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Primary Election Notice The office of the County Clerk is open for early voting for all precincts in Jasper County May 19, 2022 until June 27, 2022. Located at 204 West Washington Street, Suite 2, Newton, IL. You may vote in the office from 8 am until 4 pm Monday
It’s time once again for the back to school sports physicals with Sarah Bush Lincoln where all of the proceeds are donated back to local school sports programs.
The NCHS 2022 Graduation was held in the high school gym on May 14th. Sponsored by Pekin Insurance and Meyer Funeral Home
Summa Cum Laude Front Row: Left to Right: Kaitlyn Olmstead, Stephanie Brinson, Mabry Mitchell, Rylea Borgic. Second Row: Morgan White, Dryden Einhorn, Emma Kidwell. Magna Cum Laude: Front Row: Lucy Yager, Jalenna Hemrich, Kelsey Drury, Tara Larrison, Lydia Wilson. Second Row: Alexanndria Osborne, Makenna Kuhn, Jessilyn Hall, Amber Russell,
The Illiana Dream Seams 14u softball team won 2nd place in the Charleston Swing for the Bling tournament May 14-15. They battled in late games Saturday and played 5 games in the heat on Sunday and finished with 2nd place. Pictured with their rings in the front are Mallory Bloemer, Anna Strohm,
Rev. Carl Schmidt, 96 of Effingham, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield with Bishop Thomas John Paprocki,
The Strong Girls and Strong Boys programs were completed when the girls and boys all ran a 5k. The fifth and sixth grade participating students and volunteer coaches were cheered on by family, friends, and their school mates as they ran from the grade school down to the Eagle Trail
D. Eileen Strole age 76, of Newton passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in her home. Funeral services celebrating the life of Eileen will be held at 10:30 am, Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the First Baptist Church, Newton, Illinois with Rev. Steve Willis officiating. Visitation will be held from
The Newton Lady Eagles won the sectional meet at Altamont on Wednesday, May 11th. The Q means the participant or relay team qualified for state. We would like to thank Kristin Radke for photographing the sectional meet for us! Womens Varsity 1. Newton 131 2. Robinson 77 3. Marshall 68
The St. Thomas Spring Concert was held on May 11th. The kindergarten began with Skip To My Lou and The Bunny Trail. The first graders sang the Scooby Doo Theme Song and Piney Mountain. The second graders sang I’ve Got A Hippo in My Locker and Old Dan Tucker. The