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61-year-old murder victim remembered as ‘neighborly’ No new leads in investigation

By Kayla Langmaid Newton Daily News A homicide investigation into the death of a 61-year-old Newton man who was found inside his home nearly two weeks ago hasn’t cultivated any new leads for investigators.

Jose Luis C. Ramirez Berber lived in a two-story white farmhouse at 4252 Maple St. in rural Jasper County.

Berber had many chickens that roamed his backyard, and he had several gardens he tended to.

According to Berber’s neighbors and friends, Berber was a faithful neighbor of four and a half years.

“We got to know Jose pretty well,” one neighbor who asked to remain anonymous said.

“He was very quiet and super friendly.”

Berber was also described as very educated and as someone who traveled a lot when he was younger.

Berber was the definition of neighborly.

“We would check in with him and he would check in with us,” she said. “He made us burritos and taquitos.”

Berber planted three big gardens every year

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News To better market the I-80 exit 168 corridor, the city is looking to develop a master plan concept for the commercial land in the area.

City looking at east corridor for development

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

A proposal to develop a master plan concept for the commercial land around the I-80 exit 168 corridor will go before city council on Monday. The council will also review an agreement with Weekend Pitstop Inc. to host Thunder Nites on the Newton square this summer and several parking changes throughout the city.

The city has been attempting to draw additional growth to the area around the eastern Newton exit and found commercial enterprises are more likely to consider an area for potential development when aided by a professionally prepared Master Land Use Concept Plan.

Three urban plan consultants were contacted for requests for proposal with RDG Planning and Design of Omaha providing the most comprehensive and cost-effective proposal for the project. The proposed cost of the work is $16,900 to be paid for from the Speedway-Prairie Fire TIF District funds.

Council will also look to approve an event agreement with Weekend Pitstop to host Thunder Nites on the second Friday of the month May through September in downtown Newton.

According to Weekend Pitstop, insurance safeguards have been placed in the contract to safeguard the interest of the city.

Thunder Nites will have musical entertainment, attractions and family events on the square

Newton Police Department issues fraud warning Newton Daily News Across the nation, con artists are scamming grandparents out of thousands of dollars by posing as grandchildren in distress.

Scammers may pose as relatives or friends, calling or sending messages to urge you to wire money immediately. The callers say they need cash to help with an emergency — like getting out of jail, paying a hospital bill or needing to leave a foreign country. Their goal is to trick you into sending money before you realize it’s a scam.

If someone calls or sends a message claiming to be a family member or a friend desperate for money: • Resist the urge to act immediately, no matter how dramatic the story is.

• Call a phone number for your family member or friend that you know to be genuine.

• Check the story out with someone else in your family or circle of friends, even if you’ve been told to keep it a secret.

• Don’t wire money or send a check or money order by overnight delivery or courier.

• Report possible fraud at ftc.gov/complaint or by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP.

for residents and visitors to enjoy. The event is going into its seventh year with minimal law enforcement and safety issues arising, according to Weekend Pitstop.

The first reading of four ordinances will go before the council addressing parking changes throughout Newton. Area including street parking in the 300 and 800 block of North Third Avenue West, 1300 block of Crescent Drive, West Fourth Street North from North Seventh Avenue West to the north city limits and the 800 to 1300 block of East 14th Street South have various concerns that look to be addressed.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

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Signature events, media options focus of community marketing board

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Defining a target audience based on signature events and discussing media options were the two main topics the Community Marketing Board covered during its meeting Thursday. The board met for the third time along with Community Marketing Manager Danielle Rogers and Senior Analyst Natalie Umsted to continue work on shaping the city’s marketing efforts.

A total of $50,000 has been allotted to the city’s advertising efforts.

When defining a target audience, Rogers identified four signature events to purchase advertising around. The events include Newton Fest on June 8 through 11, an Iowa Speedway weekend scheduled for July 7 and 8, Thunder Nites featur-

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Members of the Community Marketing Board along with Community Marketing Manager Danielle Rogers and Senior Analyst Natalie Umsted discuss how best to use funds for advertising throughout the year.

ing Standing Hampton on Aug. 11 and Bowlful of Blues on Sept 3.

