The barn was built sometime in the late 1940s. According to an article from Iowa Farm and Home Register in February 1949, it operated under farmer O.K. Flaugh as a 20-cow dairy barn. It was touted as ...

We’re in for a big fight that will pit multinational chemical companies and their billion-dollar profits against the health and well-being of everyday Iowans.

I’m the last of eight children, i.e. the baby of the family, and I was spoiled. I didn’t realize it at the time, but as I look back now through the lens of a father and grandfather, I was spoiled ...

Jasper County officials say the money allegedly misused by a former community development employee — who has been arrested and charged with theft and 11 counts of forgery — was not county ...

Emma Harden, age 2, completed the Newton Public Library 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. Emma’s older brother also ...

The military is concerned about a growing recruitment crisis. Survey after survey reveals young people just aren’t inspired by military service. Ironically, decades of sky-high military spending — and ...

Diagonal parking is prohibited on the 100 blocks of East Secoond Street North and East Third Street North, which are currently under construction for streetscape improvements. (Christopher ...

Lynnville-Sully sophomore Jack Bowlin, left, contests a shot at the basket by Colfax-Mingo senior Cael Bracewell on Tuesday. The state-ranked Hawks remained undefeated after the conference road win.

Newton City Council voted 5-1 to purchase a 100-year-old home, which has been identified as "very poor" condition by the county assessor. It is likely the home will be demolished. (Christopher ...

SULLY — The Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team recovered from a slow start against Class 1A No. 3 Montezuma on Tuesday, but the Hawks couldn’t overcome the Bravettes’ second half push ...

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks last week visited the Chevron Renewable Energy Group biorefinery in Newton alongside fellow Republican members of the Conservative Climate Caucus, whose mission ...

The Jasper County Board of Supervisors have a discussion about with human resources director Dennis Simon at a past meeting. The board recently approved a revised policy removing department heads ...