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Lack of Work at $6.8 Million City-Financed Site Prompts Some Concern by ADAM STRUNK NEWTON NOW STAFF Adam@Harveycountynow.Com A world for discovery - Life Enrichment - Group helps folks stay fit, Page 4 get healthier - Page 14 www.harveycountynow.com - Newton, KS Vol. 2: No. 21 Thursday, January 5, 2017 USPS (17818) $1.25 Lack of work at $6.8 million city-financed site prompts some concern BY ADAM STRUNK NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected] A single car often sits in the parking lot of ABI Chemicals. The city has received questions about it. Harvey County Economic Development has had questions about it. There's not a problem with the car that sits out- side the $6.8 million facility the City of Newton helped finance. The problem is the car sits alone. *** WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW In April of 2014, when the ABI Chemicals first Shannon Garton, right, plays 27 bingo cards at once Thursday night at the local American Legion. announced plans to build a 20,000-square-foot chemical manufacturing facility in Newton the move was greeted with enthusi- asm and touted as a “win for Newton's Industrial push,” as said by the Wichita Business Journal. ABI Chemicals was part of the larger Bingo! ABI Group of Companies that provides coatings, abrasives, repair services and composite materials for manufacturing companies. The plant at New- ton was meant to produce coatings for airplane Folks enjoy entertainment at Legion for decades See ABI / 8 BY WENDY NUGENT NEWTON NOW STAFF A CLOSER LOOK: [email protected] When one lady said the dreaded word “Bingo,” a groan seeped from the crowd like a Examining downtown slowly spreading, low-lying fog covering a val- ley. The winner was a lady sitting by herself in a crowd Thursday night at the local American and possible retail Legion Hall. Sixty-five or so show up for the bingo every Thursday night. Early Bird starts at 6:30 p.m., regular bingo at 7 p.m. recruitment efforts “Open to everybody and anybody,” said Bill Mersereau, who runs bingo and is manager at BY ADAM STRUNK the American Legion Post No. 2. NEWTON NOW STAFF Willow Heubach of Texas was in town for [email protected] Christmas and attended with her grandma, Judy Jones. “I quit playing bingo a long time ago, but I In recent years, vacancies in the Newton down- wanted some quality time with my grand- town have dropped and most business and retail daughter,” said Jones, who wasn’t too con- locations are full. cerned about winning. “If we do, we do. If we That's according to the Newton Chamber as don’t, we don’t. It’s just a quality time.” well as an informal count conducted by Newton Jones said she and her daughter used to play Now. bingo there together all the time when her Pam Stevens, Newton Chamber director, said in daughter lived here. the core of downtown there were about two or The first time Heubach visited bingo was three retail vacancies. when she was 2 weeks old, Jones said. “We have less now,” she said. “At one point we “One of her first excursions was to this bingo had quite a few store fronts open. We've really place right here just to show her off,” Jones turned it around.” said. Newton Now's count backed up Stevens’ finding. We saw three vacancies from Fourth Street to Curtis Peters calls bingo at the local American Legion. See BINGO / 8 See DOWNTOWN / 13 Mail Label Peacock no car salesman BY ADAM STRUNK have the nerve to move the NEWTON NOW STAFF truck he's napping under. [email protected] He poops on vehicles. He struts around. The people at Kranz call him vain. Lenny's a flashy dude. He But that perhaps can be hangs out at Applebee’s on forgiven. Lenny is, after all, a occasion but does most of his peacock. drinking in the creek next to “Our lives would be boring Kranz Family Chrysler car without Lenny,” Kranz Inter- lot. net Specialist Tosha Cook He's a staple over there. He said. spends more time on that lot Cook said the peacock has than any sales person, but lived at the car lot for more he's not winning employee of than a year after just show- the month any time soon. ing up one day out of the He's got a bit of an atti- blue. tude. He yells a lot, like at He usually lounges at the Kranz employees who don't WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW give him the food he likes or See LENNY / 8 Tosha Cook feeds Lenny the peacock some food at Kranz Family Chrysler car lot. Power Reclining Sofa or PowerP Reclining Console Love Ashley Sleeper - YOUR CHOICE $699. WasWWaas $1099.00$1099 00 Twin,TTwwin, Full, Queen