising funds to make the dream come true. They would like to for the school to have an “ inclusive playground set” that all students can play on with all classmates, regardless of abilities.
It was the very eve of the Dust Bowl era, the darkest time in the history of EuroAmerican settlement on the Great Plains, when the Greeley County News, smack on the Colorado line, chose to reprint the full text (eight stanzas plus chorus) of a ballad dating from the 1880s: “Little Old Sod Shanty on the Claim.”
The Harvey County Health Department along with other health organizations are conducting a survey regarding health issues in Harvey County. Anyone who lives or works in Harvey County can take the survey.
Amtrak announced this week the first replacement of equipment on long distance trains, including the Southwest Chief, in more than 40 years. Amtrak announced it will be requesting ideas for railcar replacements from 10 manufacturers.
Some members of the Harvey County Economic Development Council were hoping to make big announcements about GAF Materials locating in Newton more than a month ago, but there was a hiccup in the process.
There are a pair of work sessions coming up next week that warrant attention - the board of education will talk about dropping enrollment, while the Newton city commission will talk utility rates. Neither is a discussion that anyone really wants to have.