> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.citizenjournal.us/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Newton daily brief - URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/newton-daily-brief-18/ - Published: 2026-07-01T13:46:01.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-04T02:37:20.000Z - Description: Newton, Kansas and US news for busy people - Jul 1, 2026 edition - Author: Greg Loving - Tags: ncj, #brief, #fullemail # Newton - The Harvey County Commission reviewed a 25-year housing incentive district to fund infrastructure for a 51-unit development in Hesston. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/harvey-county-commission-16/) - The Harvey County Planning and Zoning Department will meet with state officials to discuss funding for local chloride plume mitigation. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/harvey-county-commission-16/) - Harvey County sales tax revenues reached $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2026, marking an increase over the previous year. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/harvey-county-commission-16/) - The Harvey County Planning and Zoning Department announced free nitrate well testing and sewer system replacement grants for residents. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/harvey-county-commission-16/) - Pearson Construction is scheduled to begin an asphalt overlay project on Dutch Avenue for the Harvey County Road and Bridge Department. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/harvey-county-commission-16/) - Consulting engineers recommended that the Harvey County Commission permanently close and remove the damaged, 90-year-old Bridge E151\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/harvey-county-commission-16/) - Expect a mostly cloudy and breezy Wednesday in Newton with a high near 92°F and gusty south winds up to 28 mph. [Click here for local obituaries](https://cjus.me/ncj-obit?ref=citizenjournal.us) [Click here for local jail logs](https://cjus.me/ncj-jail?ref=citizenjournal.us) --- # 🌾 Kansas - Emporia Planning Commission voted to recommend zoning approvals for the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus, a gigawatt-scale data center west of the city, sending the measures to the City Commission for a final vote expected July 15\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-218/) - The Kansas City Chiefs projected June 30 that their planned move to Wyandotte County, Kansas, will generate $8.2 billion in total regional economic impact, including a $3 billion domed stadium set to open for the 2031 NFL season. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-218/) - A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted Colby woman Shania Shanahan on more than 70 felony counts for allegedly embezzling over $750,000 from an agricultural cooperative where she worked as controller between 2017 and 2025\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-218/) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has filed notice to appeal a Douglas County judge's May ruling that blocked key provisions of the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, advancing the case toward the state appellate courts. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-218/) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 30 that states may bar transgender girls and women from female school sports, directly bolstering Kansas's Fairness in Women's Sports Act enacted in 2023\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-218/) --- # 🇺🇸 US - Democratic socialist Melat Kiros, 29, defeated 10-term Rep. Diana DeGette in a Denver congressional primary Tuesday, while Sen. Michael Bennet lost Colorado's Democratic gubernatorial race to Attorney General Phil Weiser, extending a progressive insurgency that recently swept New York. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-215/) - The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday to uphold birthright citizenship, struck down Trump's executive order limiting it, upheld state transgender sports bans, and eliminated federal caps on coordinated party campaign spending in three separate decisions. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-215/) - A sweeping federal student loan overhaul took effect July 1 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, capping graduate and Parent PLUS borrowing, eliminating Grad PLUS loans, reducing repayment options to two plans and expanding Pell Grants to short-term workforce training. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-215/) - Alphabet is losing top AI researchers to rivals including OpenAI and Anthropic — among them transformer co-creator Noam Shazeer and Nobel laureate John Jumper — sending shares down. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-215/) - President Trump's 2025 financial disclosure shows he earned more than $1 billion from cryptocurrency ventures, including $635 million in memecoin royalties and over $500 million from World Liberty Financial token sales, alongside at least $86.5 million in legal settlements. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-215/) --- # Weather ![Weather](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2026/07/Tab2FileL.png) --- --- # JULY 1 1984: PG-13 RATING DEBUTS FOR AMERICAN MOVIES On July 1, 1984, the Motion Picture Association of America introduced the new PG-13 rating to signal movies with a higher level of intensity than traditional PG films. The change came amid growing concern that some content was too strong for younger children, leading studios and parents to embrace a clearer warning standard for these borderline films.