You’re more likely to spot a ghost haunting the halls of the headquarters of government agencies than a bureaucrat!

1. Please introduce yourself and explain why you are running for school board. I’ve lived my entire life excepting one year in Prairie City graduating from Prairie city Community Schools in 1971.

Jasper County IT Director Ryan Eaton speaks with the board of supervisors about updating the county's open records policy. (Christopher Braunschweig) Jasper County IT Director Ryan Eaton proposed ...

Doug Cupples has secured yet another term on the Jasper County Board of Supervisors, according to preliminary results released on Election Night by the auditor’s office. The Republican received ...

Newton Police Department have arrested and charged a Pleasant Hill man accused of stealing diesel fuel from the Key Cooperative in Newton. (Christopher Braunschweig) Newton Police Department has ...

Newton sophomore Qhjuan Coley (22) puts up a shot in the lane against Carlisle on Tuesday. The Cardinals faced the Wildcats in an Achieve Challenge scrimmage and lost 60-37. (Troy Hyde/Newton News ...

Newton residents living near a piece of farmland on the northeast side of town oppose its rezoning from agriculture to light industrial. (Christopher Braunschweig) Farmland located near already ...

1. Introduce/Reintroduce yourself to voters and explain why you are running. Jerry Lee Chandler Jr., lifelong resident of Newton, Iowa. 1982 Newton Senior High Graduate. Owner/ operator of Jerry ...

EDDYVILLE — A slow start plagued the Colfax-Mingo football team against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Friday. And the Tigerhawks’ late comeback was not enough during the Rockets’ 28-16 ...

Patrick Martin was seriously injured working at Gates Corporation this past week, but by the time he fully recovers he will no longer have a job to return to. The 44-year-old Newton man is in the ...

Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty speaks to Howard Holdefer's family during a dedication ceremony May 13 at the city park in Reasnor. (Christopher Braunschweig) Georgia Pierce, of Colfax ...

Winning a third straight South Iowa Cedar League baseball title took many hands from players from Lynnville-Sully this summer. L-S finished 15-0 in league play and 10 Hawks were named to the all ...