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Each year the city commission takes up a hot issue, when fireworks can be sold and discharged in the city of Newton.

Kansas lawmakers passed major tax cuts on Tuesday that will reduce income taxes and ultimately cost the state an estimated nearly $2 billion over the next five years.The bill would combine the state’s three income tax brackets into two and lower the top rates to 5.2% and 5.58% respectively.

With a firm grasp on always finding a new learning experience, Newton Saddle club offered something different for local horse owners and riders last weekend.Augusta-based Eclipse Versatility Horses conducted a ranch-versatility training for the club, with clinicians Elliot Merck and Lauren Mathias offering instructions to novice and experienced riders and owners.Both clinicians come from diverse equine backgrounds and give riders a unique and rounded view of western performance.

There’s a club in Newton that has been growing the past few years, one that has been heard round the globe and is about to celebrate an important day.“We are always trying to do things to invite people to come in,” said Bob Dittert, vice president of the Newton Amateur Radio Club.The 20 member Newton Amateur Radio Club will participate in The National Association for Amateur Radio Field Day on June 22 and 23, operating a 24-hour station at Camp Hawk, starting at 1 p.m.

Wichita school board will consider a $450 million plan to rebuild and restructure schoolsWichita public school leaders are considering a $450 million plan to rebuild and consolidate dozens of schools in an effort to modernize classrooms and reduce the district’s overall footprint.Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld said the proposal is based on public input and data compiled by consultants.