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 Rusty Whitcher NEWTON—The field is set, and the telltale sounds of thumps, slides and rustles of corn-filled beanbags will soon punctuate the afternoon air. On Sunday, July 20, a full field of ...

The Harvey County Road and Bridge Department’s hot mix asphalt overlay program for 2025 will get underway Wednesday. Paving is scheduled to begin on Northwest 12th Street between North Ridge Road and ...

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 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 ...

Karen Schwind-Godbey whips up a tasty dish in her kitchen as she does for her video show "Cooking with Karen" on Facebook. Wendy Nugent/Harvey County Now ...

By Rusty Whitcher HESSTON—As back-to-school mode rapidly approaches USD-460, much discussion was had, even some talk touching on one of the hot button topics surrounding the district: what to do with ...

BENTLEY—The Bentley City Council met on Thursday, July 10. The first order of new business was to adjust the mileage fee paid to city staff who use their personal vehicles when neither of the two city ...

By Adam Strunk There was face painting, a bounce house, balloon animals, music, a cheer and dance performance, and hundreds of people. July 14 looked more like a town festival than a ribbon-cutting ...

By Adam Strunk The financial cost of a proposed bond issue for USD 373 took shape at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. The BOE reviewed estimates showing three bond sizes as well as each option's ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Jeremy Kindy said the coolest thing about being in a barbershop chorus is some of the places they sing. The group, SmorgasChorus of out Wichita, has performed ...