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Stream Advisory Rescinded for Slate Creek TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded Jan. 23 stream advisory for Slate Creek and the confluence of Sand Creek located near Newton.
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School enrollment continues to shrink in Newton USD 373
Tuesday Fred Van Ranken, superintendent of Newton USD 373, arrived at the board of education meeting with an armload of data. Enrollment numbers, and trends.
Utility rates dominate discussion at city meeting
The public comment session of the Newton City Commission meeting Jan. 24 lasted longer than the business portion of the meeting - and nearly everyone who spoke had the same thing on their mind.
Gymnastics at the rec
The Newton Recreation Commission has been hosting beginning gymnastics classes for youth the month of January. On Jan.
Groundbreaking set for library construction
Fencing around portions of Military Park went up last week, preparing for a big day The low bidder was Dondlinger Construction, with a base bid of $7,455,000. With all bid alternates, the bid came in at $7,805,500.
Kansas is a rare state without a long-COVID clinic, leaving some patients far from specialists
It’s been over two years since Barry Guyer came down with COVID-19. “(I) was just out in the harvest field.
Could abortion become a local government issue?
WICHITA, Kansas — Kansas joins a handful of states debating the power of local governments to restrict abortion. Legislation proposed this week seeks to give local governments the authority to ban abortion.
How bad was the 2022 drought? For these 7 Kansas communities, it was the driest on record
It might not rain much in Healy. But if it does, it’s Steve Fenster’s job to know about it.
Kansas group: Name priests in child sex abuse report and change the statute of limitations
The road to reporting persistent sexual abuse by her gymnastics coach in 1998 was a long and difficult one for Kim Bergman of Shawnee. She says at 12 years old she began dealing with the memories of her coach’s hands inside her swimsuit and under her shirt by writing letters to another coach.
Lutherans ordain first Palestinian woman pastor in Holy Land
Sally Ibrahim Azar, center, a Palestinian Christian and Council member of the Lutheran World Federation is applauded by clergy after she was ordained as the first female pastor in the Holy Land, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)