Newton News

The IZOD IndyCar Series heads to Newton, Iowa - home of Iowa Speedway - this weekend for the Iowa Corn Indy 250, Saturday and Sunday, June 22nd and 23rd.

Cathy Angel created the "Making Reading Heavenly" reading program in hopes of motivating teachers, helping students progress with their reading skills and providing a better tool for teachers to teach language arts with, according to her website.

Over the past nine months, the City of Newton has been analyzing and working on improvements to its nuisance ordinances, as well as its ordinance enforcement process.

Services for Jon will be private. Memorials may be made in his name to the Silver Eagle's Motorcycle Club of California; 4688 Pomona Avenue, LaMesa, CA 91942.

Shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday 28-year-old Lindy Henry escaped custody while being treated at Skiff Medical Center.

The Jasper County Sheriff's Office says they were asked for assistance around 6:50 p.m. with a robbery that happened at the Williamsburg Mall.

Wednesday, following a state disaster declaration from Gov. Terry Branstad, the Jasper County Emergency Management Agency distributed the Iowa Disaster Assistance Application to all city halls in the county.

A Newton man and a Des Moines man have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old man and holding him against his will at a Newton residence.

Officers from three law enforcement agencies jumped into a 12 feet of water early Thursday to rescue a truck driver trapped in the cab of his truck a flooded creek off of Interstate 80 about 30 miles east of Des Moines.

Kirk Ferentz stood in front of an attentive Jasper County I-Club crowd at Iowa Speedway in Newton as snowflakes, not race cars, danced outside on the second day of May.