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State Medical Examiner identifies body of man found after Jasper County house fire
COLFAX, Iowa — Editor's Note: The above video was originally published in March 2024. The State Medical Examiner's Office has identified the body found in a Jasper County home following a fire in March, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office. The deceased man, 64-year-old Dale Albert Schmidt, was...
L-S boys finish fourth, C-M fifth at SICL West tournament
NEW SHARON — Keegan DeWitt and Lucas Sieck both finished in the top eight, Karter Smead played his first-ever 18-hole varsity round and the Lynnville-Sully boys golf team placed fourth at the South Iowa Cedar League West Division tournament on Tuesday. The Hawks shot a 345 in fourth, while...
HIRTA receives tourism grant for Beyond the Bus event in October
HIRTA was awarded a $925 tourism grant from the Newton City Council for its Beyond the Bus event coming up in October. The nonprofit organization’s request for a Newton Hotel-Motel Tourism Grant was approved in a unanimous vote by council members during their April 15 meeting at city hall.
Weather disasters forcing insurance companies to raise rates and drop customers
Recent storms are pushing insurance rates up for home and business owners. In some cases, their insurance policies are not being renewed. One insurance expert says it's a simple math problem. With so many weather disasters, insurance companies are paying more in claims than what they're collecting in premiums. And that is bad business.
L-S boys edge Baxter for third at West Marshall
STATE CENTER — Corder Noun Harder won the 100-meter dash, the Hawks sprinted to a win in a relay and the Lynnville-Sully boys track and field team doubled up in four events and placed third in the West Marshall Coed Invitational on Thursday. The Hawks edged Baxter by three...
NCSD school board leaves in-district transfer decision to administration
Newton school board members agreed to leave the decision to either allow or prohibit in-district transfers up to district administrators. Which likely means, based on comments made by superintendent Tom Messinger, the practice will discontinue for the time being while the district focuses on its configuration. In a lengthy prepared...
Meet the 2024 Pella Tulip Time Queen and her Court | Paid Content
Paid Content | We visit with the 2024 Pella Tulip Time Queen Mia Andringa. and Ellison Ritzert. We learn all about the Tulip Time Festival activities starting May 2nd and running through May 4th in Pella, Iowa. See the Parades daily at. 2:45p & 8:30p and acts on the Tulip...
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 boys finish seventh at Washington Invitational
RIVERSIDE — Facing another tough field, the Newton boys golf team finished in a tie for sixth on Monday during the Washington Invitational. The Cardinals shot below their season average and tied conference rival Oskaloosa in the final standings. The 11-team field featured two of the top teams in...
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