The Get to Know Newton campaign has generally targeted three main audiences: young families

and young professionals, central Iowa tourists and current Newton residents. When defining the audience even further for each event, Rogers found women ages 29 through

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that were treated as community gardens for the neighborhood. According to neighbors, Berber was retired and lived alone unless his family was visiting.

One family who has lived in the neighborhood for 13 years is struggling with why they lost their neighbor so suddenly.

“My husband and I can’t figure out why this happened — he was such a nice guy,” she said.

The family said the incident has made them more alert and they try to keep an eye out when they are home.

“I do have faith in the sheriff ’s office, and I do think something will be solved soon,” the neighbor said.

Officials received a 911 call to a Newton residence in the afternoon March 6 in reference to an unresponsive individual.

When law enforcement and Newton Fire and EMS arrived at Berber’s residence, they found him lying on the floor unresponsive.

It was determined the death was suspicious, and that following Wednesday, the sheriff ’s office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation ruled the death a homicide.

The Jasper County Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $500 reward

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The Newton Daily News recently visited Woodrow Wilson Elementary and asked students:

Kids Talk What will you do for fun during spring break?

“I’m going to a water park.”

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“Go to California.”

Grayson Main

“Going to my dad’s to go camping.”

Noah Hills

“Go to my grandma’s and go to my dad’s.”

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DMACC course connects participants with community leaders

By Justin Jagler Newton Daily News Every thriving community depends on people who have a knack for seeing and seizing opportunities. Even when those opportunities are buried within exasperating challenges, leaders find a way to make it work.

DMACC’s “Get to Know Newton Leadership” course provides enrollees with a valuable glimpse into the civic underpinnings of a city with no shortage of leaders.

The leadership course connects students with elected officials, board members, executive directors and more.

Once a week for a two-month stretch, community leaders share insight and tell stories to participants.

The students in the current program come from diverse backgrounds. Some were born and raised in Newton.

Some are recent transplants.

Some work for the city. Some work for a manufacturer, a newspaper or a community college. They share a curiosity for what makes Newton tick.

Evelyn George, who serves on the Newton City Council, is the program instructor.

She requested adding panel discussions with current community leaders to bring another dimension to the class.

“I think the opportunity to meet leaders personally, ask questions directly of those leaders and see they are

Submitted Photo Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty shows DMACC “Get to Know Newton Leadership” students a military-grade vehicle owned by the county known as “the beast.” Participants in the leadership course toured the Jasper County Law Enforcement Center earlier this month.

people just like you and me is compelling,” George said.

“Leadership isn’t a magical power. It is the willingness to work with others toward a common purpose.”

Participants in the ongoing course, which is winding down with only two classes

left, met with Frank Liebl of Newton Development Corporation and Hometown Pride Coach Jeff Davidson at the first gathering. Liebl and Davidson spoke about economic development what Newton can do to and attract businesses.

Under Liebl’s leadership, the Newton Development Corporation is a key sponsor of the leadership course, George said.

The second class meeting, held at the Newton Public Library, focused on city government. Mayor Mike Han-

sen, city councilwoman Lin Chapé and city development specialist Craig Armstrong shed light on the duties of local government.

The city officials fielded questions from class participants and reviewed city initiatives like the dangerous and dilapidated program that aims to address nuisance and inhabitable buildings in Newton. Armstrong also spoke about building the Get to Know Newton brand.

Several of the classes were prefaced with tours of city facilities. The library, DMACC Career Academy and Jasper County Law Enforcement Center were featured. A tour of Skiff Medical Center is also scheduled for next week.

Part of the course objective is to provide participants with accurate, up-to-date information on local issues, George said. The ultimate goal is to inspire participants to get involved in the community.

“There are so many opportunities to make a real difference in Newton, just by sharing a bit of your time and talents,” George said. “Community involvement is key to Newton’s long-term success and a true strength.”

“Get to Know Newton Leadership” will be offered again in 2018, likely beginning in late January or early February.

