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Etta Mae Bowman Baker, age 78 April 4, 1943 – February 1, 2022 Etta Mae Bowman Baker, age 78, of Newton, Illinois, and formerly of Bridgeport, Illinois, passed away at 1:30 AM – Monday, February 1, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Newton, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Etta’s life will
Randall Dean “Randy” Shamhart, age 60 August 30, 1961 – January 31, 2022 Randall Dean “Randy” Shamhart, age 60, of Newton, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly at 3:42 PM – Monday, January 31, 2022, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Randy’s life will be held at 10:00 AM – Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at the West End Reception and Event Venue, 202 Museum Drive,
Due to the weather conditions: Service Days and Times have Changed Funeral Services: 1:30 p.m., Monday, February 7, 2022 Visitation: 3:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. Sunday, February 6, 2022 Ralph Don Portlock age 83, of Newton passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital, Mattoon, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating
Ralph Portlock age 83 of Newton passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital, Mattoon, Illinois.Arrangements are pending at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton.Online condolences may be offered at www.crainfuneral.com.
Newton hosted Richland County Lady Tigers Richland County 24 9 19 10 = 62 Newton 7 13 6 1 = 27 Scoring for Richland County Weiler – 4,2,10 for 11= 29; Ingram – 0,2,3 for 4 = 9; Brown – 3,0,2
Mark Edward Mitchell, 56, of Effingham, Illinois passed away on January 28, 2022. Mark was born the son of Ed and Kaye Mitchell on April 10, 1965, in Pittsfield, Illinois. He graduated from Newton Community High School in 1983 and Eastern Illinois University in 1987 with a B.S. degree in
Dave and Deb Schackmann were recently awarded an America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation, sponsored by the Bayer Fund, and chose to direct the donation to St. Thomas School.
Newton JCJH Volleyball Match Results Date: 1/25 Opponent: Oblong 7th Grade Match Scores: 10-25 25-19 25-22 W 8th Grade Match Scores: 21-25 25-18 18-25 L Current 7th Grade Record: 5-1 Current 8th Grade Record:
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 in the office of the Board of Education on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 6:30pm. Board members present were Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mrs. Holly Farley, Mr.
Ruby Wilson, age 91 February 15, 1930 – January 26, 2022 Ruby Wilson, age 91, of St. Elmo, Illinois, passed away at 7:55AM – Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at her home. Funeral services celebrating Ruby’s life will be held at 2:00 PM – Sunday, January 30, 2022, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Newton, Illinois, with Jack Stoops officiating. Burial will be in