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 ...

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 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.

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 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 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 ...

by Bill Bush Harvey County Commissioners approved the chair to sign a notice to exceed the county’s revenue neutral rate (RNR), setting a maximum tax levy at $19,255,616 for the 2026 budget and a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Hesston City Council set two public hearings for Sept. 8. The first is for exceeding the revenue neutral rate and the second is for the land bank.