A battle at the Porch
This week a full-on battle was fought at The Porch, 724 N. Main Street, though no one was injured or harmed physically.
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Senator visits local manufacturer
Doug Scheible, president of Full Vision, had an opportunity June 20 to let a sitting senator know about the challenges the manufacturer based in Newton faces. And he did that, briefly.
NMC Health reopening volunteer program
Even before NMC Health’s new volunteer program, and new coordinator, really started to recruit people were asking where they could help at the hospital. People like Lynn Mc-Dougal who spent time this week sending out mail, and Jordan Adajar who volunteered to help at the front desk.
Food scientist: Double check pantry for recalled peanut butter
MANHATTAN — Peanut butter is a favorite in desserts such as nobake cookies and icing, but the peanut butter in consumer’s homes may be unsafe. The recall, announced in late May, affected Jif brand peanut butter.
Kansas Supreme Court issues full opinions on legislative, congressional redistricting cases
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court released full opinions Tuesday of decisions affirming constitutionality of new congressional and legislative district maps for use in the 2022 elections that concluded reliance on partisanship to gerrymander district boundaries wasn’t prohibited.
In the garden: Okra easy to grow in Kansas
With this warm weather it won’t be long until we see okra at the Harvey County Farmers Market! Okra is a tall-growing, warm-weather vegetable that is easy to grow in Kansas gardens. Okra is sometimes called gumbo, and the edible part of the plant is the young tender pods that develop following flowering.
Start looking for bagworms now
MANHATTAN — Homeowners looking out into a nicely landscaped yard may wonder whether now is the time to spray for bagworms. The answer is yes.
Cattle Chat: Tree leaves as a feed resource
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Just as people like to try new foods on occasion, there are times when cattle opt to munch on the low branches of trees. But in a recent Cattle Chat podcast, the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute said that foraging on the tree leaves can pose potential health risks.
Kansas to give child care workers $53M in appreciation pay
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday announced a $53 million program to deliver bonuses to 22,000 child care workers at licensed facilities in Kansas.
County to pay incentive for airport manufacturing facility
In the end the Harvey County Commission approved a payment to the city of Newton that will be viewed as an economic incentive for Park Aerospace at the Newton City/County Airport. But it was not something that sat overly well.