Category: Community

The Newton Firefighters will be holding a porkburger cookout at the KC Hall on Friday, May 17th from 10:30 am until sold out. Delivery is available for 10 or more. To order call 618-783-2165 or 618-367-2001 or 618-562-2415

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School is honored to have been selected as the IESA Division N Sportsmanship Award winner by the schools we have competed with this school year.  Good Sportsmanship is something our coaches teach and exhibit, leading our athletes to behave the same way.  We are thankful to compete against

The Equity is excited to announce their 2024 Earn and Learn with The Equity scholarship recipients. Eachyear, the scholarship is opened to high school seniors and current community college, junior college,university, or trade school students. Eligible students include those majoring in Marketing, Business,Accounting, Agriculture, Precision Ag, Automotive, Diesel Technician or

Wayne & Becky Clapp will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on April 26, 2024. They are the parents of Amy (Steve) Bickers of Newton and Steve (Amy) Clapp of Mundelein.  They have 4 grandchildren Clayton (Brooke) Bickers, Dylan Bickers, Nathan and Justin Clapp.  They also have 2 great-grandchildren Jordan and

Thanks to all that attended the 79th Jasper County HCE Annual Banquet & Meeting on Monday, April 22, 2024, 6:00 pm at Parklanes in Newton, Illinois. Special thanks to June Bierman for her awesome presentation on diamonds and the history of Rauch’s Jewelry Store. Also, we thank Karen Cahill, District

The Jasper County CEO Team will be hosting their 2024 CEO Trade Show on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 from 5pm to 7 pm in the gymnasium at the district office (formerly known as the Sunrise Center.) The five businesses highlighted will be Kyanna Ruholl’s Pressed and Pulped, McCLure’s Lures, Kyanna

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 Monday, April 15th, 2024 in the office of the Board of Education.  Board members present were Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mrs. Holly Farley, Mr. Bill

The Class of 1999 is working diligently on preparing the events for the 2024 Homecoming 50-year class. Homecoming weekend will be October 4th and 5th, 2024. They would like to invite you to join their Facebook page to keep up to date on the events. Additionally, they are looking for

UNOFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE NEWTON CITY COUNCIL  108 N. VAN BUREN St.  NEWTON, IL 62448  April 16, 2024  1. CALL TO ORDER: Joshua J. Kuhl, Mayor  Mayor Joshua Kuhl called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.   2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Alderman Mike Swick.  Pledge of allegiance to

Accounts Payable SpecialistPosition Summary: Responsible for processing outgoing payments in compliance with financial policiesand procedures. The AP Specialist will perform day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying,classifying and recording accounts payable data. The individual will also be responsible for reconcilingthe accounts payable account. To ensure all invoices and payments are accounted for