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There is a spring tractor drive leaving the Oblong Fairgrounds at 10 am on Saturday, May 22. If you are planning on attending contact Doug Jones at 618-554-6080 for lunch count. Lunch will be at Irene’s Vineyard and is $10.95 per person. Menu includes choice of smoked chicken breast or
The 2020-21 St. Thomas Boys and Girls Track team. St. Thomas Track & Field 2021 L to R Front Row Jessica Spiker; Hydi Bierman; Megan Miller; Kinli Michl; Morgan Schafer; Peyton Willenborg; Grace Schumacher; Madison Keller; Maekenna Ochs; Allie Hermann; Kassie Pitcher; Alani Bergbower 2nd Row Jarrett Pitcher; Beau Bennett;
The Newton Lady Eagles placed first and the Eagles placed second at their home track meet on Friday, May 7th. Tuscola placed first in the boys results with 11 more points than the Eagles. The results can be found below the images. Mens Varsity 18 / 18 Events Completed 1.
The third distribution of the 2021 READ (Reading Excites All Dreams) program provided one last opportunity for students in Kindergarten through third grade to receive a book from the program. High school students and Ginger Robins dressed as book characters and read the books to the students.
The 2021 NCHS Boys Basketball team held their awards ceremony in the NCHS Gym. Awards were given based on team voting and stats. The LIC conference team members were also recognized. Ben Meinhart – honorable mention LIC Conference Evan Schafer – first team honors LIC Conference Aaron Einhorn –
The Newton Eagles defeated the Effingham Flaming Hearts 5-4. Winning matches for the Eagles were in singles: Ben Street, Isaac Kocher, Luke Weber, Adam Zumbahlen and for doubles Isaac Kocher and Luke Weber. NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL – 5, EFFINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL – 4, Singles: No. 1 – Ben
Thank you to Melinda Barthelme for the wonderful photos! We apologize for the delay in getting them posted!
This is our final week of Sunday Seniors. We would like to congratulate the 2021 NCHS graduating class as well as wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors. We would also like to thank them for the memories, fun filled years, and many, many great moments we
A Jasper County Community Unit District School Bus was in an accident with a truck this morning shortly before 7 am at 1459564 E 330th, West Liberty, IL. Please note there were no students on the bus at the time of the incident. The bus driver has been taken to
The 2021 Spring Football Awards were held on Sunday. \ Award winners were: Zak Pitcher – Comeback/Newcomer Player of the Year, Most Improved Adam Koebele, Blake Muska – Practice Player of the Year, Eagle Attitude Award – Logan Weber, Marshall Tarr – Offensive Player of the Year, Kaleb Probst – Special