By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Much of Keith Woolery's life revolved around music. Many people in the Newton area knew him as their instrumental music teacher at Newton High School, while ...

By Sarah Beauchamp Kevin Frymire said his transition from the private to the public sector is going well so far. Frymire took over as Harvey County Administrator on May 27, moving from his longtime ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—There's a famous line from the Spider-Man universe: "With great power comes great responsibility." Many people think Spider-Man's Uncle Ben Parker says that ...

NEWTON—Et Cetera Shop patrons will have to wait patiently for a couple of weeks. The Newton Et Cetera Shop will temporarily close for remodeling ...

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by Bill Bush HALSTEAD—In split votes, the Halstead Planning & Zoning Commission struck down a recommendation for a three-year moratorium on commercial battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Halstead ...

by Bill Bush SEDGWICK—Despite the come-and-go nature, the Meeting House remained full for over an hour as the community coffee shop full of young volunteers said goodbye to six 2025 graduates about to ...

by Bill Bush HALSTEAD—The race took 24 hours. The wait, even longer. Halstead’s ultra runner, Kayla Straub, competed in the Heat Wave 24-hour run last Thursday/Friday in Rose Hill. Although she broke ...

By Sarah Beauchamp HESSTON—The Hesston School Board expressed concern and frustration about the lack of communication involved in continuing a program started last year. Science Olympiad is a national ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—John L. Hobbs has ridden a bike on gravel since he was a child, and now about 60 years later, he's been inducted into the Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame Class of ...

By Rusty Whitcher NEWTON—Right out of the gate, tensions rose during the Newton City Commission meeting. From the moment the June 10 meeting began, tensions were high when the commission was to ...

by Bill Bush HALSTEAD—Sixteen students participated and 13 placed as the Halstead High School digital media team placed second at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association (KSPA) 3A state competition, a ...