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The 2019 Fall Festival Parade was held on Saturday, September 14th. There will be an additional gallery of just band pictures (all of the bands participating) as there are many of them.
The Newton Athletic Boosters announces the following: We’ll post something more formal tomorrow with all details but for now here it is… WE ARE DOING IT AGAIN!!! Jackpot week one $119,790 Drawing at Muddy Saloon 9/29 6pm Tickets on sale at Marathon on Monday morning. Tickets will be 5/20 every
From the traditional pancake breakfast, to the rows of parade goers standing as the American Legion passes with the flag, to the moment when one stops and scans the square at 8:00 at night soaks in the feelings of community pride, and sees so many people out listening to music,
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, September 17, 2019 at 6:00 PM Newton City Hall 108 N. Van Buren Newton, IL 62448 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mark Bolander, Mayor 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Alderman Eric Blake 3. ROLL CALL: Rosetta York, City Clerk 4. ADOPT OR AMEND AGENDA 5. APPROVAL
Jasper County Board September 12, 2019 These are the unofficial minutes of the Jasper County Board meeting for September. These minutes will not be official until approved at the next county board meeting. The County Board met in regular session on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Members present were Bollman, Leffler, Fehrenbacher,
Representatives of each of the Fall Sports are shown with Sarah Kinkade representing the NCHS Athletic Booster Club. The Booster Club presented each fall sport team with $1,000 to spend on whatever they needed. The Booster Club will continue to do this throughout the school year for each sport.
The Newton Rotary Club was treated to an informative presentation about high school rodeo competition from the Newton High School students who participate in this challenging sport. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Lauren Higgs and Monica Buerster, and in the back row, chairperson Rotarian Torrey Wolf, Preston Schafer
On September 2, Newton High School head football coach Jason Fulton (left) spoke to the Newton Rotary Club. He opened, as usual, with an update about his busy family, then moved on to Newton Eagle Football. He said last season ended with a 6-4 record, but that Newton had a history of
Tuesday, September 17 6pm American Legion in Newton will be having a steak dinner includes baked potatoes salad and dessert for $15.00
Due to regulations beyond our control the Chamber has to cancel the Pig Scramble at our Fall Festival. Many of our local farmers are prohibited to help due to bio-security, and the pigs used for the scramble would not be able to be returned to the farm for fear of