Newton FFA appreciates the Jasper County Fair Board and everyone who helped the fair run smoothly during the week.

Enjoy a guided walk at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Explore summer prairie and its ...

Kaynen Swets, age 5, completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program at the Newton Public Library. Kaynen said his ...

But, Congress’s do nothing behavior – since Jan. 20 -- is more alarming as their inaction risks normalizing executive overreach, enables unchecked presidential power, ignores laws, weakens democracy ...

All the pretty balloons reminds me of the title of Cormac McCarthy’s book, “All the Pretty Horses.” Going to the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Indianola was never a bucket list item, but when Ginnie and ...

Rob Sand has been described by both friend and foe as a “moderate.” It is a term used by some of his supporters to describe ...

Rob Sand thought he had answered an Iowa woman’s question about holding industrial agriculture accountable for nitrate pollution throughout the state and if he could make hard decisions that could ...

Tell yourself things that help rather than hurt you. You want to be saying things such as I can do this, I am capable, I’m a ...

Newton City Council on Aug. 4 approved the addition of an exterior patio and cart path improvements in a unanimous 6-0 vote.

Jasper County joins the City of Newton in providing DMACC with matching funds towards a Community Attraction & Tourism Grant for a project at Legacy Plaza.

The Rock of Ages women’s basketball team qualified for the National Senior Games after winning their age bracket of the ...