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Commercial divers to repair pipes in water storage tank in Newton
Divers have been hired by the city to repair suction pipes in a water storage tank owned by Newton Water Works. According to city documents, WaterWorks has been unable to provide water from a high service pump in the 1,000,000-gallon storage tank when the water level is below 11 feet at the Central Pump Station.
School board approves floor plans for renovated Aurora Heights Elementary
Schematic designs for the addition and renovation of Aurora Heights Elementary were approved April 22 by the Newton school board, an action that finally gives officials and the public a better idea of how the configuration will look in the coming years when the district ultimately transitions to two elementary schools.
Supervisors approve $20K donation for new building at county fairgrounds
The Jasper County Fair Board got a hefty donation this week from the board of supervisors and it will go toward the construction of a new building that officials say would take some pressure off the pavilion, which is the main area to show livestock but has also become a catch-all for several other events at the fair.
Newton Arboretum receives tourism grant from city
Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens was approved to receive a tourism grant from the City of Newton for its upcoming Spring Plant Sale. According to city documents, the arboretum was approved for the Newton Hotel-Motel Tourism Grant Program and will be provided about $942 to help with its annual event on May 3 and May 4. The sale draws big crowds, and as of last year volunteers began actively marketing to all of Jasper County.
Newton girls finish 10th at deep Linda Bloom Invitational
MARSHALLTOWN — Linda Bloom has a special place in the heart of Newton head girls golf coach Nicole George. And very fond memories of the late Marshalltown head coach. So playing in the Linda Bloom Invitational has been bittersweet for the George the past two seasons. The Cardinals were...
Never full: Newton girl struggles with rare genetic disease
DES MOINES, Iowa — At just 9 years old, Carly Eddy's day-to-day life is hard. A rare genetic disease makes the Newton girl feel like she's constantly hungry. As a result, her weight has increased quickly over the last few years. Nikki Eddy says that's made school difficult for...
Newton boys get back in win column against Oskaloosa
OSKALOOSA — The Newton boys tennis team snapped a three-game skid and got back into the win column on Thursday. The Cardinals posted nine straight-set wins and finished 1-1 in three-set tiebreaks during a 10-1 road win over Oskaloosa during Little Hawkeye Conference play. Newton went 5-1 in singles...
Inside a rural Iowa school district’s fight to save public education
When Kevin Hosbond was teaching English and coaching speech in the rural southeast Iowa school district of Fairfield, his position was on the chopping block three separate times. Each time, students and parents convinced the school board to save his position. But in 2017, amidst financial crisis in the district,...
Newton girls tennis downs Oskaloosa on Senior Night
The Newton girls tennis team celebrated Senior Night with a conference win over Oskaloosa on Thursday. The Cardinals won all six singles matches and a varsity lineup featuring six seniors downed the Indians 8-3 during Little Hawkeye Conference action at Aurora Heights Park. Madison Rinehart was the lone senior to...
Newton, PCM boys face stacked field at Knoxville
KNOXVILLE — The Newton boys golf team posted its second-best 18-hole score this spring and PCM finished 10 strokes under its season average, but a tough field pushed both programs to the bottom of a six-team field at the Knoxville Invitational on Saturday. Eighteen golfers posted scores of less...
Carnivale parade marches on with good eats and afrobeats
The Brazilian Student Association (BRASA), The Student Organization of Latines (SOL), African Caribbean Student Union (ACSU) and Latin American Student Organization (LASO) celebrated Carnival on Saturday, April 20 with food trucks, music and a lot of glitter. Despite the chilly weather, students stood in lengthy queues for authentic food and to watch all the student organizations involved in planning the parade down Eighth Ave.
NCSD school board member resigns citing increased workload as AEA worker
Newton school board member Liz Hammerly has stepped down from her elected position, citing an increased workload as an employee of one of the state’s nine Area Education Agencies (AEA), which have lost hundreds of workers recently after an Iowa law spelled uncertainty in the profession. From the moment...
Op-Ed: To preserve civil rights, the left must appeal to the middle
You may have heard the popular slogan — “If you’re not afraid, you’re not paying attention.” It’s true — we, as a nation, as a community and as individuals, are under attack from the far right. Since most Grinnell students agree that there is such a threat, I will be brief — Many of our country’s citizens have adopted a far-right ideology which limits the definition of humanity to something far narrower and crueler than its natural meaning. They are choosing their leaders accordingly. As a result, the civil rights of many identity groups have been threatened or outright carved away. As citizens of this country and of the world, as members of a community and a family and for many of us, as targets of the far right ourselves, we must not allow our freedoms, our loved ones, or our lives to be taken from us — we must fight back.
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