Contact Justin Jagler at 641-792-3121 ext 6532 or jjagler@newtondailynews.com

Iowa food pantries assist schools facing food insecurity IOWA CITY — Recently launched food pantries in Iowa City are filling a need for people who face food insecurity in several new locations this year, including schools.

A pantry started at Tate High in October has served nearly two-thirds of students since opening, while City High students started pantries on its campus and outside First United Methodist Church. A mobile pantry traveling between two mobile home parks and a church in Iowa City is also building a client base, and a University of Iowa pantry is tackling food insecurity on campus.

The new pantries come at a time when the area’s food banks have seen slightly more visitors. Sarah Benson Witry, assistant director of the Johnson County Crisis Center’s food bank, said the center’s food banks have seen a small visitor uptick recently — 240 more visits this fiscal year so far, compared with last year — an increase of less than 1 per-

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cent. For October through February, the increase over last year was 2.4 percent.

Benson Witry said the center’s mobile pantry is drawing some of the new visits, but the uptick also indicates the demand for food banks is increasing.

As school let out Friday, students lined up in Tate’s cafeteria to peruse fresh fruit, milk and other food and hygiene items.

Among roughly 150 students at Tate, the Iowa City Community School District’s alternative high school, about 100 have visited the pantry at least once, Benson Witry said. The Crisis Center co-facilitates Tate’s pantry along with Trinity Episcopal Church. She said this rate of visitors at Tate is “well above what we expected.”

Nearly 70 percent of Tate students were approved for free or reduced-price lunches this school year, compared with 37.3 percent across the district. The Johnson County Hunger Task Force chose Tate for the pantry because this

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data illustrated a need, Benson Witry said.

“It’s been really nice to be able to respond to the needs of those students,” she said.

Amber Herring, the student and family advocate at Tate, said the pantry has seen more than 1,000 visits, and roughly 15 to 20 students stop by daily.

“It’s definitely benefiting our students,” she said.

Tate Principal Ann Browning said the school began working with Trinity Episcopal early this school year to address food insecurity issues, and the Crisis Center’s contribution complements this work.

Jovana Rodriquez, 16, a junior at Tate, said many students struggle with transportation. The campus pantry is more accessible to them than traditional food banks, which means they’re more likely to visit. She said the pantry provides items that meet students’ needs and students face little stigma for visit-

ing at school.

“You can just go in there and get whatever you need, and I think it’s very useful for kids and families who don’t have much at home,” she said.

She said she hopes the initiative expands to other schools because “we don’t know whose struggling and who isn’t.”

Benson Witry said the Crisis Center is considering similar partnerships with other secondary schools in Johnson County.

Jack Ballard, a senior at City High and aspiring Eagle Scout, spearheaded an alternative pantry model this year — a “little free pantry” outside First United Methodist, 214 E. Jefferson St. Ballard, 18, worked with about two dozen Boy Scout troop members to build the pantry as his Eagle Scout service project, and he launched the initiative late last month. The 24-hour pantry, similar to a little free library, allows visitors to “leave what you can and take what you need,” he said.

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Local & State News Marketing Continued from Page 1A adults 29 through 49 who are outdoor festival enthusiasts and live music enthusiasts were identified by media outlets she reached out to.

The board agreed those groups fit the bill for what the city is working toward but wanted to further delve into where funds were being spent for each specific event.

“Each event may have its own niche you may want to reach out to as well. Thunder Nites is a fun thing but I don’t know how much of the young families will come out whereas at the speedway it is a whole different ball game,” board vice chair Mike Farley said.

Rogers gathered information from four divisions of the media including print, radio, television and social and presented preliminary dollar figures to the board on

Homicide for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects.

Authorities declined to release the cause of death, citing the ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Jasper County Sheriff ’s office at 641-7925912.

Information can also be submitted to Jasper County Crime Stoppers by calling 641792-8362, or texting Jasper followed by the tip to 274637, or online at www.jaspercrimestoppers.com. All tips are completely anonymous.

