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 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 ...

Eldon R. Pankratz, 87, of Hillsboro, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at his home. He was born on December 30, 1937 in Goessel, Kansas to Henry D. and Olga (Schmidt) Pankratz. He graduated ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Keith W. Woolery, 75, died June 8, 2025, in Texas. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Petersen Funeral Home in Newton. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at Bethel ...

When we started Newton Now, I was in my late 20s and had no prior background in Newton. I had some contacts in Halstead and Sedgwick as the former “Sedgwick guy” (the nickname I was given by the ...

For Harvey County Now NORTH NEWTON—Two area senior living and care organizations—Bluestem Communities, headquartered in North Newton and The Cedars in McPherson—have announced an ...