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The St. Thomas Harvest Picnic will look very different this year. Instead of the picnic, there will only be a drive through dinner at the Newton Knights of Columbus from 11 am to 1 pm and will continue until gone. The menu will include a chicken dinner with cheesy potatoes
Spend money with ANY Jasper County business in the month of October and you’ve got a chance to win $1000 in Chamber Bucks! Starting October 1st save your receipts from any Jasper County business to turn in at the Chamber office from 3-6 pm on 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 and 10/30.
Jasper County Junior High Baseball advances to the Regional Championship on Saturday in Lawrenceville after defeating Casey-Westfield. The Eagles started with a good lead after scoring one run in the first and two in the second. They also scored another two in the fourth bringing their final run count to
The Newton Lady Eagles swept Charleston High School 9-0 at Charleston. This sweeping victory included wins for all of the Lady Eagles, including in singles: Emily Probst defeating Maggie Goetten, Jessilyn Hall defeating Hannah Larson, Lindsey McClain defeating Emma Amaya, Olivia Flowers defeating Lyla Long, Kaitlyn Olmstead defeating Maci Mayhall,
With all the devastation in Louisiana, St. Thomas students and staff are showing their caring nature by “adopting a school” that has been affected by hurricane Laura. One of the ways was to wear red for DeQuincy. The students who wore read donated at least $1 to go towards
Looking for an easy way to decorate for fall? The Newton Ag Business Management class is selling fall displays to gain real world business experience. The displays will be delivered and set up at your home or business by students of the business class. Purchase dates are September 18-October 20.
St Thomas defeated Oblong 11-1 in the first round of the Class A Regional in Newton Monday afternoon. Oblong tallied their only run in the first inning. The Saints pushed 3 runs across the plate in the first, 3 in the second, and 5 in the fourth. St Thomas was
The Newton Lady Eagles were defeated by the Richland County tennis team with a final score of 0-9. The Lady Eagles were unable to secure a win against the strong Richland team at Olney. NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL – 0, RICHLAND County – 9, Singles: No. 1 – Zoe
The Jasper County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Fall Decorating Contest. There will be two prizes awarded with each being $50 in Chamber bucks. The first category will be “Favorite porch”. The second will be “Favorite yard”. To enter simply take a photo of your yard or porch and
April 6, 1936 – September 20, 2020 Neil Hopkins Seifers, age 84, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 8:52 PM – Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Newton Care Center in Newton, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Neil’s life will be held at 12:00 PM (Noon) Thursday, September 24, 2020, at the