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The Newton City Commission will meet at 7 p.m. March 28 in Newton City Hall, 201 E.
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The Angels Among Us
Mike Loyd: A parttime pastor, Mike is also Director of the Representative Payee Program and member of the CASA CRB. Jason Leal: Helped found a very unique day care, where kids are taught more than ABCs.
‘The Table’ marks anniversary
So Shine announced the milestone of 2 years of serving Newton through the free community dinner “The Table”. The Table started as an opportunity for the community of Newton (and surrounding communities) to connect over a dinner around the table.
Kansas Profiles: A new set of the ‘Three Rs’
The three Rs. When I was a kid, that referred to Readin,’ ` Ritin,’ and ` Rithmetic.
Kansas GOP executive, Johnson County sheriff try shooting down election bill
TOPEKA — The new chairman of the Kansas Republican Party and a Kansas sheriff investigating alleged voter fraud Monday joined two dozen citizens urging the Kansas Senate to kill election reform legislation advocated by Secretary of State Scott Schwab.
Small planes and secrecy: Pilots fly people to Kansas and other states for abortions
The pilot, clad in a blue windbreaker, pulls his single-engine, four-seater prop plane onto the tarmac. The small municipal airport sits in a state where abortion is now banned in virtually all cases.
Kansas lawmakers advance bill making it easier to get a religious vaccine exemption
A bill that would have broadened vaccine exemptions in day care, schools and workplaces in Kansas cleared a legislative committee on Friday. The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee sent the bill to the full Senate.
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Tomlinson to give photo workshop Sean Tomlinson will share what he created during a recent photography workshop, in a presentation titled “Rocky Mountain National Park in January, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Crampons” during Fourth Tuesday Photography at 7 p.m. March 28 Newton Public Library.
The first ‘Angels Among Us’ announced
In February the Newton Kansan and CherryRoad Media announced “Angels Among Us,” asking the community to nominate people for recognition. Angels Among Us are the people in our community who work to touch lives, help the less fortunate, make a difference for others.
Smoke-free parks could be coming this year
The days of lighting up, or vaping, in Newton’s parks could be numbered - there is a group planning to approach the city for smoking bans in city parks. “On of our focuses for the year is to have tobacco free parks in Newton,” said Aline Banderia, a member of the Tobacco Control Leadership Team and a Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Coordinator for the Harvey County Health Department during a presentation to Harvey County D-Fy this week.