Newton News

The feedback from the former prisoners of war, and their spouses, told you instantly that the recent POW/MIA Recognition Parade and Ceremony in Flora, Ill., was a deeply moving - and appreciated - event.

The Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association announced that its 2008 Board of Director Elections will take place at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, August 16, 2008, at 12:00 noon at Balmoral Park Race Track ...

With a school consolidation plan set to meet budget cuts, the School Committee will turn to identifying the plan's impacts and hiring an interim superintendent by the end of the month, Chairman Gregory S. Aubin ...

An Illinois boater and his passenger escaped injury when a 32-foot cruiser was destroyed in a fire on Lake of the Ozarks on Thursday, according to the Missouri State Water Patrol. via Springfield News Leader

Jasper County is bracing for a heavy voter turnout out on a proposed casino. Voters head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether the casino and resort should be built in Newton. via Chicago Tribune

For 18 years, Arnold Herman of Newton, Ill., had been a bass fisherman and entered local tournaments. via Field & Stream

Shaw Newspapers has named Dan Goetz publisher of News Printing Company and its newspapers, the Newton Daily News and Jasper County Advertiser. via WQAD-TV Moline

A judge has agreed to move the first-degree murder trials of 2 Newton men outside of Jasper County. via WQAD-TV Moline

Norris Electric Cooperative will conduct its 70th annual meeting of members at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Newton Community High School in Newton, Ill. via Tribune-Star

“Many departments had to use snowplows to even get to Niantic”

The blowing wind and falling snow didn't make it easy for the dozen or so fire protection units that responded. via IllinoisHomepage.net

A Newton man was injured following a head-on collision Wednesday with a semi-truck north of Greenup in Cumberland County. via Journal-Gazette

Will Published: Thursday, September 27, 2007 2:46 PM CDT E-mail this story | Print this page Luella Will, of Newton, will celebrate her 80th birthday on Tuesday, October 9. Her family will host an open house ... via Olney Daily Mail