THAT'STHAATT'S $400.00 $400 00 OFF OFF OUR USUAL PRICE!! STSTARTINGARTING AATT $599 Perdue Chest of Drawers Power Recliners ON 3 Pack Tables 40% OFF 5 Drawer $219 SALE--Starting at $499 Starting at $198 4 Drawer $59 Page 2 www.harveycountynow.comNEWS Newton Now January 5, 2017 County employees will see real raises in 2017 Homeowner repels drunk BY BLAKE SPURNEY “counterbalanced” That would insure • Approved a resolu- by an increased that the state tion designating The intruder with rake handle HESSTON RECORD cost in insurance couldn’t get access Kansan as the official premiums during to the money. county newspaper. BY ADAM STRUNK Newton Police Lt. Scott For the first time in at his six years with Commissioners • Approved a resolu- Powell said, adding that least six years, Harvey the county, he also learned that tion setting salaries for NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected] the reports stated the County employees should said. the county saved the county’s elected offi- man grew agitated and see an increase in the The county’s $111,492 in utility cials. pushy. Powell said they amount of money in their sales tax revenue Hague bills for the year • Approved paying bills A man who got hit in do not know why the pockets during the com- in 2016 finished ending Sept 30. totaling $341,714.16 for the face with a rake man was trying to enter ing year. 2.07 percent above the Kevin Player, an engi- the two previous weeks. handle ended up in jail the house. Finance Director An- previous year at neer with 360 Energy En- Opened multiple bids after he tried to enter a The occupant then hit thony Swartzendruber $2,384,893.34. gineers, presented a from Freightliner Truck home that wasn't his. the man in the face with told the Board of Harvey Commissioner Randy report detailing the cost and Summit Truck Group According to police re- the handle of a rake, County Commissioners Hague asked how the savings brought about a for a new semi tractor for ports, around 6:53 p.m. causing the man to run that health insurance Kansas Public Employee renovation project com- the solid waste depart- Monday night police re- away. premiums were expected Retirement System was pleted in 2015 to make ment. The bids ranged ceived a report of a man Police later arrested to stay flat in 2017. Em- affected by the state’s fi- three county buildings from $106,981- trying to enter a house Shane Batterman, who ployees will receive a 2- nancial woes. He said he more efficient. $112,988.10. Director at the 400 Blk of E. Sec- was booked into the percent salary bump in would like to see state In other business, com- Rollin Schmidt asked for ond. Harvey County Jail on 2017 based on a salary legislators adopt a law missioners: a week to review the bids. The home's occupant charges of assault, dis- index that looks at public whereby counties would • Approved a resolu- Went into executive reported that a man con- orderly conduct, at- employee salaries from deposit their KPERS pay- tion designating First session for 30 minutes to tinued to try to gain tempted aggravated across the state. This is ments directly into the ac- Bank of Newton as the of- discuss non-elected per- entry to his house even burglary and for being a the first time that any count instead of funneling ficial depository for sonnel with county coun- after being told to leave. pedestrian under the in- salary increase won’t be them through the state. county funds. selor Greg Nye. “He was intoxicated,” fluence. It’s time for a real sweetie (potato) pie know. I know. Here we of sweet potato pie, so inches in diameter, and filling). are done with the holi- you’ll notice it doesn’t for larger potatoes, add Cream the butter, Idays, you’re still try- have all the pumpkin pie about 15 minutes of bak- brown sugar and syrup. ing to avoid all the snacks spices that a lot of them ing time for every two Beat in eggs. Mix in the and goodies that piled up have. We didn’t even miss inches bigger they are. It’s sweet potatoes. Finally, in your house, and here I them. This pie was fan- important to leave the beat in the milk, vanilla am shoving a delicious pie tastic all on its own. oven closed, and when the and salt until you have a recipe right in your face. This recipe comes from baking time is over, just smooth mixture. But hear me out on this the blog “Sage Trifle,” turn off the oven and let Pour it into the pre- one: we’re all going to which is written by Roc- the potatoes sit for 30 pared dish and pour any have to wean ourselves off quie.
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