by Darren McMannis | Apr 23, 2012 | Motor Vehicle
A 19-year-old Newton man was killed in an automobile accident Saturday at about 6 p.m. near the intersection of First and Mockingbird in Newton. According to police reports, a 17-year-old male was driving at a high rate of speed in a 2003 GMC Envoy, headed into town...
by Darren McMannis | Oct 22, 2011 | Motor Vehicle
The Harvey County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal accident Saturday morning that caused closure of Interstate 135. At 2:27 a.m. Saturday, a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by 27-year-old David Schultz was going northbound on I-135 when it veered off the roadway,...
by Darren McMannis | Feb 17, 2009 | Motorcycle, Roadside Memorials
Lemuel Strubhar, 20, of Hesston, was riding a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Old Highway 81 about 5:15 p.m. A 1997 Buick driven by Titus Jost, 91, of North Newton, was northbound on Anderson when he failed to yield to Strubhar, according to the Kansas Highway...
by Darren McMannis | May 22, 2007 | Motor Vehicle, Roadside Memorials
Misty Marie Childs, 27, chiropractic assistant for Sharenberg Chiropractic in Hillsboro, died May 22, 2007 in Wichita. She was born Nov. 5, 1979, to Timothy M. and Charlene (Holt) Donnelley. On Sept. 4, 1999, she was married to Mike Childs, who survives in Lehigh. ...
by Darren McMannis | Sep 3, 2006 | Motorcycle, Roadside Memorials
Article and Obituary to follow. Jay Roger Betts, 49, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Survivors include: sons, Brandon Batts of Iowa, Jay Betts of Iowa; step-mother, Garnett Betts of Cottonwood Falls, KS; sister, Judy Martins of...
by Darren McMannis | Jul 27, 2005 | Motor Vehicle, Roadside Memorials
Two killed in car wreck Two people, including The Newton Kansan photo editor Medford Logsdon, were killed Tuesday when their vehicles collided on East First Street in Harvey County. Logsdon, 36, of Elbing, photographer for the Newton newspaper for the past five...
