United Way of Jasper County received more than 10,000 individual back-to school items donated this past month through its ...

Investigators have determined that the victim of a fatal house fire in Newton died of smoke inhalation, and that the fire was ...

Danny Samson saw a familiar face across the field when the Baxter football team faced HLV/TC during a Week 0 matchup on Aug.

The 2A No. 10 Mustangs won the boys’ meet championship with 27 points. Host Knoxville scored 45 points in second and the rest ...

Typically, Messinger likes to make appearances at Newton buildings on the first day of school, and Thursday was no different.

Chloe’s cake was built using those little bricks we know as LEGOS. She was one of seven exhibitors who took home a first ...

Billed as a town hall, a stop on one of Grassley’s annual 99 county tours, the event was by invitation only, and those ...

Well, here we are. When Trump was running for president, his sales pitch was “What have you got to lose?” We have definitely ...

Newton (4-1) opened its season with a 25-15, 25-19 win over Class 3A PCM and then drilled 3A Centerville 25-14, 25-9. Class ...

Leaders from the local Christian school and YMCA have spoken favorably about a recent proposal from lifelong Newton resident ...

Newton City Council is investing more than $1.6 million in stormwater upgrades near an intersection that is prone to flooding ...

Stanley Dean Heidemann, 78, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2026, surrounded by those who loved him.