By Adam Strunk Signatures for an ordinance petition seeking to ban commercial battery energy storage systems has been verified by the County Clerk. That’s according to Kevin Henderson, who helped ...

By Adam Strunk The first part of the Bekah, Caleb and Josh Liechty's story isn't that much different from many local families. They grew up in a Mennonite family. The siblings learned to sing next to ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NORTH NEWTON—The North Newton City Council decided to offer a retention bonus to fill the town's police department sergeant position that has been vacant for years.

Tami Lakey, right, looks through the glass of the Seeburg Select-O-Matic 100 that So Shine Foundation is hoping to sell to help with operating costs. It's on display at Norm's Coffee Shop in downtown ...

by Bill Bush HALSTEAD—Mayor Dennis Travis was absent, as were council members Denice Klassen and Shawna Will. The No BESS crowd was modest, but no one spoke at the public forum during Halstead’s City ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—While Emaree Jaso arranged green carrot tops on a piece of paper, another Garden to Table summer camper gave an exclamation about how impressed she was with ...

By Sarah Beauchamp HALSTEAD—With the ongoing topic of battery energy storage systems in Halstead, Superintendent Ron Barry put out a statement on behalf of USD-440. He said he had several community ...

by Bill Bush HALSTEAD—Since the beginning, the benefit to Halstead for allowing a battery energy storage system (BESS) has been in question. The only jobs provided would be temporary initial ...

By Jessie Wagoner Harvey County Now Kansas education officials received word from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) that $50 million in congressionally appropriated Federal Title Funds for ...

Karen Schwind-Godbey whips up a tasty dish in her kitchen as she does for her video show "Cooking with Karen" on Facebook. Wendy Nugent/Harvey County Now ...

HALSTEAD—As part of the Halstead Old Settlers Festival (Aug. 7 through 10), the 2025 Old Settlers Medallion Hunt has begun. The medallion is hidden ...

By Adam Strunk The financial cost of a proposed bond issue for USD 373 took shape at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. The BOE reviewed estimates showing three bond sizes as well as each option's ...