Treasure hunters have a new place to look in downtown Newton, a store that’s not quite thrift but not quite new. Rachel Mondt bought a downtown building by auction last year, once the site of an automotive paint store.
A fund-raising campaign for the construction of a new public library has blown past the halfway mark – organizers announced this week that the “Where Community Connects” campaign reached the $1.7 million mark as the $2.7 million goal is eyed.
Kansas has joined about 20 other states in a lawsuit aimed at lifting mask mandates on public transit, a mandate that led Newton USD 373 to leave mask requirements on the school bus system for a portion of the 2021-22 school year.
Our Lady of Guadalupe hosted a meatless supper for Lent March 25, part of a series of dinners the church will host for the season. The church will host meatless suppers for Lent from 4 to 7 p.m.
Skinner named finalist Brian Skinner, an interrelated special education and English teacher at Newton Senior High School, Newton USD 373, and Mallory Keefe, a preschool teacher at Cheney Elementary School, Cheney Unified School District 268, were named Region 4 finalists for the 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year award during a virtual ceremony March 26. The award recognizes excellent teaching in the elementary and secondary classrooms of the state.
Maybe you have noticed the sump pump not running as often, or that it feels like there’s never enough rain to support the garden. Whatever you may, or may not, have noticed the Kansas Geological Survey recently sounded an alarm.
Walk into a church service in Africa and it’s possible you’ll hear an organ, but it is equally possible the service could be led by drums. For “The Magic of Things,” exhibt which celebrates the 125 year anniversary of the museum collection, John M.
TOPEKA — Busy with the violin, working two jobs, club and community events, and pursuing a major in political science and sociology, Donnavan Dillon said access to ballot drop boxes and by-mail voting played a critical role for college students like him being able to vote.
TOPEKA, Kansas — Police can keep seized property “as long as necessary,” state statute says, if they believe it could be evidence in a trial. A proposed change to state law would require police to give items back.
The unemployment rate for the state of Kansas dropped in the latest report issued by the Kansas Department of Labor - both from month-to-month and year-over-year. Preliminary estimates reported March 26 by the Labor Market Information Services division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.5% in February.