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This story first appeared in the July 28 edition of the Kansan. As fuel prices loom between $3.50 and $4 per gallon, many people are looking at alterative ways of transportation rather than using a personal ...

Olivia Waltner Entz Last Updated: June 13, 2008 Merlyn Entz and Melissa Waltner of Peabody are the parents of a baby girl.

“We are not a public school so we can deal with these things a little differently.”

Whether you are a praying person or not, keeping the Berean Academy community in your thoughts is important during this second term of the 2007-08 school year. via Newton Kansan

“We may hurt but we're not devastated because he's in control.”

'And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.' --Romans 8:28, King James Bible version

ELBING -- Paul Minkevitch's church sat gutted and scorched in front of the headstones of Whitewater's well-known families -- Claassen, Busenitz and Harder -- Sunday afternoon.

As he walked with his family around what was left of Emmaus Mennonite, Minkevitch talked with fellow parishioners and fondly remembered what the building's front hall used to look like. Read more

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Flory of Newton will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. via Newton Kansan

“This year I'll probably make about 50 pounds of flour (worth). That's quite a few peppernuts.”

Bob Baker is an expert peppernut maker. He does not just make the spice-dense cookies at Christmas time, but anytime the weather turns cold. via Newton Kansan

Randy and Theresa Coor of Newton announce the engagement of their daughter, Tara Coor of Newton, to Paul Hurst of Bucyrus, Ohio, the son of Paul and Patty Hurst of Bucyrus. via Newton Kansan