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Kansas Gas Service asking KCC to authorize $93.1 million overall revenue increase

May 10, 2024

TOPEKA — The Kansas Corporation Commission invited public comment from nearly 650,000 customers of Kansas Gas Service on the request for an overall revenue increase of $93.1 million that would translate into an average increase of less than $10 in monthly residential bills.Proposed changes subject to June public hearings in Topeka and Wichita would apply to portions of a KGS customer’s bill tied to fixed monthly service and delivery charges.

K-15 to have lane closures in downtown

May 10, 2024

By Chad FreyNewton Kansan A long-awaited construction project for much of the northern section of Main Street is set to get started May 13. APAC-Kansas… Login to continue reading Login…

Truck show this weekend

May 10, 2024

The 21st Annual Wheat State Antique Truck Show will be 9 a.m.

Sheriff’s office dealing with changing asset forfeiture laws

May 7, 2024

The Harvey County Sheriff’s office collected about $42,833.99 in revenue through asset forfeiture in 2023.

Car show endures despite early rain

May 6, 2024

This year is the first time the Newton Car Show, one of the largest in the state, was managed by the Community Chaplain Response Team.The show shook off early rains, filling downtown with vehicles of all kinds throughout the late morning and afternoon.

‘Hobby Night’ coming to downtown Newton

May 6, 2024

Do you have a hobby, one that you would like to see grow?

Open Road, Woven will close out the school year at Bethel

May 3, 2024

Featuring a number of area student singers, Bethel College’s small a cappella ensembles will give their joint spring concert on the afternoon of May 5.Woven (high voices) and Open Road (low voices) will perform at 4 p.m.

West Park monitoring well approved

May 2, 2024

West Park targeted for monitoring well.By Chad FreyNewton KansanIt took a couple of motions on April 30, but the Harvey County Commission granted permission to The Kansas Geological Survey to drill a “monitoring well” in Harvey County West Park.

Car show, cruise on deck for this weekend

May 2, 2024

This weekend will be the 20th Newton Car Show, under new management for the second time.This year is the first that the car show, one of the largest in the state, will be managed by the Community Chaplain Response Team.“It is an extremely big project, with that said, the car show folks that ran it for the last five years said ‘listen, we would just like to enjoy the car show and participate that way.’ The thought was because they gave to the nonprofits in the area, what better place to turn it over too,” said Larry Alexander, member of the Community.

Residents turn to commission for leadership in dealing with lake algae

May 2, 2024

Constance Gehring went to the county commission on April 30 with something on her mind — Harvey County East Lake is once again on the Kansas Department Health and Environment Blue-Green Algae advisory lists.