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Ms. Whittler’s Class Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus, you, the reindeer, and the elves doing this year? Just to be clear, I have been pretty good this year. This year can I please have a gumball machine and a big teal Stanley like my mom? She has a purple
Mrs. Shull’s Class Dear Santa, My name is Jackson. I am 6 years old. I am in first grade. I have been good this year. Thank you for my presents last year! This year I hope to get a remote control lizard, a nerf gun, and a manure spreader. I
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Jasper County Community Unit #1, Board of Education Meeting Report December 15, 2025 Superintendent’s Report: Policies: First Reading of PRESS Policy Updates-Changed: New Business Hires:
Audrie Reich, daughter of Jennifer Carson and Jeremy Reich will attend Olney Central College as a member of the softball team. During her time at NCHS, Audrie has been an active participant in activities including: Softball, volleyball, travel softball for Charleston chill, Spanish club, FFA, volunteer coach for junior high
JASPER COUNTY BOARD AGENDA COUNTY OF JASPER NEWTON, ILLINOIS Thursday, December 18, 2025, 6:00 P.M. County Office Building 204 W Washington St, Newton, IL 62448 Jasper County Website: www.jaspercountyillinois.gov Phone/Zoom Meeting ID: 821 348 1060 Passcode: 447765 Phone: 312-626-6799 1. SHERIFF’S PROCLAMATION 2. MOMENT OF SILENCE & PLEDGE
Barbara Jean (Crouch) Ridgway, 93, of Newton, went to be with her heavenly Father on December 12, 2025, at 3:13 am with her twin daughters by her side at the home of her daughter, Carolyn, where she had lived the last eight years. Funeral services honoring Barbara’s life will be held
Newton Community High School Chorus showcased the depth of its talent during a recent concert that featured 36 performances spanning multiple genres and decades of music. The evening opened with the NCHS Chorus performing “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” setting an upbeat tone before the program transitioned into a long
Photos by Marcia Street Newton Lady Eagles traveled to face the Edwards County Lady Lions and came up short in a 62–51 road loss. Newton jumped out to a 19–13 lead after the first quarter and carried a narrow 30–26 advantage into halftime. Edwards County responded with a decisive third-quarter
Cathy Lynn Schmidt, age 60 June 15, 1965 – December 12, 2025 Cathy Lynn Schmidt, age 60, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 11:21 AM – Friday, December 12, 2025, at HSHS Saint Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM- Friday, December 19,