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Winners of the 2019 Jasper County Fair talent show will go on stage to compete for the title of State Champions this weekend, January 18th. Junior division winner this year, Lucy Bierman, daughter of Ben and Jill Bierman, will perform a vocal solo and the Senior division winners(Duet) Lexi Marshall
AGENDA Jasper County Board January 16, 2020 Jasper County Office Building 7:00 p.m. 7:00 Sheriff’s Proclamation Silence/Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Public Comment: Approval of the agenda Committee Reports: Road and Bridge Committee/Solid Waste Sheriff’s Committee Finance Committee Building Committee GIS Committee Ambulance Committee Insurance Committee EMA Committee Animal Control
Lady Eagles Defeat Wolfgals in Overtime Overtime game The Newton Lady Eagles defeated the Flora Wolfgals in an overtime game with a final score of 39-37. While Flora had the lead at the end of the first quarter, the Lady Eagles came back to bring a 19-18 score at the
The 2019 Jasper CEO Class held their annual class business on Saturday evening in the NCHS Auditorium. The class business was a Hometown Showdown where audience members had the chance to play games like “The Price is Close Enough” and and Neighborly Feud. The hosts for the event were Shane
Perennials For Your Color Landscape – Color Throughout the Year On Friday, February 21 at 6:30pm at the Sunrise Community Center in Newton. Darlene Richardson and Jeanine Wendling , Master Gardeners of Effingham County, will be presenting. You can enjoy refreshments, take home recipes and a lesson. This event
Swing into Spring with the Sounds of Swing Dinner and Dance Menu Includes: Salad Bar Pork Loin Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Green Beans Roll Coffee, Tea, Lemonade Dessert Date: Saturday, March 7, 2020 Time: 5:30pm Doors Open 6:00pm Meal Served 7:00pm Band Begins Playing Price: $20.00 per Person Place: St.
Newton Public Library Book Club The January meeting of the Newton Public Library Book Club will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2019 at 4:45PM. They will be discussing “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown. The book selection for February is “A Dog’s Purpose” by W. Bruce Cameron. The club
Jasper County Economic, INC. Annual Business Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 at 1:15 P.M. Jasper County Chamber Building Peoples State Bank Meeting Room 124 S. Van Buren St, Newton, IL. 62448 Attending: Amber Volk, Brett Lessley, Tom Brown, Mark Bolander, Amber Wakefield, Sarah Kinkade, Beth Probst, Diane Scott, Marlene
Each Monday between now and the opening of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on March 26th we will be featuring Musical Monday. This week we will begin highlighting our NCHS Seniors who are casted in the 2020 NCHS Musical with Senior Brianne Duncan. In Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
The Newton Community High School Boys Basketball team defeated Mt. Carmel in the St. Anthony Shootout on Saturday January 11th with a final score of 60-39. Lead scorers for Newton included: Kyle Schafer with 21 points and Jarrett Tharp with 17 . Newton Community High School vs Mt. Carmel