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ALERT: POSSIBLE STREET CLOSURE!! Beginning at 8:30 AM Monday, March 1, 2021, the City of Newton Water Department will be doing a locate in the street on Hickory Drive to repair a water main break. This will affect those living on Hickory Drive, N Hickory Drive, N.E. Hickory Drive and
UNOFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE NEWTON CITY COUNCIL 108 N. Van Buren St Newton, IL 62448 February 23, 2021 PLEASE BRING YOUR MASKS 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mark Bolander, Mayor Mayor Mark Bolander called the meeting to order. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Alderman Robert Reisner. Pledge of allegiance to
IL Department on Aging Seeks Nominations for 2021 Senior Hall of Fame Awards Deadline is June 1; submissions are now being accepted in multiple categories Springfield, IL – The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is accepting nominations for the 2021 Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame Awards. These awards recognize adults, 65
For those whose first dose was either on January 21 or 28th, your second dose may be scheduled for the clinic on March 4. This clinic will only be for second doses at this time. The link will be posted at 3:00 pm Tuesday, February 23 on the Jasper County
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) today reminded residential and business customers that, beginning February 27, 2021, mandatory dialing will occur where all local calls made within the Illinois 217 Area Code will have to be placed using the 10-digit telephone number (area code + the 7-digit telephone
The office of the County Clerk is open for early voting for all precincts in Jasper County February 25, 2021 until April 5, 2021. Located at 204 West Washington Street, Suite 2, Newton, IL. You may vote in the office from 8 am until 4 pm Monday through Friday, until the day
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital begins limited re-opening of front lobby entrance for visitors EFFINGHAM— As of Thursday, February 18, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital began a limited re-opening of the front lobby entrance to the hospital off Maple Street to allow visitors access to the facility without having to enter through the
CAKE ROLLS for sale from February 22–March 15, 2021. Pumpkin, Red Velvet, Carrot Cake, Chocolate Creme, Lemon Creme, and Strawberry Cheesecake. $15 each. Delivery date is Wednesday, March 24, 3:30 p.m. at the Sunrise Community Center, Newton, IL. Proceeds benefit Books For Beginners and Scholarship Fund. Order your cake rolls
On March 16, 17, and 18th at the Drive N Theatre in Newton, IL you can see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with the showtime at 7pm nightly, and the gates opening at 6pm. The cost will be $5 per person with children 4 and under FREE. There
Be advised that Route 33 is closed from Wheeler to Dieterich due to a train derailment. The highway will be closed indefinitely until the train crews complete their work. Please avoid the area and use other roads to bypass the scene. There is NO hazardous materials involved and the area