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Topsoil displacement forgiven by Newton City Council
Jul. 26—Although substantial topsoil runoff from a field inside Newton city limits was believed to have caused a number of issues to nearby properties during the May floods, council members decided at their meeting on July 15 to not punish the property owners with a more than $400 nuisance abatement fee. It is not often the members of the Newton City Council review a specific item from the ...
Onto the 'Ship
Jul. 25—CARROLL — "Remsen's Going Down." That was the message on Lynnville-Sully's white board heading into this season after last year's 1-0 loss to Remsen St. Mary's in the state semifinals. Both baseball teams from Lynnville-Sully and Remsen St. Mary's are back in the state tournament this season and they face off against each in the Class 1A state championship game after both teams won ...
HMA resurfacing planned for parts of S. 8th Ave. and landfill
Jul. 25—Two areas of town have been approved for HMA (hot mix asphalt) resurfacing. Newton City Council voted 6-0 to authorize the resurfacing of eastern and western portions of South Eighth Avenue, as well as some work to the expanded convenience center at the Newton Sanitary Landfill. According to city documents, South Eighth Avenue has had several asphalt resurfacing projects over the past ...
PCM softball finishes fifth at first state tournament
Jul. 25—FORT DODGE — Lark Drake led off the game with a solo home run, Libby Winters added to her team-best RBI total for the game-winning runs in the sixth inning and Rylee Parsons controlled seventh-ranked Sumner-Fredericksburg-Tripoli in the circle during the PCM softball team's 3-1 victory in a Class 3A consolation game at the state tournament on Tuesday. The Mustangs lessened their ...
Streetscape improvements approved for downtown Newton streets
Jul. 24—Newton City Council on July 15 awarded a more than $831,000 contract to Manatts Inc. to complete a downtown streetscape improvements project. Affected roadways include North Second Avenue East between First Street North and East Fourth Street North, as well as East Second Street North and East Third Street North between First Avenue East and North Second Avenue East. All of these areas ...
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