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where funds could be allocated. For print media, Rogers has a total of $8,700 with funds divided between the Newton Daily News and Des Moines Register.

During discussions, the board voiced concerns about how effective spending more than $6,000 on ads in the Register would be in comparison to reaching out to communities closer to Newton including those in Jasper County. While Des Moines is a market the city would like to break into, bringing efforts closer to home was the preference of the board.

Radio media was divided into the Des Moines Radio Group at $4,125, KCOB/ Energy 106.7 at $6,000 and KIX 101.1 at $1,000. The Des Moines Radio Group offer included 15 to 30 second ads on Star 102.5, targeted for Newton Fest, Lazer 103.3 for the Iowa Speedway weekend and Thunder Nites and 93.3 KIOA for Bowlful of Blues.

Newton Daily News The MAT Tumbling and Trampoline Team traveled to Boone recently to participate in a two-day competition for Power Tumbling, Olympic Trampoline and Double-Mini Trampoline.

The MAT Team took more than 45 athletes to compete in Boone. MAT also had several new athletes compete for the first time. It was a great showing for the team as many took home first place, and several had an overall high score for their entire level. Overall scores will become important as the State Championships are coming up in April and will be hosted by MAT Tumbling and Trampoline on April 22-23 in the MHS Roundhouse.

Tumbling Results Sub-Beginner: Age 3 — Nora Giannetto, second place.

Beginner Girls: Age 5 — Landrey Harris, fifth place: Age 6 — Whitney Hawkins, second place; Jazmyn Rivera, second place; Evalyn Clark, third place; Bree Scabbyrobe, sixth place: Age 8 — Journey McCartt, first place; Mary Jo Hunt, fourth

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A live in-studio interview during The Morning Jolt on Energy 106.7, KCOB Feature Scope Interview, 250 linter and 550 were a part of the KCOB/Energy 106.7 package and 40 second ads on KIX 101.1 concluded the radio advertising.

Overall, the board was favorable to the radio ad allotment with additional suggestions given by those who had worked in the industry.

“We have found that running two 15 second ads and book ending them, so you would be on at the beginning on the commercial break and the end, people thought you were just on all of the time and that you had long ads. It can really stretch the dollar,” Farley said.

Television media had the second most funds allotted but the board was hesitant to spend almost a fifth of the total advertising budget on less than an hour of total screen time. For KCWI, four, five to

seven minute segments on CW Iowa Live the week of the event along with 30 second ads were a part of the offer.

KCCI, whose price tag came in at $5,000, had a package of 10, 30 second commercials the week of Newton Fest and 14, 30 second commercials the week of Bowlful of Blues.

“If we are going to spend the money on commercials, (I’m not sure about) spending it during the week of the event. I already know what I am going to do with my kids so seeing a commercial isn’t going to change that,” board member Angie Bolinger said.

“If we spend the money we could do it more than a week before.”

Of the two offers, the board was more favorable to KCWI and the opportunity to talk about the events during their morning show. It also agreed that the large sum required to advertise on KCCI could better be used with more localized advertising.

When discussing where the city has been most successful in advertising, Umsted said social media tops the list.

“Social media is great because you can measure it so well and I think you get a really big bang for your buck,” Umsted.

Five thousand dollars is currently allotted for social media through Facebook, Instagram and Twitter advertising. The board agreed it is a worthwhile use of funds that can reach a large amount of people quickly and for an affordable price.

“This is a living program so if we notice that things are working really well we may want to highlight them and things that may be struggling we can rework. That is kind of marketing in a nutshell,” Farley said.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

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Beginner Boys: Age 7-8 — Zayne Gast, second place.

Advanced Beginner: Age 7 — Vera Sharpe, third place: Age 8 — Olivia Versteeg, second place; Lauren O’Neal — third place: Age 9 — Kiance Roberts-Keahna, sixth place.

Sub Novice: Age 9 — Finley Allen, first place; Amelia Ranson, first place; Mia Giannetto, second place; Paige Ward, second place: Age 10 — Tasia Eicher, first place: Age 12 — Zaida Farrell, first place: Age 13-14 — Mikayla Creech, fourth place.

