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Mary Ellen Woods, age 80 June 15, 1941 – October 16, 2021 Mary Ellen Woods, age 80, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 7:55 PM- Saturday, October 16, 2021, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Mary’s life will be held at 2:00 PM – Friday,
“I’ve lived too long, but I lived well.” Words from Charlie Sweitzer, 46-year resident of Champaign, who died October 11, 2021, thirteen months to the day after the death of his wife Phyllis, his unheralded, lifelong partner in endeavors important to them both. They leave bereaved their sons John and
See below for the County Board Minutes for Thursday October 14, 2021.
Local Effort Underway to Support Wreaths Across America Ann Crooker St. Clair Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution are working hard to ensure that all veterans laid to rest are honored this December on National Wreaths Across America Day. This year, the ceremony, held simultaneously across the country at more
SHOP WITH A COP Applications for 2021 Jasper County Law Enforcement Shop with a Cop Program are now available at the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. The children must be Jasper County residents, and children must be between the ages of 3 to 14. Parents, who would like their children to
Zoey Hunt and Jaidyn Sparling are students in Mrs. Klingler’s class at Newton Elementary.
Thank you Kristin Radke for the fabulous photos! The Boys placed first and the girls placed third Boys Place Bib Number Name School Time Pace 1 480 Nick Zwilling (12) Newton 16:53.8 5:38 2 1047 Austin Wesley (10) Robinson 17:06.4 5:42 3 473 Owen Mahaffey (11) Newton 17:08.3 5:43 4