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Republic Services will be running all normal routes on Memorial Day week. There will NOT be a one day delay at all that week. All routes will run on their normal day.
Newton (May 27, 2021) – During the Peoples State Bank Annual Stockholder Meeting, Melisa Griffith was promoted to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, she will be a resource for all the departments and branches of Peoples State Bank. She will participate in employee recruitment, human resources functions, product developmentand will review
2021 Jasper County Fair Schedule Sunday, June 20, 2021 through Saturday, June 26, 2021 Saturday, June 12th 8:00 am -11:00am Departments J,K, L,M,O,P- Entries Friday, June 18, 2021 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm May bring Floral Hall Exhibits Saturday, June 19th, 2021 8:00 am – 11:00 am May bring Floral
Photos by Yarauseth Zavala The Newton Lady Eagles won the Lady Eagle Invite by scoring 140 points in the ten team competition. Women – Team Rankings – 17 Events Scored =================================================================================== 1) Newton 140 2) Effingham 105.50 3) Mattoon 102.50 4) Effingham (St. Anthony) 51 5) Oblong 45 6) Palestine
Indiana Railroad has requested a road closure to do some necessary maintenance work to the IL 130 crossing in Newton. Anticipated dates are June 2 and June 3. Please use IDOT detour routes West using Martin/Foster/Hutton and East using Wilson/Scott. For this reason, there will be no parking on Wilson
Arlene Bower, age 84 June 21, 1936 – May 21, 2021 Arlene Bower, age 84, of Olney, Illinois, passed away at 6:05 PM – Friday, May 21, 2021, at HSHS St Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Arlene’s life will be held at 3:00 PM – Tuesday,
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, May 17, 2021. Board members present were Mr. Gordon Millsap, Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mrs. Holly
9th Grade Highest Honors Elley Bennett Kye Bergbower Allyah Finn Dylan Geir Megan Hartrich Aleah Higgs Jace Judson Darci Marble Emma Nadler Grant Ochs Brock Probst Brooke Schafer Katie Shamhart Grace Warfel Jacob Weber Luke Weber 9th Grade High Honors Macy Barthelemy Gus Bierman Jonathan Blecha Sara Burtis Racheal Cochran
The Legion, Sons of the American Legion, Auxiliary, 4-H groups and Church members, along with several volunteers will be out this week placing flags on the veterans graves through out Jasper county. We appreciate all the help in flagging 78 cemeteries in the county with nearly 3,000 veterans graves. Each
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School Newton, IL Job Postings: Middle School Language Arts teacher Starting Date: August 11th, 2021 St. Thomas is accepting credentials for the position of 5th grade homeroom teacher and 5th -8th grade Language Arts teacher. Practicing Catholics preferred, but not required. All interested individuals should