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  • Turning the Page

    Last week, Ty Rushing wrote a glowing ode to me. I felt a unique combination of embarrassment and pride as I read on and on, and it became obvious tha ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:42 am

  • National Meet

    Newton’s Josh Miller competed on Team Iowa at the NUWAY National Duals wrestling tournament in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 15-16. Miller (back row, fourth fr ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:49 am

  • Hawkeyes fall to Spartans

    EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Keith Appling scored in double figures for the first time in more than five weeks for Michigan State, leading the 22nd-rank ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:10 am

  • Four athletes competing for spots on USTA Elite National Team

    NEWTON — MAT Tumbling/Trampoline team members competed at meets in Rockford, Ill., and Maquoketa during January. Four team members are competing in qu ...
    March 6, 2014 - 10:48 am

  • State of mind

    One of the hardest parts of being a sports writer — interviewing coaches and players following a season-ending loss. It never gets easier, even in my ...
    March 6, 2014 - 10:27 am

  • Cardinal Lanes Bowling Results

    March 2Sunday Nite MixedKool Kidz tie KFC-Taco Bell 2-2Kool Kidz — 2,520: Scott Versteeg 426, Regina ...
    March 6, 2014 - 10:26 am

  • Big Game players rock the NHS basketball court

    NEWTON — Final seconds ticked off the game clock. Trent Tiffany set his feet to get into shooting position. Tiffany had the basketball for Krystin’s K ...
    March 5, 2014 - 11:42 am

  • Royals hold off Hawks in 1A state quarterfinal

    DES MOINES — Was there one more rally in them? Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks had battled back several times in Monday’s opening game of the 2014 Iowa Girls ...
    March 4, 2014 - 11:32 am

  • Not in the Cards

    IOWA CITY — Bad luck befalls even the most prepared, which can make basketball the most fair and unfair thing in sports. The clock struck midnight on ...
    March 3, 2014 - 12:00 pm

  • NHS spring sports meeting Tuesday

    NEWTON — Newton Senior High School is holding a meeting for spring student-athletes and their parents at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the NHS cafeteria.
    March 3, 2014 - 11:29 am

  • Brian L. Faidley

    Brian L. Faidley, 63, of Colfax died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the VA Central Iowa Healthcare System in Des Moines.
    March 7, 2014 - 11:15 am

  • Karroll Jon Diggins

    Karroll Jon Diggins, 60, of Newton, formerly of Marshalltown, died Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. 
    March 7, 2014 - 11:14 am

  • Jim Cupples

    Jim Cupples, 67, of Newton died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Services are pending at the Pence-Reese ...
    March 6, 2014 - 10:28 am

  • Roberta J. Kling

    Roberta J. Kling, 84, of Newton died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center.A funeral serv ...
    March 6, 2014 - 10:29 am

  • LaVonne Peterson Erickson

    LaVonne Peterson Erickson entered into God’s care on March 1, 2014, in Atlanta, Ga. LaVonne was born on July 29, 1932, in Ames, to Wilmer and Ella Pet ...
    March 5, 2014 - 11:51 am

  • Mary Helen Etter

    Mary Helen Etter, 80, of Newton died on Monday, March 3, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center.A funeral ser ...
    March 5, 2014 - 11:53 am

  • Charles William Crews

    Charles William Crews, the son of Charles Leonard and Anna (Light) Crews, was born March 16, 1926, in Pershing, Iowa. On Jan. 14, 1948, Chuck was unit ...
    March 3, 2014 - 12:01 pm

  • David C. Finch

    David C. Finch, 74, of Newton died on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center.A funeral ser ...
    March 3, 2014 - 12:01 pm

  • Lena Mae Lambert

    Lena Mae Lambert, 84, of Monroe passed away on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.
    March 3, 2014 - 12:02 pm

  • Marion Roozeboom

    Marion Roozeboom, 94, of Pella died late Friday evening at the Griffin Nursing Center in Knoxville.A ...
    March 3, 2014 - 11:33 am

  • Police Blotter

    Newton Police Department• George E. Adams, 58, of Newton was charged with public intoxication after ...
    March 6, 2014 - 10:30 am

  • Police Blotter

    Newton Police Department• George E. Adams, 58, homeless, was charged with public intoxication after ...
    Feb. 27, 2014 - 11:42 am

  • Police Blotter

    Newton Police Department• Jason L. Beckman, 36, of Newton was charged with driving while license bar ...
    Feb. 25, 2014 - 11:02 am

  • Police Blotter

    Newton Police Department• Jonathan Arterburn, 25, of Newton was arrested on a Marshall County warran ...
    Feb. 24, 2014 - 11:18 am

  • Police Blotter

    Newton Police Department• Scott K. Auten, 47, of Newton was charged with fifth-degree theft and oper ...
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 11:05 am

