Lauren Reusser was trying to find time to go to a soccer game on Oct. 26 after spending his day - the second day in a row - at the MCC offices in North Newton at a meat canning project. “This is an absolutely phenomenal project,” Reusser said.
Northridge evacuated due to alarm A false fire alarm led to the evacuation of Northridge Elementary at about 1:20 p.m. Oct.
Bethel releases flag schedule Bethel College released the schedule for its inaugural women’s flag football season in the spring. Bethel has 10 games scheduled beginning with the season opener March 8 at Kansas Wesleyan.
Newton Kansan The Bethel College men’s soccer team had plenty of chances to put away Saint Mary Wednesday night in KCAC play, but the Spires were able to convert in the final 28 minutes to claim a 4-0 win. Romario Harding scored two goals with an assist for USM.
The Bethel College women’s soccer team played like it wanted in the post season, stopping Saint Mary 6-1 Wednesday in KCAC play at Thresher Stadium. C laire Hedlund scored two goals with three assists to pace Bethel.
Thelma Nadine Donham was born to Claude Earl “Jack” Sr and Vera Nadine (Willhour) Donham on March 14, 1934, at the family home in Wichita, Kansas. Nadine was the oldest child, followed by Nancy, Claude “Butch” Jr, Carl and Everett. Nadine attended various Wichita grade schools before starting tenth grade at East High School. She graduated from East in the spring of 1952 and enrolled in Wesley School of Nursing that fall. In the summer of 1953, Nadine kept the scorebook for her dad’s company fast-pitch softball team. It was here where she met Gene Smith. Gene joined the team by a friend’s invitation while on leave from the Marine Corp. Gene and Nadine were married the next summer on July 16, 1954, at St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Wichita. That fall, she began her last year of nursing school and she graduated in 1955. She worked in a doctor’s office until 1957 when their first daughter, Robin, was born. The young family then moved to St. Louis where Gene attended graduate school. Nadine worked third shift on the medical floor at a hospital to help support the family. Gene and Nadine then returned to Wichita, where their second and third daughters, Enid and Peggy, were born. In 1961, Gene and Nadine traveled to Oklahoma to attend evangelistic revival meetings. At these meetings, they both accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and established their home as one of faith and trutha legacy that has continued for generations. Gene returned to active duty in the Marines, and the Smiths moved to several Marine Corp bases including Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and Quantico in Virginia. Nadine raised their daughters alone for one year while Gene served in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1968. The Smiths then moved to 29 Palms base in California where their fourth daughter, Amy, was born. In 1970, the family moved back to their Oak Street house in Wichita so the girls could attend Berean Academy as they entered high school. During this season, Nadine onc
Donna Mae Dickerson, 83, passed away Monday, October 24, 2022. She was born on June 30, 1939 in Newton to Donald and Mildred Gilchrist.
Tampa - Arlin Mueller, 70, passed away October 25, 2022 at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater. He was born October 2, 1951 in Yates Center, Kansas to Erich and Kathryn (Hoffman) Mueller.
I recently had to fire up the furnace for the first time this season. As painful as it was to switch the thermostat from the off position to heat, Mother Nature forced my hand with a hard freeze about two weeks early. In my mind there’s nothing better than waking up in a chilly house. On the flip side, there’s nothing worse than being awoken by a freezing house.
This week we attended the final “informational session” for the Newton USD 373 bond issue - a bond issue for which voting has already begun. To be clear, more than 2,000 advance-by-mail ballots have already been mailed by the county clerk’s office for the Nov.