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 ...

Kendall Edwin Schwanke, 72, of Hesston, Kansas, died Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Schowalter Villa. He was born on Dec. 24, 1952, in Topeka, Kansas, to Edwin C. and Marlee (Fishburn) Schwanke. He grew ...

Sandra “Sandy” Rae Reams, 82, of Newton, Kansas, passed away on May 15, 2025. Sandy was born on April 30, 1943, to Selma and Kenneth (Mikkelson) Kjosa of Gunder, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed ...

By Rusty Whitcher HESSTON - Clean-up efforts have begun following the May 9 fire in Hesston College’s J.D. Charles Hall of Science and Arts. According to state fire investigators, the fire has been ...

by Bill Bush SEDGWICK—Sedgwick’s new fire/EMS station is on schedule and on budget, according to Greg Urban with BG Consultants. Urban told the city council in a special meeting prior to its regular ...

by Bill Bush SEDGWICK—As part of Older Americans Month, the Sedgwick Senior Center recently held an open house to showcase for the public what they offer, displaying handmade quilts, paintings, and a ...

By Sarah Beauchamp The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America found that Wichita and its surrounding areas are the most challenging in the country to deal with allergies right now. This is the third ...

By Adam Strunk Two days of storms brought some widely varying rainfall totals throughout Harvey County. Severe storms moved through the area both Sunday and Monday nights. The Sunday storms brought ...

by Bill Bush HALSTEAD—At last week’s monthly meeting, USD-440 board members added the new baseball and softball fields to its facility use policy, but use will be restricted until construction is ...

By Rusty Whitcher HESSTON—Oftentimes, it falls through the cracks until an agent from Kansas Wildlife and Parks shows up to write a citation. People from ages 12 through 20 must have completed a ...

By Rusty Whitcher HESSTON—Drivers may notice the near completion of the patching project on Lincoln Boulevard, which has limited traffic to one lane in each direction during the daytime hours in ...

By Rusty Whitcher HALSTEAD – Even though there is still debate about when Harvey County’s only nine-hole golf course actually opened, the official grand opening was 40 years ago. Now, Wedgewood Golf ...