Bob Krause, a former state legislator, announced this week he will be running for Congress as a Democrat to oust the 1st ...

The May 19 meeting of the Colfax Historical Society was called to order at 7 p.m. by president Kevin Williams and he thanked ...

“The Hawks did a lot of great things over the course of the season and at the state meet,” L-S head girls track and field ...

The Newton softball team’s roster size is not ideal going into the 2025 season. But the Cardinals bring back five players who ...

Newton scored one run in the first and fifth innings but put up crooked numbers in the second, third and fourth. All five Marshalltown runs came in the fourth. It was Newton’s first win of the season ...

Teen Summer Reading also begins on June 2. Participants get a bookmark to log their reading and a free lanyard. Teens who ...

Nellie Riley, age 98, passed away on May 23, 2025. A visitation will be held on June 4, 2025 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at McLaren’s Resthaven Chapel & Mortuary in West Des Moines, Iowa. The funeral ...

Kathleen Louise Green, 77, of Newton, died Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., June 5, 2025, at Newton Union Cemetery.

Fred Chabot, member of the church’s trustees committee, said over the years the dome has received some maintenance and repair ...

Postponing the opening of Maytag Pool to June 1 gives lifeguards time to finish their required certifications and ensures a ...

Just as I surmised, at 20 amps, the welder could weld thin sheet metal. When I cranked up the amperage for heavier material, it blew a breaker.