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May 22, 1940 – February 28, 2026 Leroy Ky Brooks, age 85, of Newton, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly at 2:30 PM – Saturday, February 28, 2026, at his home. Funeral services celebrating Leroy’s life will be held at 11:00 AM – Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Central Christian Church
Each Monday between now and the opening of Sister Act! we will highlight one of the seniors who will be taking the stage on March 26th through the 29th (7pm, 7pm, 7pm, and 2pm). This week we will be highlighting Sadie Iffert, daughter of Doug and Kelly Iffert will take the
Same labs. Different meaning. Heart disease is still the number one cause of death for both men and women—but here’s the part that often gets missed: Men and women develop heart disease differently, show risk differently, and respond to blood markers differently. If we interpret labs the same way for
AGENDANEWTON CITY COUNCILTuesday, March 3, 2026 at 6:00 PMNewton City Hall108 N. Van BurenNewton, IL 62448
NOTICE TO JASPER COUNTY VOTERSPolling Places for Jasper County Voters on March 17th, 2026, General Primary Election will be at the followinglocations:Grandville (Yale Community Center) 103 Maple St., Yale 62481Crooked Creek (Crooked Creek Township Building) 12070 E 1750th Ave Hidalgo, 62432Grove (Grove Community Building (Old Grove School)) 5992 E 1800th
The Lady Eagles opened postseason play with an impressive quarterfinal victory before falling in the regional semi-finals, finishing the season with a strong 21-11 record. Regional Quarterfinal Newton 61, Flora 32 Newton came out aggressive against the Flora Wolf Gals, building a 23-16 first-quarter lead. A dominant second quarter defensively
Each Monday between now and the opening of Sister Act! we will highlight one of the seniors who will be taking the stage on March 26th through the 29th (7pm, 7pm, 7pm, and 2pm). This week we will be highlighting Lucy Bierman, the daughter of Ben and Jill Bierman who
Each Sunday between now and graduation we will recognize the seniors in the Newton Community High School Class of 2026. Thanks to our sponsor for the week is Expert Collision Johnnie Robert Brant Jackie Brant Joshua Brant Allison Christine Brummer Brian Brummer Sheryl Brummer Uriah James Bryant Mr. Charles Wallace
Following is a summary of minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Education of Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1 held on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 in the office of the Board of Education. Board members present were Mr. Brady Shull, Mr. David Blecha, Mrs. Jackie
Daniel Edward Eagleson, known to all of us as Dan, at the age of 71, passed away on February 18, 2025. While we feel the weight of his absence, we find comfort in knowing that Dan has gone home to Jesus to be with those who went before him. He