Prairie City News

The Jasper County Compensation Board met last month and had recommended raises for all the county elected officials, including 4 percent for the county attorney and county sheriff, 3 percent for the supervisors and a $2,000 stipend for the board chairman.

Agenda: Funding for the Heart of Iowa Regional Transportation Agency, the 2011 assessment of Newton Food & Fuel, discussion of the Lillian Johnston estate agreement for park or wildlife refuge development with the conservation board and county attorney, a request to waive the building permit/fee for the Prairie City waste treatment plant, an ... (more)

A Newton man is facing second-degree burglary and assault charges today after a weekend break-in of a house in Prairie City ending with the alleged assailant leaving the residence with a broken arm and laceration to the head.