Newsletter-Late-Week

By Chad FreyNewton Kansan The Gaeddert family, which has expanded a downtown grocery store and founded a museum exhibit manufacturing company in Newton, is at… Login to continue reading Login…

An effort to boost the wages of childcare workers in Harvey and Marion Counties picked up a boost last week — United Way of Harvey & Marion Counties (UWHMC), in partnership with the Harvey County Childcare Task Force, announced receiving a grant of $25,000 towards the effort.

The 2025 Wheat Harvest in Harvey County his started, but it has started slowly due to untimely rains and a wet month of June.

By Chad Frey Newton Kansan Newton Fire/EMS responded to a house fire at about 2:30 p.m. June 26 in the 400 block of West Ninth,… Login to continue reading Login…

Don Gruver, director of Harvey County Communications (911 Dispatch) found himself in an unenviable position on June 24, recapping the history of seeking bids for equipment and explaining why it feels like some of it has spiraled out of control.

Newton business and community leader Robert “Bob” Bunting, chairman of Bunting Magnetics, died Tuesday, June 17, surrounded by family. He was 76.