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Each Monday between now and the opening of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on March 26th we will be featuring Musical Monday. This week we will continue highlighting our NCHS Seniors who are casted in the 2020 NCHS Musical with Senior Emily Dion. In Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Between now and the 2020 NCHS Graduation we will be highlighting a few seniors each week. These will be in alphabetical order and presented each Sunday as part of our Sunday Seniors segment. Cora Angela Buerster daughter of Jason Buerster and Angela Buerster Monica Buerster daughter of Jill Buerster and
May 20th, 1935 – Jan 31st, 2020 Funeral Mass:10 a.m. Monday, February 3, 2020, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Wendelin Visitation: 3-6 p.m. Sunday afternoon, February 2, and 9 a.m. until time of service on Monday at the church Interment: Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin Arlene Volk, age 84, of Ingraham,
The City of Newton City Council will host their regular meeting on Tuesday, February 4th at 6:00 pm at City Hall in Newton. Items on the Agenda include (but are not limited to) OLD BUSINESS: A. ConsiderandactonpurchasingSparkIgnitedGenset:60Hz-60kWgeneratorfrom Cummins Sales and Service for $25,100.00 for replacement of City Hall’s generator. B.
While the deadline to join in on the program Jasper Together has passed, there is still an opportunity to remain informed about the information being provided at the meetings and to be a part of the future processes. Each week, we will be providing a synopsis of what the meeting
Jasper County kindergarten, first, and second grade students creatively celebrated the 100th day of school for the students of Jasper County Schools. Thank you to Jessica Guzman and Kristie Finley for sending over pictures from Newton Elementary.
The Zoning Board of Appeals/Plan Commission met in a continuation meeting in regards to a Special Use Permit and Bulk Variance. The Special Use Permit was granted to permit construction of a new structure for a Reception Hall.Event Center. The Bulk Variance was granted for a gravel parking lot with
On January 14, the Newton Rotary Club learned about the Jasper Together project, headed up by Jason Warfel (left), who explained that the purpose is to get input to help set up some short- and long-term goals for the community. A “mapping” program was developed by Western Illinois University to
The Newton Rotary Club learned about weather forecasting on January 21 when local meteorologist Eric Schmidt (right) spoke about his business, EJS Weather Service. He studied weather science in college, then worked for United Airlines and also did worldwide forecasts for offshore oil rigs. In 2007, he and his dad,
The Newton Eagles defeated Paris with a final score of 45-30 in the LIC Consolation bracket tournament. Lead scorers for the game were Kyle Schafer with 19 points and Jarrett Tharp with 11. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Newton 18 10 9 8 45 Opponent 6 9