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Newton to apply for TA grant
NEWTON, Kan. — At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Newton City Commission authorized an application to the Kansas Department of Transportation for a Transportation Alternatives (TA) grant to extend the Sand Creek Bike Path. The project would extend bike path from the Sand Creek dam south along the creek...
Newton park proposal revealed Tuesday
NEWTON, Kan. — The Newton City Commission, USD 373 Board of Education, and Newton Recreation Commission will hold a joint public work session at 5 p.m. May 14 at the Meridian Center to hear about a proposal for improvements to Themian Park. A citizen group is fundraising for improvements...
Harvey County roads still closed due to storm
HARVEY COUNTY — The U.S. National Weather Service – Wichita office is in Harvey County today to assess storm damage and determine the classifications of the storm. As of 10 a.m., Evergy reported about 3,100 customers affected in the county. Butler Electric reported 27 outages in Harvey County.
Newton continuing storm recovery
NEWTON, Kan. — According to a Tuesday update, beginning Wednesday morning, the City of Newton is bringing in their tree contractor, Alfred's Tree Service, to pick up in Area 1, and City staff will begin in Area 2. They understand not everyone will have their limbs ready, especially those...
Blue-green algae impacts 3 Kansas lakes
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says some state lakes are being impacted by the presence of harmful algae. The KDHE announced in a press release on Friday, May 10 that three lakes are under blue-green algae alerts this week. Harvey County East Lake is under a warning status while […]
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