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Cross Country Senior Night
Mindy Street Appointed to Fill Vacant Seat On Board
**(Information typed inside of parenthesis and bolded is not part of the abbreviated summary and is instead derived from the recording of the meeting) 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 in the
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Blank’s Insurance Independent Contractor Has New Location
Amy (Bridges) Schwengel, Independent Contractor for Blank’s Insurance Agency, LLC, has found new office space! As of Monday, October 21, 2019 she’s open for business at her new location. Her new office address is: 100C S Lafayette Street Newton, IL 62448 This location is conveniently located one block West of
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Eagle Sighting North of Newton
Photos and cutline courtesy of Norman Shinn! Thank you Norman for sharing! “1/2 mile north of the 130-33 split ! Just north of Newton Illinois, even the Wildlife knows that this is EAGLE COUNTRY !!!!”
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City Council Meeting for October 15
The City of Newton City Council Meeting was held on October 15. **Anything Bolded and in parenthesis is not a part of the Unofficial Meeting Minutes and has been added by us. Finance Committee Meeting at 5:15 PM before City Council Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mark Bolander, Mayor Mayor
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Tennis Sectional Results
Team scores 1 Teutopolis 23 2 Effingham (St. Anthony) 22 3 Robinson 16 4 Newton 14 5 Mattoon 9 6 Paris 8 7 Charleston 6 7 Casey (C.-Westfield) 6 9 Effingham (H.S.) 4 10 Shelbyville 2 Singles 1 Emilee Mossman (Sr.) Effingham (St. Anthony) 2 Jacelyn Street (Sr.) Newton 3
Letter to the Editor from Bernard Woodard
Sadly this evening new Willow Hill attorney David Benney threatened me on the telephone that the village of Willow Hill had authorized him to threaten me with condemning the school if I did not back off on their unauthorized digging across the back of our properties. Pay attention Willow Hill
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Veteran’s Day Flags: Assistance Needed
** Note the change in locations for flags being put on the poles. Each year, Veterans’ flags are placed on the square for Veteran’s Day. This is due to the volunteerism of many individuals, however, assistance is always welcomed and needed. You do not have to be able to help
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Freda Weddell Birthday Open House & Card Shower
Birthday Open House & Card Shower Mrs. Freda Weddell will be celebrating her 100th birthday on October 28, 2019, A celebration Open House will be held on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Heartland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Casey, IL from 2-4 pm. If you are unable to attend, she would
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The Hill 3rd Anniversary Fundraiser for Toys For Kids
The owners of The Hill (Roger Wheat and Jim French) recently celebrated their 3rd Year Anniversary on Saturday, October 19, 2019, by serving pulled pork sandwiches (with 4 different BBQ sauces), chips, and cookies as a fundraiser for Toys For Kids of Jasper County. A total of $678.00 in free will