Jasper County News

2/3/12 Newton Man Sentenced To Prison For Knife Assault
A NEWTON MAN WHO ASSAULTED AN EX-GIRLFRIEND WITH A KNIFE BACK IN MAY, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS IN PRISON. JONATHON ARENDS PLED GUILTY TO DOMESTIC ASSAULT CAUSING INJURY.

2/3/12 Baxter Man Accused Of Gun Permit Lie
A BAXTER MAN IS ACCUSED OF LYING ON HIS APPLICATION FOR A GUN PERMIT. GALEN HINES JUNIOR IS CHARGED WITH MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT. 

2/2/12 Newton Police Issue Warning About Identity Theft Scam
SOME NEWTON RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TARGETED IN A COMPUTER SCAM ACCORDING TO LT. WES BRECKENRIDGE OF THE NEWTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

2/2/12 One-Vehicle Accident Leads To O-W-I Arrest
A 32 YEAR OLD KELLOGG WOMAN WHO’S S-U-V ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH O-W-I AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.

2/2/12 Des Moines Man Sentenced For Field And Timber Damage
A DES MOINES MAN WHO CAUSED OVER 57-HUNDRED DOLLARS DAMAGETO FIELDS AND TIMBER SOUTHEAST OF NEWTON, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 90 DAYS IN JAIL. 

2/2/12 Jail Time Given For May Shooting In Newton
A FORMER NEWTON MAN WILL SPEND A MONTH IN JAIL…FOR SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN IN THE STOMACHE AT A NEWTON APARTMENT LAST MAY.

1/31/12 Two Newton City Administrator Finalists Chosen
MEN FROM AROUND ST. LOUIS AND THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS ARE THE FINALISTS FOR THE JOB OF NEWTON CITY ADMINISTRATOR. ROBERT KNABEL OF COLLINSVILLE ILLINOIS AND DAVID VAN DEE OF LAKE OZARK MISSOURI.

1/31/12 Colfax Hosting Main Street Conference
MAIN STREET PROGRAM DIRECTORS FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS IOWA ARE IN COLFAX, FOR A
2-DAY MANDATORY WINTER CONFERENCE. 

1/31/12 Newton City Budget Proposal Almost Finished
INTERIM NEWTON CITY ADMINISTRATOR BRYAN FRIEDMAN SAYS A PROPOSED 2012-2013CITY BUDGET WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK.

 

1/31/12 Regional Economic Development Leader Praises Newton
THE JUST RETIRED C-E-O OF THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA PARTNERSHIP HAS HIGH PRAISE FOR NEWTON. MARTHA WILLITS LIKENS NEWTON TO HER TIME WITH THE PARTNERSHIP.

1/30/12 Runners Raise Money For Skiff Cancer Clinic
SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER SAYS JUST OVER 18-HUNDRED DOLLARS WAS RAISED AND101 RUNNER’S PARTICIPATED IN THE HOSPITAL’S FIRST-EVER PINK NOSE/BLUE TOES 5K SATURDAY.

1/30/12 Suspended Prison Terms For Copper Theft
A DES MOINES MAN WHO WAS CAUGHT A YEAR AGO,  IN THE ACT OF STEALING COPPER FROM THE FORMER JASPER COUNTY CARE FACILITY, HAS BEEN GIVEN 2 SUSPENDED PRISON TERMS.

1/30/12 Legislative Issues Could Impact Jasper County's Economy
LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICIALS ARE KEEPING CLOSE TABS ON TWO LEGISLATIVE ISSUES; TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AND WIND ENERGY TAX CREDITS.

1/24/12 Proposed Newton School Calendar For 2012-2013 Presented
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22ND WILL BE THE START OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IN NEWTON, IF A SCHOOL CALENDAR RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT STEVE McDERMOTT IS APPROVED.

1/23/12 One Arrest After Short Chase In Kellogg
A NEWTON MAN WHO LED POLICE ON A SHORT PURSUIT IN KELLOGG EARLY SUNDAY MORNING,
HAS BONDED OUT OF THE JASPER COUNTY JAIL.

1/19/12 Iowa Medical Board Charges Newton Doctor
A NEWTON DOCTOR FACES DISCIPLINARY CHARGES FROM THE IOWA BOARD OF MEDICINE. THE BOARD IS ACCUSING DOCTOR LAFAYETTE TWYNER OF INAPPROPRATELY PRESCRIBING DRUGS TO NUMEROUS PATIENTS.