By Sarah Beauchamp The Harvey County Commission decided it wasn’t worth the extra effort and possible risks involved to allow fireworks sales in the county. In April, the commission was asked by ...

By Sarah Beauchamp HESSTON—The Hesston School Board expressed concern and frustration about the lack of communication involved in continuing a program started last year. Science Olympiad is a national ...

By Rusty Whitcher NEWTON—Right out of the gate, tensions rose during the Newton City Commission meeting. From the moment the June 10 meeting began, tensions were high when the commission was to ...

By Jessie Wagoner NEWTON—As the Newton Public Schools Board of Education discussed facility needs at their regularly scheduled board meeting Monday evening, one thing became clear: safety for students ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—For most folks, blankets are something to be used to get warm on a chilly day. For people who don't have homes, they use blankets for the same purpose, as ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Hunter Graber loves to get overtime. It just sparks something in him. He likes to experience his hours rolling past 40. It's his favorite thing where he works ...

by Bill Bush SEDGWICK—Members of the Sedgwick Police Department (SPD), with the assistance of the Wichita Police Department, located and arrested a 37-year-old Wichita resident, identified as Said ...

Mary E. (Bette) Wallace, 96, died Friday, May 16, 2025 at Paramount Community Living and Rehab in Newton. She was born on June 6, 1928 in Cherokee, Oklahoma to William J. and Mabel (Nichols) Evans. On ...

Norma Jean Tipton, 87, died June 5, 2025, at her home. She was born April 11, 1938, in Snowball, Arkansas to Audy E. and Fairy M. (Taylor) Turney. In May of 1957 she married Herman Baker and they were ...

By Rusty Whitcher HESSTON—In what was a made-to-order evening, the first ever Hesston Farmer’s Market was a rousing success. With 29 vendors, over 350 people visited the market, and as the event ...

By Adam Strunk The Newton business and economic development community celebrated a shovel ceremony for GAF Materials. Hundreds of Millions of dollars in capital investment. Billions of dollars in ...