  • Police Blotter

    Newton Police Department• Ashley Jo Baetsle-Knapp, 26, of Newton was charged with driving while lice ...
    Feb. 18, 2014 - 10:42 am

  • Police Blotter

    Newton Police Department• Ashley E. Brown, 29, of Newton was charged with criminal trespass after au ...
    Feb. 17, 2014 - 11:49 am

  • Police Blotter

    Newton Police Department• Tyler J. Annis, 19, of Newton was charged with operating while intoxicated ...
    Feb. 12, 2014 - 11:52 am

  • Police Blotter

    Newton Police Department• Jerrica L. Sanders, 21, of Benton Harbor, Mich., was charged with assault ...
    Feb. 11, 2014 - 11:06 am

  • Police Blotter

    Newton Police Department• Abel Andrade, 53, of Marshalltown was charged with operating while intoxic ...
    Feb. 10, 2014 - 1:10 pm

  • Newton is motivated to grow its downtown

    In February, it was announced that Newton, along with Avoca and Guthrie Center, would join the 48 other communities with active Main Street programs. ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:13 am

  • Reader objects to content, spirit of column

    To the editor:Our copy of the Daily News frequently arrives with yet another column penned by the Ed ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:13 am

  • We are for legal medical pot

    To the editor:We are for legal medical pot. We are not for legal pot. Please separate the issues.Thi ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:13 am

  • A Modern Day Mr. Darcy

    I wanted to kickoff this week by saying a big “Thank you” for the thoughts and prayers for me as I recovered from my latest medical mishap.
    March 7, 2014 - 11:14 am

  • The History of Skiff (Part IX)

    I did not have the pleasure of witnessing the 90-plus years of Skiff’s history we have relived together during the past few months, as I did not arriv ...
    March 6, 2014 - 10:28 am

  • Adding to my library

    When a friend of mine does something really cool, I like to give them some congratulations.Friend.Th ...
    March 5, 2014 - 11:17 am

  • So Sorry, Spring!

    It’s time to buy one of those jumbo apology cards and have everyone you know sign it. Clearly, we did something terrible to make spring so angry with ...
    March 5, 2014 - 11:17 am

  • There’s no reason to legalize pot

    For a relatively brief time while I was in the Navy, I worked in a drug and alcohol counseling center. It was perhaps the most eye-opening experience ...
    March 4, 2014 - 1:05 pm

  • Help Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Is your employer looking at you with concern? Does your manager constantly ask how you are feeling? It may not be because they care about how long you ...
    March 4, 2014 - 10:58 am

  • Hope springs eternal

    I don’t care what the Gregorian calendar would have people believe, the season of spring starts on March 1. Winter is a three-month affair that begins ...
    March 4, 2014 - 10:57 am

  • 5 percent of calories should be from sugar

    LONDON (AP) — Just try sugar-coating this: The World Health Organization says your daily sugar intake should be just 5 percent of your total calories ...
    March 6, 2014 - 10:27 am

  • '12 Years a Slave' rises up at Academy Awards

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Perhaps atoning for past sins, Hollywood named the brutal, unshrinking historical drama “12 Years a Slave” best picture at the 86th ...
    March 3, 2014 - 11:29 am

  • Dark chocolate for heart month

    Regular chocolate eaters have a lower risk of death from heart disease or any other cause. What’s behind that sweet reward? Chocolate contains flavono ...
    Feb. 27, 2014 - 12:09 pm

  • Wild or farmed — which fish to choose?

    Both farm-raised as well as wild caught fish can provide adequate amounts of heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Fatty fish such as salmon, albacore tu ...
    Feb. 20, 2014 - 11:23 am

  • Take care of your heart with these fish eating tips

    February is heart month. The American Heart Association recommends eating fish twice a week to protect your heart. If you like fish, this isn’t diffic ...
    Feb. 13, 2014 - 11:30 am

  • Soluble Fiber and Your Heart

    February is American Heart Month. More than 80 million people in the United States have some form of heart/cardiovascular disease—that’s about one thi ...
    Feb. 6, 2014 - 10:41 am

  • Make this Sunday super

    Whether you’re a football fanatic or couldn’t care less, we can all unite around one thing on Big Game Sunday: the food.
    Jan. 30, 2014 - 1:03 pm

  • Salads in Winter – why not!?

    With a variety of salad greens and fruit and vegetables, there are endless combinations for a delicious salad and each can offer different flavors and ...
    Jan. 23, 2014 - 11:38 am

  • 'Hustle,' 'Gravity' lead Oscars with 10 nods each

    (AP) — The Academy Awards appear to be the three-horse race many expected it would be, with “Gravity,” ‘’American Hustle” and “12 Years a Slave” all r ...
    Jan. 16, 2014 - 10:56 am

  • Healthy homemade soups

    Thankfully, the temperatures are out of the deep freeze, but there’s still plenty of winter ahead. Nothing beats a steaming bowl of soup on a cold win ...
    Jan. 16, 2014 - 11:28 am