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Evapco will be hosting a hiring event on August 27th from 10 am to 4 pm at their Greenup facility. They are currently hiring full time welders, machine operators, assembly mechanics, forklift drivers, and more. Check out the flyer below for more information!
Lyft, with Leslie Davis is available in Jasper County. See below for more information.
The investigation continues, Newton City Police along with the Illinois State Police and the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department are still attempting to locate Bethany Bower. She still remains missing. New leads occasionally come in and those leads are thoroughly investigated by all departments concerned. Numerous areas have been searched with
Quincy Fulton and Isaac Flowers have been chosen by USA Baseball to represent the Midwest Region in the National Team Identification Series Champions Cup. Quincy will play for Team Midwest’s 12U team and Isaac will play for the 16U team. The NTIS Champions Cup takes place at the USA
The First National Bank in Olney in conjunction with the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce held their ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, August 11th at the Newton branch. The branch will be hosting a Grand Opening on August 20th during normal business hours. Be sure to follow them on Facebook
COUNTY BOARD AGENDA COUNTY OF JASPER NEWTON, ILLINOIS Thursday, August 12, 2021, 7:00 P.M. County Office Building 204 W Washington St, Newton, IL 62448 1. SHERIFF’S PROCLAMATION 2. MOMENT OF SILENCE & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. *ROLL CALL 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Legislation Passes to make utilities more affordable for Illinois’ households with Low Incomes On Thursday, July 29 th , Governor Pritzker signed SB265 into law expanding the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and increasing access to the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP). The PIPP is a companion
At 4:26 pm on August 9th, the Jasper County dispatch received a call reporting a 46 year old male unresponsive in a residence on Ste. Marie Street in Newton, IL. The Jasper County Ambulance and City of Newton Police Department were called to the residence. The male subject was transported
The Jasper County Chamber of Commerce held their annual Cruise Night on August 6 on the square in Newton.
STORIES N’ STONES ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESENTATION August 21, 2021, 1:00 pm at Crawford County Forest Preserve 5886 E 1050th Ave Robinson, IL (IL Rte.33, west of Robinson) Larry Kinsella, a unique and leading pioneer in experimental archaeology, will be explaining and demonstrating how Native Americans made and used tools such as