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 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 Sarah Beauchamp HALSTEAD—The Halstead school Board approved spending about $30,000 for the installation and implementation of the school safety alert system known as Centegix. With the continued ...

by Jessie Wagoner Harvey County Now NEWTON—The Newton City Commission on Tuesday approved the sale of more than $5.5 million in general obligation bonds, endorsed several upcoming community events and ...

by Bill Bush HALSTEAD—During its very first meeting, the Halstead High School FFA chapter exceeded its membership goal for the year. They wanted at least 30 members and already have 35. In total, ...

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 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, ...

by Bill Bush SEDGWICK—Last year, as her grandpa was dying from cancer, Courtney Stueve poured herself into reading books about flowers to cope with the impending loss. He passed away on April 24, the ...

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 ...

With Harvest Church asking the USD 460 BOE for one more year of used for the Performing Arts Center, discussion ensued. The policy was to be reviewed for the October BOE meeting regarding the use and ...

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 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 ...