TOPEKA – Starting next year, the Kansas State high school basketball tournaments will look a little bit different. After two years of discussions through regional meetings, the classes supported the ...

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Lacie Cole, right, owner of Lacie's Sunflower Sweets Co. Peabody, helps a customer purchase a sweet treat on Wednesday night at the Hesston Farmer’s Market. Wendy Nugent/Harvey County Now ...

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by Bill Bush Harvey County Commissioners approved a resolution to put a moratorium on battery energy storage systems (BESS) until Jan. 1, 2028, to give the planning commission time to review the topic ...

By Adam Strunk NEWTON—The City of Newton might not yet have a clean up agreement from BNSF, but it’s requesting bids to tear down the former Dillons building it owns at 320 N. Main. The city ...

by Bill Bush HALSTEAD—For now, the Halstead City Council is moving forward in its discussions regarding regulations related to a battery energy storage system in the town’s industrial park. Halstead’s ...

by Bill Bush HALSTEAD—Old Settler Days in Halstead is fast approaching (Aug. 7 to 10). This year will look a lot like last year, according to Old Settlers committee member Linsey Farmer. She said the ...

By Rusty Whitcher NEWTON—It’s the grimiest, slimiest event of the Harvey County Fair, with people flopping and splashing around harkening back to the days of childhood. It’s the annual mud volleyball ...

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—A gold finch rests on an exterior west-facing wall, greeting the sunset every evening. The finch, along with a couple of purple-flowering thistles, is a new ...

Slowpitch softball tournaments and leagues have seen a decline around the area. Outside of a scarce few local events, teams have to travel to find tournaments.

By Adam Strunk If you use I-135 on your commute to and from Newton, your driving routine will change for the next two days. As part of the ongoing interchange project at SE 36th Street, the northbound ...