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Jasper County Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group will meet on Thursday, July 11th at 6:30 pm at St. Thomas School. The group meets each month on the second Thursday of the month at St. Thomas School at 6:30 pm. Some months, there are speakers or activities, and other times
Vera Fern (McKinney) Morrison Wiley, age 98 Vera Fern (McKinney) Morrison Wiley, age 98, of Dieterich, Illinois, and formerly of Newton, and Bogota, Illinois, passed away 10:51 AM – Thursday, June 27, 2019, at her home. Private family services will be held with burial will be in the Johnson Family
“If You Only Knew What It’s Like To Be A Single Mom”, will be our topic for our Push Ahead meeting on the evening of July 22, at 6:30 , Scott Avenue Christian Church. Please welcome former Newton resident, Sherry Weedman. She tells us: My name is Sherry Weedman, I
FELONIES 7/11 19-CF-71 – Kent D. Wilson – Criminal Trespass to Residence 7/15 19-CF-72 – Anthony J. Littlejohn – Theft, Leaving Scene of Accident Involving Personal Injury 19-CF-73 – Destiny C. Budd – Theft 7/22 19-CF-74 – Wesley R. Bailey – Aggravated Battery, Resisting a Peace Officer MISDEMEANORS 7/1 19-CM-47
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” A priceless quote from The Lorax. It is the time of year when our community comes together to help those who need a little extra assistance in completing projects through Honey Do Ministries.
Chris Fascione was the performer for the July 2nd Summer Reading Program with the Newton Public Library. Chris is a storyteller and a juggler and kept the kids entertained for an entire hour with various juggling tricks and storytelling along with audience participation. Several young people were in attendance to
Be sure to get your tickets for the Queen of Hearts drawing this week.
Happy 60th Birthday to Susan Lindley on July 11th! From Lanette
The Ambraw River Eagles 4475 is hosting a patio furniture raffle with proceeds going towards the Scholarship Fund. Each ticket offers the chance to win two gliders and a deluxe end table. Only 300 tickets will be sold and each ticket is $10. The drawing will be held when all
Marla Reynolds recently retired from the Jasper County Health Department after almost 29 years and took a few minutes out of her day to answer a few questions for us about her time at the Health Department and her future plans. When did you start at the Health department and