By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now HESSTON—The two aspects Debra Voth enjoys about art are the creativity and connectedness it brings. Before she retired, Voth was a social worker at Prairie View and ...

PHOTO PROVIDED Sedgwick High School (SHS) senior Karston Wall signs a letter of intent to play baseball at Barton County Community College. Sitting on either side of Wall are his parents, Melissa and ...

By Adam Strunk A bevy of last-minute entries has expanded the field for local elections. Voters will see competitive races for nearly all cities and the school board come November. Here’s a list ...

By Adam Strunk After 63 years, El Toro closed its doors a final time on May 30. The restaurant, located at 121 W Fifth Street, represented one of Newton’s longest-running businesses as well as a ...

By Adam Strunk This Saturday, a pottery store, gallery, and studio opens on Main Street in Newton. The location, Mostaza, will sell various functional and decorative pottery items at 615 N. Main ...

By Adam Strunk Halstead City Halstead residents will see at least eight names on their ballot in November’s local City election. With two business days left until the June 2 filing deadline, there are ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now HESSTON—Brady Weimer held a yellow and green sponge and backed himself into a garbage can, demonstrating how he and the other three business owners/operators clean ...

By Adam Strunk Please help decide Newton School District’s future facility investments. That’s the message being sent by USD 373. The District extended the deadline for patrons to fill out a ...

Michael Eugene Arellano, 68, lifelong Newton, Kansas resident, died Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born on January 21, 1957, in Newton, the son of Jesse and Amelia ...

By Adam Strunk NEWTON—Welcoming. Comfortable. Inviting. Kimberly Kirchmer repeats these words several times when discussing what she wants her new community pub to be in Newton. You can see her ...

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by Bill Bush SEDGWICK—The USD-439 Board of Education made several hires during a special meeting Tuesday evening: •Lee Weber, business/PE, summer weights, high school head football coach. •Katie ...