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Solemn honor

By Chad FreyNewton KansanFor Harry Wolfe of Newton, the “trip of a lifetime” took on more meaning than could be imagined.

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Library Happenings

Newton Public Library720 N Oak StreetNewton, KS 67114(316) 283-2890fax: (316) 283-2916 www.newtonplks.orglibrary@newtonplks.orgLibrary Hours:Mon-Tues, Thurs: 9 a.m.

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Drop-off for ‘Operation Christmas Child’ sites to open As the Thanksgiving season approaches, many families and children are giving thanks for all their blessings and… Login to continue reading Login…

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Red tape and income limits have booted 82,000 Kansans off Medicaid since May. How can they get back on?

Robyn Adams struggled to support her husband and teenage daughter on $16,000 a year during the pandemic.Then the pandemic ended and her family lost its Medicaid coverage.“We went into panic,” she said.The family relied on a temporary expansion of coverage authorized by the federal government during the pandemic to weather the bills that came with her rheumatoid arthritis, her husband’s heart condition and her daughter’s Type 1 diabetes.Suddenly, the family faced a cost of prescription drugs that runs thousands of dollars a month.

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