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The Jasper County Soil & Water Conservation District has awarded two scholarships this year. A $1500.00 scholarship was awarded to Alex Bergbower, son of Mark and Sandra Bergbower. Alex will graduate this May from Newton Community High School and plans to attend Lakeland College to study Ag Production and Management.
St. Thomas Gigantic Garage Sale April 22 nd , 2021 8:00 am – 6:00 pm April 23 rd , 2021 8:00 am – 6:00 pm April 24 th , 2021 8:00 am – 11:00 am Sale will be held at the St. Thomas Parish Center in Newton, IL Specials announced
Avery Howard, son of Shane and Tanya Howard, will be attending Olney Central College where he will be playing the trap set while participating in concert and jazz band. What other sports and activities – clubs, organizations, groups (in and out of school) have you been in during your time
Front Row Left to Right: Collin Dossey, Mitchell Zumbahlen, Kenneth Hartke, Aaron Einhorn, Ross Farley Second Row: Leo Weber, Trevor Haarmon, Evan Schafer, Mason Schafer, Weston Tharp. Third Row: Troy Bierman, Ben Meinhart, Marc Jansen, Mason Mulvey, Craig Carr Marc Jansen Mason Mulvey Weston Tharp Collin Dossey Mason
Following is a summary of minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Education of Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1 held at Newton Elementary in the old library at 5pm on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Board members present were Mr. Gordon Millsap, Mr. Jon Fulton, Mrs.
These are our top 50 pictures for this past week. Sometimes in the large galleries those special moments get lost, so we wanted to start highlighting them each week. Full disclosure: The musical images were taken in December, but with the showing at the drive in last week
The 2021 NCHS musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was shown at the Drive N Theatre on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday March 16-18. If you were unable to see the musical at the drive-in you can view it from the comfort of your home by clicking the link and
St. Thomas held their annual Pi Day celebration on Tuesday, March 16th. Students who are able to recite pi to a certain number of digits get to Pi people in the face.
A $1500 scholarship is once again being offered to a future teacher by the Jasper County Retired Teachers Association. The organization has offered scholarships since 1992. By the group’s holding fundraisers such as a used book sale during the Newton Fall Festival and a porkburger sale in May as well