Newton News

The Newton YMCA will be hosting its youth Summer Soccer Camp starting Monday, and the camp will run through Friday, July 17.

A Newton man has been charged with first-degree theft for allegedly gambling away more than $24,000 he was accused of stealing from Pizza Ranch while employed as a manager at the restaurant.

Twenty members of the Central Iowa Division of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps successfully completed a 10 day Naval Sea Cadet recruit training boot camp at the Camp Dodge in Johnston.

The annual Newton Youth Football Camp will begin Monday and run through next Wednesday at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Some tried to catch her, a few finished before her, but no female has ever run faster in the Sully Freedom Fun Run 5K race.

The Newton Pacesetters will be kicking off their season by attending the NDA dance camp at Iowa State University on July 20 through 23.

The Newton Parks and Recreation Department will be complying with recent budget cost-cutting measures by closing the parks office at 2 p.m. beginning Friday and continuing each Friday for the remainder of the fiscal year.

Newton City Council The council will discuss the council vacancy due to the death of member Ron Foreman and the timeline for filling the position through a special election.

The Jasper County Fair is approaching, with fairbooks now available and open class entry tags on hand in the Jasper County Extension Office in Newton.

A 14-year-old Newton boy received minor injuries Wednesday after attempting to jump over a moving vehicle driven by another teenager.

Children of all ages attended the annual Family Fun Festival sponsored by the Newton YMCA including this boy who was decorating a visor at a crafts table.

Ronald McDonald visited the Newton Public Library on June 26. The popular clown encouraged children to discover the world of imagination in books at their library.

Newton Women's Connection is a great place to connect with other women and enjoy an uplifting program.

Newton residents Austin Dunn and Nathaniel Hill will perform with their band Hanwell, during the 80/35 music festival in Des Moines.

Several City of Newton services will be closed Friday in observance of Independence Day, including Newton City Hall, the Newton Fire Department business office, the Newton Public Library, Newton Parks & Recreation Office, Newton Police Department business office and Newton Public Works.

Newton City Council met for a bonding study session Monday afternoon. Newton has several upcoming obligations that will require bonding, including the city's role in securing Trinity Structural Towers and grant money offered to the Prairie Inn and Suites hotel being constructed south of Interstate 80 exit 168.

Tammy Chance was celebrating her daughter Abigail's second birthday with a breakfast at the Betty Allen Gazebo at the Newton Arboretum this morning.

With summer in full swing, the Newton Police Department is reminding motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to be mindful of each other and to pay special attention to the appropriate traffic laws by presenting its “Soft Cone for a Hard Head” campaign.

Wind energy is not just a fringe idea anymore, as shown by the large attendance on May 14 at the Central Iowa Wind Energy Conference.

Celebration Iowa Singers and Jazz Band , an elite ensemble of Iowa high school musicians, is pleased to announce their upcoming performance in Newton on June 29.