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The Edge will be opening at its new location at the old cafe in Willow Hill on Sunday, August 4 at 10am. This site will be the The Edge’s outreach site. Church will be each Sunday morning starting at 10am. Tuesday evenings there will be Celebrate Recovery and The Landing
The Newton Masonic Lodge 216 will be open for anyone attending the Corvette Fun Run Road Tour from 4:30 pm to ?. Mike Yager, owner and founder of Mid America Motorworks in Effingham Illinois, is returning to his roots to celebrate his birthday and he is bringing his Corvette FunFest with
St. Thomas Catholic School in Newton is accepting credentials for the position of School Secretary. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Quickbooks, and other software programs is preferred. A genuine willingness to learn, care for children, and a positive attitude are necessary. With the school year quickly approaching please send a
The Newton Public Library is wrapping up their summer programs and all book logs need to be turned in to be entered into the drawing for the adult and young adult programs. Also, kids need to submit their book logs and if they met their reading goals for the summer
Kyle Scanlan and friends will be performing at a Comedy Night at Irene’s Vineyard on Saturday, July 27th at 8 pm. Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com. The event page states. “Kyle Scanlan used to live in Newton. Now he lives in Chicago, because he tells jokes there. Kyle was
The Newton Rotary Club heard from Chris Himelick (left), General Manager of Skyline Steel in Newton on July 16. He related the history of his company from its years as Frichtl Welding to its purchase by NuCor in 2012. It is one of eleven facilities in the U.S., and currently
Lesley Woods of rural Newton has been awarded the 2019 Jasper County Retired Teachers scholarship of $1,500. Although she graduated from Newton Community High School in 2018, Lesley is enrolled at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville as a junior for the fall of 2019 due to her numerous dual credit
Brock and Amie (Cisney) Thornsbrough will be performing at the Rose Hill Community Church on July 28th at 7:00. Brock is the worship leader and Amie is part of the worship team at Tanner Street Church of God in Sikeston Missouri. Amie grew up near Greenup, Il. She is the
Queen of Hearts drawing at the Newton KC Hall on July 27th at 9:30pm. Porkburgers, brats and Barney Ochs famous loaded pork nachos will be available to purchase. We’ll be selling tickets at the KC Hall starting at 5pm and the drawing will be held at 9:30 pm
Freshman Orientation – 5pm Students – 7pm Parents When Tuesday, Aug 6, 2019 JCJH Fall Sports Parent Meeting 6pm -7pm When Wednesday, Aug 7, 2019 Jr. High 7th Grade and New Student Orientation 7pm to 8pm When Wednesday, Aug 7, 2019 Newton Elementary – Open House – 4pm – 6pm – Also