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The Newton Athletic Boosters are restarting the Queen of Hearts drawings with the first drawing being on 3/14/21 at 5pm at the Ambraw River Eagles Club in Newton. The Week 11 Jackpot is $94,155 and tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Tickets can be purchased at Newton Animal
Shop with a Cop Fish Fry. Friday March 12th at 4:30pm at West End Reception and Event Center. Indoor seating will be available with social distancing and a drive through option will also be open.
There is a boil order in effect for the following area in Newton as follows: Residents living on Hickory Drive, N Hickory Drive, N.E. Hickory Drive and White Oak Drive.
St. Thomas School with the help of dad, Eric Weber, were able to raise money for the Waylon Dow family. Waylon was diagnosed with cancer over 1 year ago, and he is now cancer free. The school held a porkburger sale and gun raffle in Waylon’s honor raising $8,453. St.
Ameren is having transmission issues and if you are off of Jackville, Annapolis, Robinson or Eaton substations, you might be experiencing an outage.
2nd Dose Moderna Vaccine Update Jasper County Health Department will be holding a 2nd dose Moderna Covid Vaccination Clinic for individuals who received their first dose in Jasper County on or before February 4. This Clinic will be held on Thursday, March 11 from 2:00 pm – 5:45 PM. Link
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