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The Jasper County Soil & Water Conservation District held a general election of directors on February 8 th . Voting took place at the SWCD office at 1403 Clayton Ave in Newton. Matt Burgener, Ross Green, and Jeff Ochs. were elected to serve two-year terms. Directors can officially take office
Virginia Elenor Ochs, age 93 November 7, 1930 – February 26, 2024 Virginia Elenor Ochs, age 93, of Newton, Illinois, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 12:12 AM – Monday, February 26, 2024, at the Willow Breeze Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice House in Mattoon, Illinois. Mass of Christian
Following is a summary of minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Education of Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1 held on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 in the office of the Board of Education. Board members present were Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mr. Bill Meinhart, Mrs. Mandi
UNOFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE NEWTON CITY COUNCIL 108 N. VAN BUREN St. NEWTON, IL 62448 February 20, 2024 Finance and Audit Committee Meeting Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM. 1. CALL TO ORDER: Joshua J. Kuhl, Mayor Mayor Joshua Kuhl called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. 2.
NOTICE: ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED VOTERS Notice is hereby given of the availability of registration and voting aids under the Federal VotingAccessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, of the availability of assistance in markingthe ballot, procedures for voting by vote by mail ballot and procedures for voting early bypersonal appearance.In
The NCHS production of Oklahoma! will be held on March 21st through 24th. Tickets are on sale at the high school office and St. Thomas School. Those wanting to purchase hospitality room tickets need to do so at the high school. Show dates and times are March 21st, March 22nd,
Each week we will recognize seniors from NCHS on Sunday until the week of graduation. These are in alphabetical order and the information is provided by the high school. If you see an error or something you, as a senior, would like changed please let us know.
Jaxson Wilson, son of Jeremy and Rhonda Wilson, will be attending Lakeland College in Mattoon for Trapshooting. During his time at NCHS, Jaxson has been an active participant in activities including, FFA, Blaze Orange Trapshooting Team, and Newton Boy Scout Troop 156 where he earned the highest rank possible of
Jasper County property owners are receiving their Quadrennial reassessment for each property owned. With 2023 being a Quadrennial reassessment year, according to the Illinois State statute, every parcel will receive a revised assessment notice, regardless of if the value of the property has changed or not. This notice will state
The Newton Community High School basketball team faced off against OPH at the Newton Regionals on February 21, 2021. In an impressive performance, Newton dominated the game and took home a win with a final score of 91-59. Scoring was led by Parker Wolf with 41 points, followed by Dylan