by Darren McMannis | Jul 24, 2021 | Motor Vehicle, Roadside Cross
At least two people are killed in a crash Saturday morning in Newton. The Kansas High Patrol confirms it is working the scene of one-vehicle crash at I-135 and the Southeast 14th Connector. “A 16-passenger van carrying seven adults was traveling southbound on...
by Darren McMannis | Jul 20, 2021 | Motorcycle, Roadside Cross
A 62-year-old Newton man was killed in a motorcycle accident Monday evening. The crash happened at around 6:30 p.m. on Southeast Connector Road. Erin McDaniel, the city’s director of communications, said this is a winding road and it appears Kenneth McGuire...
by Darren McMannis | Jul 19, 2021 | Motor Vehicle, Roadside Cross
by Wendy Nugent Saturday Afternoon Crash Claims Two Lives Two people lost their lives in an accident Saturday afternoon on Interstate 135 near the Newton outlet mall. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash report online, those killed in the accident were Denice...
by Darren McMannis | Jul 19, 2021 | Roadside Cross, Suicide, Train
Man Killed By Train Harvey County authorities are investigating the death of a man hit by a train in the 6100 block of S. West Road. The location sits three miles southwest of Newton and four miles northeast of Sedgwick. The event occurred around 5 a.m. July 19,...
by Darren McMannis | Apr 8, 2021 | 150 Years Ago
Early in 1870, Harvey County, Kansas did not exist. Indian tribes roamed through the area and at least 2 very small Indian settlements existed. Although a few hearty souls had begun to carve out small, basic home camps in this part of the prairie, the...
