Jasper County Round Up and Rodeo rides in Colfax
COLFAX — The Jasper County Round Up and Rodeo was full of children dressed in cute outfits and rough and tough cowboys and cowgirls itching …
40 years of Progress
As important as it is that Progress Industries moved to a more visible and appropriately sized facility near downtown Newton this past year,…
Parent calls for changes in NHS student handbook regarding fights
On June 10, two weeks before the Newton Community School District Board of Education would consider approval of the updated senior high scho…
Club News
Sunbonnet QuestersThe Sunbonnet Chapter of Questers met June 13 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of…
First UMC welcomes new pastor
First United Methodist Church in Newton will welcome the Rev. Paul Smith as its new pastor July 1, following the retirement of Rev. Gary Mar…
1,000 Books
Jenna Damman recently finished the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program at the Newton Public Library.
Iowa’s Lost Titanic History at the Newton Public Library
Join author Darcy Maulsby at the Newton Public Library at 6 p.m. Monday for a presentation on Iowa’s lost connections to the Titanic.
Updated handbooks considered for approval
Parent and student handbooks for the 2019-20 school year at all Newton Community School District campuses will be presented for approval dur…
Homes for Iowa will build houses and futures
Newton Correctional Facility is adopting a project that will be able to supply Iowa communities with affordable housing and provide inmates …
More than just washing machines
Surrounded by, at one time, nine similar businesses in Newton, a place that many folks considered to be the “washing machine center of the w…
Iowa discrimination trial against ex-governor moved
DES MOINES — A civil trial alleging former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad discriminated against an ex-state official because he’s gay has been mov…
