Category: Community

Despite having 12 of their students missing from the competition, which hurt the visual and sound scoring of their competition greatly, the Newton Marching Eagles were able to finish fifth out of 9 bands in their class and 8th overall out of 19 bands.

Following is a summary of minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Education of Jasper CountyCommunity Unit School District No. 1 held on Monday, October 16 th , 2023 in the office of the Board ofEducation. Board members present were Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mrs. Holly Farley, Mrs. Mandi

UNOFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE NEWTON CITY COUNCIL 108 N. VAN BUREN St.NEWTON, IL 62448October 17, 2023 1. CALL TO ORDER: Joshua J. Kuhl, Mayor Mayor Joshua Kuhl called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Alderman Mike Swick. Pledge of allegiance to the flag

Jasper County Community Unit #1, Board of Education Meeting Report October 16, 2023 Superintendent’s Report: The district is aware of an incident that occured on a Jasper County School Bus last week.  Jasper County School Administrators will continue to look into the incident to improve bus safety throughout the district.  

The City of Newton’s Street Department will begin vacuuming leaves along the city streets on November 1, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8 a.m.-3 p.m., until end of November or into first week of December if required for extended season. The leaves must be on the roadside of the ditch

Jasper County Board MinutesCOUNTY OF JASPER NEWTON, ILLINOIS County Office Building 204 W Washington St, Newton, IL  62448 October 12, 2023 The County Board met in regular session on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by proclamation according to law by Sheriff Francis. 

The Newton Boys Cross Country team won the LIC meet and Layna Marshall was recognized on the girls team as an all-conference team member. 1 – Newton Top 5 Avg Times: 17:44 Points: 38 45 Weber,Luke 16:55 5:38 2 44 Street,Isaac 17:46 5:55 7 42 Probst,Brock 17:47 5:56 8 43

Shop With A Cop applications are now available at the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department. Please note we are at our new building located at 106 E Morgan. Applications will be due Monday November 13th by 3:00 PM.

Jasper County HCE is selling RADA products from October 1 — November 30, 2023. All orders must be paid for when ordering. Stop by the U of I Extension Office in Newton to look through a RADA catalog, or contact (text or call) any of these HCE Members: Marge Thompson

The Newton Marching Eagles performed in exhibition at the Newton Band Classic.