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Newton Daily News
April 23, 2018
Spring may have been a little late this year in central Iowa, but organizers couldn't have asked for a better Iowa evening to celebrate Earth Day. ... former state representative urged the crowd to stay vigilant and spoke about work to oppose the Bakken pipeline, a portion of which runs through Jasper County.
Newton Daily News
April 23, 2018
HSB692, Economic Development Budget: The bill appropriates $670,000 more than FY18, with all departments, except Iowa Finance Authority, receiving an increase. This bill also appropriates ... Wes Breckenridge, D-Newton, serves House District 29, encompassing the majority of Jasper County. ContactÃâà...
Columbia Missourian
April 23, 2018
David Rabinowitz set his sights on Iowa, where he learned that glaciers had dropped some of the best soil in the country. Iowa, a place he had no .... A corn farm in Jasper County, Iowa, in May 1940 from the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Photograph Collection. John Vachon.
Newton Daily News
April 16, 2018
Despite all the tough talk, there are some Iowa farms who see the tariff scare fading. Gordon Wassnaar is a corn and soybean farmer from Prairie City. He sits on the Jasper County NRCS Board and has been a key voice in rural Iowa for developing relationships with international trading partners.
Newton Daily News
April 11, 2018
Jasper County E911 Service Board has received a $1,000 grant from the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool, the members property and casualty coverage provider. The ICAP Grant, a special initiative in celebration of the Pool's 30th Anniversary, provides up to $1,000 per member for the purchase of selectÃâà...
Quad City Times
April 4, 2018
PARK CLEANUP EVENTS: State Department of Natural Resources officials say several Iowa state parks are hosting spring cleanup events in April and ... April 21 at Springbrook State Park in Guthrie County; April 21 at Elk Rock State Park in Jasper County; and April 28 at Brushy Creek State RecreationÃâà...
KIMT 3
April 3, 2018
Man accused of stealing a credit card in Jasper County. Posted: Apr. 2, 2018 4:54 PM. Updated: Apr. 2, 2018 4:54 PM. Posted By: Mike Bunge. MASON CITY, Iowa – A man has been arrested in Mason City for identity theft in Jasper County. Scroll for more content... Jason Allan Garcia, 42, was arrested Friday on anÃâà...
Pork Magazine
April 3, 2018
... Iowa, was crowned the winner of the Iowa Pork Producers Association Pulled Pork Madness contest and it was announced on the IPPA Facebook page on late last week. The restaurant offers five different pulled pork items and claims to serve "the finest smoked meats that Jasper County has to offer.".
Newton Daily News
April 3, 2018
The governor signed into law two important bills last week that will greatly benefit Jasper County residents. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a ... This week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution that honored two Iowa police officers who perished in a crash two years ago. In March 2016, Des MoinesÃâà...
whotv.com
April 3, 2018
JASPER COUNTY, Iowa — A famed member of the Neal Smith Buffalo Herd has passed away. This weekend the National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper County announced the death of Sparky the bison. He got his nickname after surviving a lightning strike back in 2013. Sparky lived a long life and fatheredÃâà...
KCCI Des Moines
March 30, 2018
The Jasper County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary in the area. Advertisement. Authorities are searching for a man driving a white truck. They say two burglaries happened at the same location within a week of each other. If you have any information, or know who this person is, you're asked to callÃâà...
KCRG
March 15, 2018
The longtime Jasper County soybean farmer, like many in his shoes, is waiting to see if countries like China decide to retaliate against Iowa agriculture after President Donald Trump announced big tariffs on steel. "It could be disastrous," Schnell said. That's because China is a critical market for our state'sÃâà...
Newton Daily News
March 12, 2018
In the Appropriations Committee last week, the majority party introduced House Study Bill 678 that would phase out “backfill” money the state has paid to cities and counties in the last few years. In 2013, the Iowa legislature passed a very large commercial property tax cut. To offset the resulting loss ofÃâà...
Newton Daily News
March 7, 2018
The autopsy results determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, according to the Iowa State Medical Examiner. He remains at the Jasper County Jail without bond. If convicted, he faces a life sentence in prison. Linderman has reportedly resided in Jasper County for the past two years.
Newton Daily News
December 31, 1999
Nine candidates will be vying for four spots on the ballot in November in the Jasper County Board of Supervisors race. The candidates, four democrats and five republicans, will first take part in a primary on June 5 to decide who will represent each party during the general election. The board of supervisors,Ãâà...
whotv.com
December 31, 1999
NEWTON, Iowa -- A promise that will be kept. "They will not be forgotten," echoed a large crowd in Newton. As the calendar looks ahead to spring, at least two-hundred in Jasper County took a somber look back. "It's been fifty years. It brings back a lot of memories," said veteran Bud Pickett. New and oldÃâà...
whotv.com
December 31, 1999
JASPER COUNTY, Iowa – An accident involving a semi on I-80 near Newton is causing some travel problems Wednesday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened in the westbound lanes of I-80, just west of Newton. A semi towing a flatbed trailer tipped on its side, with part of the cargoÃâà...
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