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Jasper County Board September 12, 2019 These are the unofficial minutes of the Jasper County Board meeting for September. These minutes will not be official until approved at the next county board meeting. The County Board met in regular session on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Members present were Bollman, Leffler, Fehrenbacher,
Representatives of each of the Fall Sports are shown with Sarah Kinkade representing the NCHS Athletic Booster Club. The Booster Club presented each fall sport team with $1,000 to spend on whatever they needed. The Booster Club will continue to do this throughout the school year for each sport.
The Newton Rotary Club was treated to an informative presentation about high school rodeo competition from the Newton High School students who participate in this challenging sport. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Lauren Higgs and Monica Buerster, and in the back row, chairperson Rotarian Torrey Wolf, Preston Schafer
On September 2, Newton High School head football coach Jason Fulton (left) spoke to the Newton Rotary Club. He opened, as usual, with an update about his busy family, then moved on to Newton Eagle Football. He said last season ended with a 6-4 record, but that Newton had a history of