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Cat Show Champion Cat Care: Kohlten Barthelme Reserve Champion Cat Care: Grace Kuhl Dog Show Dog Care Short Hair Champion Alex Osborne Reserve Champion Shania Newlin Dog Care Long Hair Champion Alex Osborne Reserve Champion Jenna Goebel Dog Obedience 1 Champion Jenna Goebel Dog Obedience 2 Champion Alex Osborne Senior
Robert and Marilyn Rogers Bergbower will be married 50 years on July 7th. They have 1 Son Chanc and wife Holly and 2 grandsons Finn and Sutton. They are originally from Newton and moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1984. She states, “We have been on 2 cruises , Mexico and
Rusty and Tonya Hall will celebrate their 24th wedding anniversary on June 24th.
The Jasper. County 4-H general show judging was held on Friday, June 21 at the 4-H building. 4-H members brought in their projects to be judged with an option of first or second place. After all of the projects in a category were judged, Best of Show and State Fair
7/1/19 WIC clinic for women, infants and children from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. WIC is a supplemental nutrition program for income eligible pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children up to the age of 5. Attached is a flyer with income guidelines for 2018/19. Call 783-4436 for more information
The Jasper County Board of Education met on Thursday, June 20, 2019 in the Board of Education office. Board members present were Mr. Gordon Millsap, Mr. Jon Fulton, Mrs. Melissa Stanley, Mr. Jason Kuhl and Mr. Bill Meinhart. Members absent: Mrs. Holly Farley, and Mrs. Mandy Rieman. All votes are
Planned for July 2 OBLONG, IL—A painting party fundraiser, planned for July 2, is sure to attract many fun-loving participants who will take home with them a cute patriotic piece and simultaneously help with expenses related to the interest group programming at the Oblong Children’s Christian Home. Karla Ries of Art Is
The Newton Lady Eagles Volleyball team held a camp for 5th through 8th grade students Monday through Thursday of this week helping them improve upon their skills in volleyball and learn to work together as teammates. The award for the 6th grade is Megan Miller and 7th grade is Lena
The Newton Masonic Lodge 216 is hosting a baked spaghetti lunch with garlic bread and desserts from 10am to 2pm on July 14 at the Masonic Lodge in Newton. This event is a freewill donation with proceeds going towards the purchase of equipment to water the flowers on the square
The Opportunists, racers from Race Across America, stopped briefly in Jasper County at Newton Community High School to meet up with an old friend of theirs, Jim Riddle. Officer Riddle pulled over the group last year as they passed through Jasper County in the middle of the night for failure