Teen Summer Reading also begins on June 2. Participants get a bookmark to log their reading and a free lanyard. Teens who ...

Fred Chabot, member of the church’s trustees committee, said over the years the dome has received some maintenance and repair ...

Newton Superintendent Tom Messinger speaks to Sen. Ken Rozenboom and Rep. Jon Dunwell at a past school board meeting at the E.J.H. Beard Administration Center. (Christopher Braunschweig) Newton ...

Development concept maps show how the Newton Rail Park could look like when fully developed. The access to a rail terminal is expected to draw many manufacturing industries to the city and Jasper ...

Newton sophomore BrookLynn Britton, left, and senior Lola Rivera celebrate a 4x100-meter relay time under 51 seconds at the Drake Relays on Saturday. It was only the third time since 2009 a team ...

PCM junior Abi Teeter, left, gets encouragement from sophomore teammates Lila Milani, center, and Bailey Wheeler during the 4x800-meter relay at the team's home meet on Thursday. The Mustangs ...

WEST DES MOINES — Johana Cerna matched her career best, Addie Hook shot in the double digits for the first time in her career and the Newton girls golf team counted four scores in the 90s during ...

Police have apprehended a Newton juvenile and charged him with threat of terrorism and harassment for allegedly making threats last night to shoot up the school. According to a press release from ...

Ethan Valtman returned to the win column, Ethan Freese scored a straight-set victory and the Newton boys tennis team also picked up a win in doubles, but the Cardinals fell 8-3 to Class 1A No.

Newton senior Haylee White, seated center, signed with the Iowa Lakes Community College swim team at the high school recently. Joining White for the signing were (back row, from left) her brother ...

The May 2024 storms resulted in floods around many Jasper County communities, and several residents in Newton reported sewage backups in their homes. The Newton City Council adopted changes to the ...

The Jasper County Board of Supervisors on July 16 approved the purchase of a new calendar platform, which will offer more opportunities when posting events. (Screenshot from Jasper County website ...