5/18/12 Fallen Newton Officers Remembered
THE ONLY TWO NEWTON POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WERE REMEMBERED LAST NIGHT, DURING AN ANNUAL CEREMONY AT UNION CEMETERY.
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5/17/12 President Obama Returns To Newton Next Week
IN ONE WEEK...PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL RETURN TO NEWTON. THE LAST TIME THE PRESIDENT VISITED NEWTON WAS APRIL 22ND OF 2009, FOR A SPEECH AT TRINITY STRUCTURAL TOWERS.
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5/17/12 Kellogg Woman's O-W-I Charge Dismissed
A KELLOGG WOMAN ARRESTED FOR O-W-I, HAS HAD THE CHARGE AGAINST HER DISMISSED. THE COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ASKED THE COURT TO DROP THE CASE AGAINST JULIE HANSEN.
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5/17/12 Newton Schools 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan Approved
THE NEWTON SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPECTS TO SPEND JUST OVER 700-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LEVY FUNDS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE UP-COMING 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR.
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5/17/12 Repeat Alcohol Offender Sentenced To Prison
A 28 YEAR OLD COLFAX MAN WITH PRIOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND PUBLIC INTOXICATION
CONVICTIONS...HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS IN PRISON.
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5/17/12 Classes Ending In Two Local School Districts
TWO OF THE FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN JASPER COUNTY ARE WRAPPING UP THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR TODAY. IT’S THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IN BAXTER AND COLFAX MINGO.
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5/17/12 Newton Woman Admits To Pharmacy Drug Theft
A NEWTON WOMAN HAS ADMITTED TO STEALING A 218-DOLLAR BOTTLE OF PRECRIPTION PILLS FROM THE WALGREEN’S PHARMACY. DAWN MICHELLE FOREMAN-RENAUD IS TO BE SENTENCED JUNE 11TH.
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5/17/12 Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony In Newton Tonight
TONIGHT THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL CEREMONY HONORING THE 2 NEWTON POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. THE 5:30 CEREMONY IS IN UNION CEMETARY.
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5/16/12 Sugar Creek Bridge Raplacement Planned
THE COUNTY’S SHARE OF THE COST TO REPLACE A BRIDGE OVER SUGAR CREEK NORTH OF LYNNVILLE…SHOULD BE ABOUT 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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5/16/12 Racing Engine Theft Produces 10-Year Prison Term
A NEWTON MAN CAUGHT WITH TWO STOLEN SPRINT CAR ENGINES AND ACCESSORIES, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON. SHAWN SABIN PLED GUILTY TO FIRST DEGREE THEFT.
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5/16/12 Study Says Ethanol Has Lowered Gas Prices
THANKS TO ETHANOL, WE HAVE BEEN SAVING A SUBSTANCIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY AT THE GAS STATION. RESEARCH SHOWS ETHANOL MIXED WITH GAS HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON GAS PRICES.
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5/16/12 Iowa Speedway Established Fan Advisory Council
IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE FAN EXPERIENCE AT THE IOWA SPEEDWAY, THE TRACK HAS ESTABLISHED THE 2012 FAN ADVISORY COUNCIL.
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5/15/12 Newton School Superintendent's Contract Extended
NEWTON SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT STEVE McDERMOTT HAS BEEN GIVEN A CONTRACT
EXTENSION. THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO KEEP McDERMOTT UNDER A 3 YEAR AGREEMENT.
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5/15/12 "The Fort" Playscape In Newton Is Being Closed
THE WOODEN “FORT” PLAYSCAPE AT THE EMERSON HOUGH BUILDING IN NEWTON IS TOO DANGEROUS TO KEEP OPEN. THAT’S WHAT THE NEWTON SCHOOL BOARD DECIDED LAST NIGHT.
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5/15/12 Prairie City Man Admits To Seriously Injurying His Infant Daughter
A 27 YEAR OLD PRAIRIE CITY MAN ACCUSED OF SERIOUSLY INJURING HIS INFANT DAUGHTER BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2010, HAS PLED GUILTY TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT.
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5/15/12 Newton Teachers Get 3-Year Labor Agreement
TEACHERS IN THE NEWTON SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE A NEW 3-YEAR LABOR CONTRACT. THE NEWTON SCHOOL BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE AGREEMENT LAST NIGHT.
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5/14/12 Newton Man Faces Child Endangerment And O-W-I Charges
A NEWTON MAN ACCUSED OF DRIVING DRUNK WITH HIS 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL THIS AFTERNOON, AFTER POSTING A 35-HUNDRED DOLLAR BOND.
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5/14/12 58 Year Old Kellogg Woman Faces 2nd O-W-I
A KELLOGG WOMAN ACCUSED OF DRIVING DRUNK ON HIGHWAY 6 LATE FRIDAY NIGHT IS FREE ON A 200-DOLLAR CASH BOND. 58 YEAR OLD KATHY ANN MANATT FACES A 2ND O-W-I CONVICTION.
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5/14/12 Newton's Economy Gets 40-Million Dollar Annual Tourism Boost
TOURISM HAS A TREMENDOUS ANNUAL IMPACT ON THE NEWTON ECONOMY. MAY IS NATIONAL TOURISM MONTH. LINDA BACON HEADS UP THE NEWTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU.
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5/14/12 Iowa Speedway's 2012 Race Season Begins This Weekend
THE FIRST RACE OF 2012 AT THE IOWA SPEEDWAY IS THIS WEEKEND. THE NASCAR “K & N PRO SERIES” WILL RACE SATURDAY NIGHT, FOLLOWED SUNDAY BY THE NASCAR “NATIONWIDE SERIES”
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5/11/12 20-Thousand Dollar Donation To Skiff Foundation
SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER’S “SKIFF FOUNDATION” RECENTLY RECEIVED A GENEROUS DONATION. DENNIS AND VICKI GARDNER MADE A 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR DONATION.
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5/11/12 Inaugural "Bike Night" In Newton Tonight
PART OF DOWNTOWN NEWTON WILL BE BLOCKED OFF TONIGHT, FOR THE FIRST OF 4 SUMMER “BIKE NIGHTS”. THERE WILL ALSO BE FOOD VENDORS AND LIVE MUSIC FROM 6 TO 10.
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