Southeast Kansas town is almost out of water, and signs of crisis are everywhere
CANEY — It’s hardly a question of whether the water will run out for one town on the Kansas-Oklahoma border.
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Candy Scramble moves inside
By Chad FreyNewton Kansan For the first time in a number of years the Newton Recreation Commission needed to move the annual Halloween Candy Scramble… Login to continue reading Login…
Conditional use permits dominate commission meeting
Conditional use permits dominated the Harvey County Commission meeting on Oct 25 - two of them to be precise.
K-15 project delayed – again
The plan, hatched in 2021, was to make use of a state program (the Community Connecting Links Improvement Project) to help fund street improvements to Main Street/K-15 from South 14th Street in Newton all the way to the city line of North Newton.The stretch of road was split into three parts, and the first section of road running for South 14th to Fourth Street was bid and completed.
Caregiver sentenced to prison for mistreatment of a dependent adult
Michael McJimsey pleaded guilty to a crime following his treament of a disabled resident of a home operated by Heart Land Supports LLC.As a result of that conviction, he will serve time in prison.On Oct.
City Commission meeting prospective city managers
The Newton city commission will host a regular meeting Oct.
Artist inspired by ancient cultures to be at Dos Muertos celebration
Hector Chavez of Newton took a trip to Kansas City that changed his life – at least his life as an artist.
CMS’ Nulik earns honors
Chad Nulik has not been an assistant principal at Chisholm Middle School very long, just since 2020, but his impact is being felt.
In BriefCVB to meet
The Newton Convention and Visitors Bureau Board will meet at 8 a.m.
Where to watch local political forums online
Last month The Newton Kansan partnered with Harvey County Talk and Harvey County Digital to host a political forum – or rather, a pair of them.We spent a couple of months preparing - inviting candidates, procuring a venue, inviting people to watch and preparing the technology for creating a forum for city and school candidates to be posted online.The board of education forum, featuring all but one candidate (who let us know she had an out-of-town committment she could not get out of) is online here: https://tinyurl.com/3b9yvntr.The city commission forum featuring all but one candidate (who let us know she had some health issues to take care of) is online here: https://tinyurl.com/yky6z428We truly enjoyed the opportunity to be part of the local political process for the city and school elections.