Jasper County News

The Colfax Public Library and the Colfax Historical Society are co-hosting a concert by the Jasper Grays Civil War Singers, a group of Newton men who perform music of the 1861 through 1865 era in period dress.

Jasper County Treasurer Doug Bishop is wanting everyone to pay their fair share of taxes.

The historic Wagaman Mill in Lynnville is open to visitors this summer. The “Old Mill” is a historic landmark of Jasper County, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Newton City Council The council will discuss the council vacancy due to the death of member Ron Foreman and the timeline for filling the position through a special election.

Aug. 11 could prove to be an exhausting but rewarding day for many Iowa veterans.

The Jasper County Fair is approaching, with fairbooks now available and open class entry tags on hand in the Jasper County Extension Office in Newton.

Shakespeare is coming to the Maytag Bowl. The Young Professionals of Jasper County and Arts Connection Inc.

The last meeting of the fiscal year for the Jasper County Board of Supervisors brought a full slate of contract agreements and renewals to the agenda for approval.

Celebration Iowa Singers and Jazz Band , an elite ensemble of Iowa high school musicians, is pleased to announce their upcoming performance in Newton on June 29.

The Jasper County Fair Queen Pageant is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Newton Community Theatre.

Six Jasper County residents will compete for the titles of Jasper County Fair Queen and Princess during the annual fair queen pageant, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Newton Community Theatre.

The city of Newton is getting ready for the Iowa Corn Indy 250 race at the Iowa Speedway this weekend, and officials hope to bring some of those race fans downtown.

State fire investigators are looking for what caused a fire that damaged a manufacturing plant in Kellogg in central Iowa over the weekend.

Apparently, the original cornerstone of the Jasper County Courthouse was “well formed, true and trusty, and correctly laid,” as it has stood the test of time for the past 100 years.

Traffic was backed up for about 10 miles Sunday afternoon on eastbound Interstate Highway 80 in Jasper County after crews tried unsuccessfully to move the tower of a wind turbine and a trailer from the ditch.

Two Colfax teens have been charged in more than a dozen burglaries reported in the past few months at various businesses all over Jasper County.

The Jasper County Human Services Providers will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the DMACC Newton Campus in Room 248.

Members of the Newton Masonic Lodge #59 will be conducting a cornerstone rededication of the Jasper County Courthouse on Friday, June 5, at 3 p.m. Officers of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa will assist in the ceremony.

Des Moines City Manager Rick Clark said Thursday he will ask for employee wage and benefit cuts to help close a roughly $5 million gap in the 2011 budget.

Two Jasper County 4-H members recently received 4-H Scholarships awarded by Iowa State University Extension and the Jasper County Youth Committee.