Categories : Sports
JV Football Versus Olney: Photo Gallery
With a final score of 20-4 the Junior Varsity Eagles football team fell to the Olney Tigers on the road. – Photos by Damien Hartke
Categories : Sports
Eagles Face Champaign Centennial, T-town and Schedule for Mattoon Soccer Tournament
NCHS Soccer traveled to Champaign Centennial on Saturday. Newton Eagles dropped a hard-fought match to the Centennial Chargers this morning 2-3. Goals by Luke Weber and Brock Anderson, assisted by Lance Volk. The Eagles also fell to T-town with a score of 0-2. The Eagles will travel to Mattoon this
Categories : Sports
Lady Eagles Place Third in Class 2A State Finals
The Jasper County Junior High Lady Eagles defeated the Beardstown Junior High Tigers to win the third-place game in the Class 2A State Tournament. Eagles player Paige Wagner had three hits in four at-bats with one being a triple in the sixth inning and two singles. The Eagles got on
Categories : Community
Jasper County Community Unit #1, Board of Education Meeting Board Report
Report September 25, 2023 Budget Hearing: Jasper County School District discussed the tentative budget for FY 24 and the beginning fund balances for the start of the fiscal year. Overall, the district ended the FY 23 in good standing with revenues exceeding budgeted numbers and expenditures less than predicted. The
Categories : Community
St. Thomas Booster Club Porkburger Sale
The St. Thomas Booster Club will be hosting a porkburger sale on Friday, September 29th from 11 am to 1 pm. There will be a drive through at St. Thomas Church. The price is $4 for a porkburger and $6 for a meal (burger, chips, drink). For delivery call: 618-562-9018.
Categories : Community
Lissa Tate 100th Birthday Card Shower
Lissa Tate will be turning 100 on October 11th and would love to receive birthday cards to help her celebrate the occasion. Cards can be sent to 102 S. 1st Avenue Apt. 103, Newton, IL 62448
Categories : Sports
Lady Eagles Tennis Falls to Robinson and Paris
The Newton Lady Eagles tennis team fell to both Robinson and Paris with scores of 9-0 and 7-2. The winning players against Paris were Darci Marble in singles and Darci Marble and Abby Menke in doubles. Robinson – 9, Newton – 0, Singles:No. 1 – Lauren Staller, Robinson def. Charlotte
Categories : School
2023 NCHS Homecoming Court Photos
The 2023 NCHS Homecoming Court has been announced. The 2023 King and Queen will be crowned on Friday, October 6 before the Newton versus Robinson football game.
Categories : Obituaries
Charles Edward Fritschle age 91
Charles Edward Fritschle age 91, of Newton passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Funeral services honoring Charles’s life will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday September 27, 2023 at the Crain Funeral Home with Tim Dion officiating. Visitation will be
Categories : Obituaries
Jeril (Jerry) Clark, age 79
Jeril Clark, lovingly known as Jerry, passed away on September 22, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Newburgh. He was born on October 20, 1943, in Yale, Illinois. Jerry was a caring and simple man whose love for his family defined his life. Jerry graduated from Newton Community High School in the