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NOTICE: 5:45 PM, public hearing re: Appropriations AGENDA NEWTON CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 at 6:00 PM Newton City Hall 108 N. Van Buren Newton, IL 62448 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mark Bolander, Mayor 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Alderman David Brown 3. ROLL CALL: Rosetta York, City
Press Release from Jasper County Chamber of Commerce About Cruise Night 2020 Due to circumstances beyond our control, one of our (and we hope your) favorite events, Newton Cruise Night, is cancelled for 2020. We’ve watched as the people who put on so many different longstanding events in our area
Smithenry Promoted to Assistant Vice President at Peoples State Bank Newton (July 15, 2020) – Dustine Smithenry was recently named Assistant Vice President at the Peoples State Bank of Newton, focusing on agricultural-related lending. He joined the Newton team in 2019, finding his footing nicely among ag, commercial, consumer and
The following 4-H Completion members competed in their final 4-H competitions during the virtual 2020 4-H competitions. Jacelyn Barthelme Natalie Bierman Erica Johnson Josie Meinhart Haley Och Dawson Probst Renee Probst
JFL PRACTICE AND SEASON IS ON HOLD Until further clarification from IHSA and Jasper County Unit 1, our season will be on hold. This means practice will NOT start Wednesday. We will let you know when something changes. We do plan to have a season we just aren’t sure what
Jasper County Board July 9, 2020 The County Board met in regular session on Thursday, July 9, 2020. Members present were Bollman, Leffler, Fehrenbacher, Hall, Heltsley, Hickox, Kerner, Pickens, Warfel, Michl, Swick and Weddell. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by proclamation according to law by Sheriff
Dorothy Marie Czerwonka age 91 Dorothy Marie Czerwonka age 91 of Effingham formerly of Newton passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the Lutheran Care Center, Altamont, Illinois. Funeral services for Dorothy will be held at 12:00 noon, Thursday, July 16, 2020 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wheeler. Visitation
Sydney Zumbahlen has been awarded the 2020 Jasper County Retired Teachers Association scholarship of $1,500. A 2018 Newton Community High School graduate, she is now a student at Eastern Illinois University majoring in Music Education. After all applications were evaluated. Sydney was chosen to receive the scholarship based on her
(EFFINGHAM, IL) – HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s Wound Healing Center has changed the lives of many people in the region by bringing healing and allowing people to return to their active lives. Now the Wound Healing Center has once again been recognized nationally with an award for their clinical
Orell Farley Foundation Accepting Grant Applications Applications available for Jasper County projects and activities Newton (May 15, 2020) – In its inaugural award year, the Orell Farley Foundation awarded eight organizations a total of $10,000 toward projects that benefit the general public of Jasper County. Initially funded in 2018, the