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Car show in Athletic Park The annual Newton Cars In The Park Car Show is set for Saturday, July 2. Registration takes place from 8 a.m.
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Renovated pool busy to start summer season
Despite a staffing challenge that lingered into the month of May, the Newton Municipal Pool, operated by the Newton Recreation Commission is finishing up it’s first full month of operation after a renovation project.
Legal firm planning lawsuit following Southwest Chief crash
By Chad Frey Newton Kansan With litigation pending following a crash of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief near Mendon, Missouri, the National Transportation Safety Board announced some initial findings in the accident this week. The Southwest Chief is a long distance train from Chicago to Los Angeles which stops in Newton once each day for each direction.
Clinic hosts appreciation day
Empower, a physical therapy provider on the campus of NMC Health, hosted a patient and doctor appreciation day June 29 at the clinic, 715 Medical Center Dr. Ste.
Newton Public Library
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BOE looks at future of buildings
Andy Ortiz was not comfortable floating an estimated $8 million bond to renovate Santa Fe 5/6 Center and Lindley Hall – it’s a bond that came quickly. “We did not expect this to happen, but it is here,” Ortiz said.
City 3: Three highlights from city commission
1. Started annexation of Full Vision Full Vision, a manufacturing facility on Full Vision Road just west of the Newton City Limits, has requested annexation of its property.
Newtonian aboard as Southwest Chief derails in Missouri
At about 1:42 p.m. June 27 Amtrak’s Southwest Chief struck a truck near Mendon, Missouri, leading to derailment and the death of three people.
County eyes budget, mill levy increase
The preliminary budget for Harvey County, presented to the commission June 28, shows a mill levy increase of about one mill - moving the mill levy from 42.629 mills to 43.629 mills. Levying an estimated $15.08 million in reve nues, the budget exceeds the “revenue neutral rate” and would require a public hearing prior to passage.
KCC checking temperature of consumers on Evergy’s new energy efficiency portfolio
TOPEKA — Evergy customers and environmental activists urged the Kansas Corporation Commission to endorse the utility company’s new energy efficiency programs, but also look beyond that plan to help low-income residential customers save money by slashing their electricity demand.