By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now ­NORTH NEWTON—Former Bethel College President Doug Penner lived a life of service and integrity. “Doug was truly one of the nicest persons I have ever known,” said ...

by Bill Bush Three miles outside of Newton sits the third busiest airport in Kansas, according to the number of operations, according to Newton City-County Airport Director Brian Palmer. Palmer and ...

By Rusty Whitcher WALTON – For the Brubacher family, dove hunting means a time of fellowship, family, friends, fun and oh yeah, a little hunting too. Despite koozies stating it was the 47th Annual ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NORTH NEWTON—Mark Janzen calls the book he wrote an “auto”-biography. That’s because it’s about the cars that touched his life. “It’s just sort of an automotive saga ...

By Rusty Whitcher HESSTON—With a unanimous vote, the Hesston City Council paved the way for a first-of-its-kind event. The council granted the Hesston Chamber of Commerce a special use permit, ...

For Harvey County Now HESSTON—Hesston College’s Regier-Friesen Gallery will feature “Rooted Heart, Traveling Soul” through Sept. 28, a photography exhibit by ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now HALSTEAD—Many technicolor two-dimensional people dressed in '50s clothing appeared in the corner of Ruby’s Lounge in Halstead entertaining people who ate lunch on ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—A couple thousand. That's about how many students Elizabeth Gunn's taught in her 24 years of teaching. Some are repeat students and others might've been in ...

By Rusty Whitcher HESSTON—Even though no action was taken, one topic received much discussion. In a carryover from the Aug. 25 meeting, the USD-460 Board of Education continued looking at the rental ...

by Bill Bush SEDGWICK—Bruce Kesl is more comfortable serving anonymously and talking to people one-on-one than he is with having the spotlight on him. Yet, that’s exactly what will happen when he ...

by Bill Bush SEDGWICK—Fall’s cooler temperatures signal the start of football season and the return of community games with roaring crowds, lively pep bands and peppy cheerleaders who keep the energy ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Not everyone has basic needs met—water, food, air, clothing and shelter. Because of the lack of the latter in the form of affordable and needed housing in ...