Trunk or Treat at Third Gear
Third Gear Motorsports, 401 SW Second in Newton, hosted a “Trunk or Treat” car show Oct. 22 at the shop. All photos by Michele Clark,… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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Area cross country roundup
Railers send two runners to state GREAT BEND — Two members of the Newton High School cross country team — senior Simon Secor and sophomore… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Sports briefs
Thresher spikers top McPherson The Bethel College volleyball team ended its Senior Night with a five-set win over McPherson Saturday at Thresher Gym. Bethel downed… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Sub-State volleyball roundup
Railers fall in sub-state finals ANDOVER – The Newton High School volleyball team fell in the finals of the Class 5A sub-state tournament Saturday in… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Area football standings
Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I ;League;Overall ;W;L;W;L x-Maize;6;0;8;0 Derby;5;1;6;2 Hutchinson;4;2;6;2 Maize South;3;3;4;4 Newton;2;4;3;5 Campus;1;5;1;7 Salina South;0;6;0;8 x-league champions Division II x-Valley Center;4;2;6;2 x-Salina Central;4;2;6;2… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Threshers rebound to stop Sterling
Palmer scored on pick six, gets catch on offense By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan The Bethel College football team handed coach A.B. Stokes a birthday… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Westfall named ‘Citizen of the Year’
It’s not often a moment can render a politician and event emcee speechless, but that occurred Oct. 19 at and following the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.
Railer soccer team closes out regular season with win
HUTCHINSON — The Newton High School boys’ soccer team ended the season with one of its best regular seasons in school history after a 3-0 win against the Hutchinson Salthawks Thursday at the Salthawk Soccer Complex. Newton ends the season 14-2, 5-1 in AV-CTL I play, taking second in the league and clinching a top-four seed in the regionals, allowing the Railers to host a regional.
Democracy balances on the brink in Kansas
Kansas and all of the United States teeter on the edge of a treacherous canyon. If we drop into that vast gulf, climbing out again will take years if not decades.
Plains Folk: ‘Scottish Highlanders’
As noted in my previous column, I saw many different breeds of cattle on my recent tour of the central Scottish Highlands, even a few dairy breeds (but no Holsteins). But the only two I could identify with certainty were Angus and Highlanders. The former breed, Angus, or crosses with many other different breeds, are well represented on ranches in Kansas and the central plains, but Highlanders are somewhat of a rarity. My granddaughter, Josie, had three or four of them, but sold them a few months back. Other than that I don’t recall seeing any Highlanders in the Flint Hills.