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The Newton Marching Eagles placed second in Class 2A competition at Eastern Illinois University out of 21 schools. The Eagles also received Best Drum Major and. Best Auxiliary. The Eagles will travel to Metamora on Saturday, October 12 where they will perform at 8 pm.
NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL 8, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL 1 Singles No. 1 – Jacelyn Street, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL def. Katie Halbig, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-0, -; No. 2 – Claire Griffith, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL def. Lauren Schoon, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2, 6-3, -; No.
NCHS Student Council will be hosting a blood drive on October 15 from 8:30 am to 2 pm in the NCHS gym. Each year, goals are set for the Student Council to reach and in addition to helping save lives, your donation also helps the council reach their goal. At
The 1969 Homecoming Court Junior Court Sophomore Court Freshman Court
Kent Leroy Farley, age 77 November 11, 1941 – October 6, 2019 Kent Leroy Farley, age 77, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 3:04 AM – Sunday, October 6, 2019, at his home. Funeral services celebrating Kent’s life will be held at 10:00 AM – Friday, October 11, 2019, at
The burning ban that went into effect September 30th has been lifted
Iris May (Meyer) Johnson, age 85 May 1, 1934 – October 5, 2019 Iris May (Meyer) Johnson, age 85, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 8:12 AM – Saturday, October 5, 2019, at her home. Funeral services celebrating the life of Iris, will held at 10:30 AM– Wednesday, October 9,
Comments from Coach Fulton on the game as well as what will need to be done for the upcoming game against Flora. “First I am very proud of all the boys and how hard they played. It was a very exciting game and all the credit goes to the kids
*All Photos by Lisa Meyer The Jasper County Cancer Support Group held their annual bingo night to raise money to assist local people who have been diagnosed with cancer. Assistance can help patients make it to their medical appointments, purchase groceries, etc. This volunteer group is a non profit organization.
The Newton Marching Eagles performed their show “Bloom” during the halftime of the Newton versus Robinson game.