The couple isn’t real—they were made for a reproduction of the first Our Lady church in Newton, with its white steeple and many pews. It will be part of a Latino history display at the Harvey County ...

by Bill Bush SEDGWICK—Sedgwick Police Chief Bryan Hall introduced the city’s newest full-time police officer to the City Council during Wednesday’s council meeting. Kyle Woods is four weeks into his ...

Former Beneficient CEO Brad Heppner regularly talked about bringing a grocery store to Hesston. As his story went, his mom couldn't get groceries in an ice storm, and he wanted to do something to ...

By Rusty Whitcher THAILAND—For Hesston High School alum Ryan Achilles, it’s always been about footwork. Little did Achilles know his footwork would take him overseas to compete in a worldwide soccer ...

by Bill Bush The rain right now is great for the corn, soybeans, and milo but keeps farmers from completing their harvest of their wheat crops. Farmers Co-Op General Manager Jack Queen said they were ...

by Bill Bush HALSTEAD—The Halstead Public Library (HPL) Summer Reading program kicked off this week with 100 kids signing up ahead of time. The program doesn’t require registration and is open to all ...

by Bill Bush Harvey County commissioners approved a mid-year change for the health department’s fee schedule and 2026 Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Grant application Tuesday morning. Health ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Mechanic work came naturally to Jerry Buller. When he was growing up at a farm east of the town of McLain (when it was a town) after his dad got frustrated ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Middle school and high school athletes are busy during the summer, even though they're not competing. They're just getting ready for it. This summer, students ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—A group called the White Caps wrote notices to people in red ink, which was thought to be blood, with skulls and crossbones on their stationery to anyone they ...

This rendering of a third plan for the development of Ridge Pointe led to more questions because of the central pond. The drawing has the pond located in what is essentially the high point of the ...

Newton BOE at least has right idea with bond issue. Figure out the amount the community will support paying. Then, design the bond issue to address the most important priorities while staying in such ...