March 28, 2024

Newton vs. Newton

Newton will compete in a series of community pride challenges with Newton, Kan.

Mark your calendars for Monday to help Newton compete in the inaugural Newton vs. Newton challenge with Newton, Kan.

“We have kind of a fun community engagement challenge coming up ... Newton, Iowa and Newton, Kansas will competing in a series of challenges based on community engagement, some of these challenges will off line, some will be online, but I cannot yet tell you what they will be,” Natalie Umsted, Newton Management Analyst said. The list of challenges will be announced at 8 a.m. on Monday on gettoknownewton.com as well as through the city’s social media sites.

“I know Newton, Iowa, and more importantly — I know Newton, Iowa citizens,” Mayor Mike Hansen said. “Let’s use this challenge to show Newton, Kansas what it means to be proud to know Newton!”

The challenges will take place at noon over two weeks through Oct. 24. Citizens are encouraged to show their community pride and show off their community.

“Get ready to get involved and to get all your friends and family and whoever else involved. This will be for the public to just kind of have some fun community pride building,” Umsted said. “Newton, Kansas is about 19,000 people, so we have a slight disadvantage in size but I know that we more than make up for it in personality.”

Contact Staff Writer Jamee A. Pierson at (641) 792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com.