Novice: Age 9 — Ja’Niyah Jackson, second place: Age 1314 — Giavanna Gast, fifth place.

Intermediate: Age 9 — Macy Lampe, first place: Age 10 — Kylee Schuler, first place; Halie Hohnstein, second place: Age 11 — Sara Huffman, second place: Age 13-14 — Lyris Kapayou, first place; Shye Johnson, fourth place: Age 15 & over — Anna Hernandez, third place.

Sub Advanced: Age 9-10 — Hanna Marting, second place.

Advanced: Age 13-14 — Ella Marting, second place; Alexis Farrell, fourth place; Emma Marting, sixth place: Age 15-16 — Noa Marting, fifth place.

5-6-Zayne Gast, first place.

Novice Girls: Age 9 — Amelia Ranson, first place.

Novice Boys: Age 7-8 — Joseph Rechtfertig, first place.

Intermediate: Age 9 — Macy Lampe, first place: Age 13-14 — Mikayla Creech, first place.

Advanced: Age 11-12 — Sara Huffman, Second place: Age 17 & over — Jessica Bookhout, second place.

Submitted Photo Mikayla Creech received first place in the Double Mini Intermediate age 13-14 division.

Double Mini Beginner Girls: Age 5 — Landrey Harris, third place: Age 6: Jazmyn Rivera, first place: Age 7 — Vera Sharpe, first place: Age 8 — Elyse Ranson, seventh place: Age 9 — Lola Rivera, first place; Kiance Roberts-Keahna, first place; Ja’Niyah Jackson, first place; Mia Ginnetto, second place; Paige Ward, second place: Age 10 — Tasia Eicher, first place.

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Trampoline Beginner Girls: Age 5 — Landrey Harris, second place: Age 6 — Jazmyn Rivera, third place: Age 7 — Vera Sharpe, second place: Age 8 — Elyse Ranson, second place: Age 9 — Kiance Roberts Keahna, first place; Ja’Niyah Jackson, first place; Mia Giannetto, second place; Lola Rivera, second place; Paige Ward, third place: Age 10 — Tasia Eicher, first place.

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hen we provided an update on the Colfax-Mingo school district’s decision to not fill their elementary arts teacher position in February, there were two key things I learned: Art is valued and money sucks.

It was clear from our reporting district administrators did not want to cut the position. It was even more clear from the high school art teacher’s efforts to provide art education to every student in the district, he was not going to give up on creativity. The students were glad to have at least some time with a paintbrush and paper. But it’s clear, when it comes to art, they all think more is best.

So when I read several synopsis of President Donald Trump’s federal budget proposal released March 15, I was dismayed.

Many domestic programs would be hit by this budget proposal. Agriculture, Labor, Justice and Health and Human Services would all see billions slashed, according to the New York Times. But two less visible programs experiencing cuts made the impact of this budget priority shift really hit

Trending Mike Mendenhall home — The National Endowment for the Arts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

As a whole of the budget, government funding for these two nonprofit organizations are minimal — in the hundreds of millions (not billions). But their impact on the quality and enrichment of people’s lives is great.

When I saw this news, I was reminded of a letter to the editor I received at the Jasper County Tribune shortly after we detailed Colfax-Mingo’s struggle with the arts. It was from a 1989 graduate named Jay Dicks. He’s an author and senior director of state and local government affairs at Americans for the Arts.

This particular passage of his letter has stayed with me: “While I do not consider myself an artist, my arts education helped me to be a more critical thinker and a creative, innovative person. Creativity and innovation is what employers are already looking for and one of the best ways to

obtain these skills is through arts classes,” Dick wrote. “The idea behind arts education is not to create a whole new army of artists, but rather an army of future employees who are able to blend STEM skills along with creative skills to become in demand employees.”

Creativity and an independent voice would both be in jeopardy in Trump’s budget proposal to eliminate funding to these two programs.

The National Endowment for the Arts is self-described as “an independent federal agency that funds, promotes and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation.”

According to coverage of the budget proposal in Wednesday’s Washington Wire from the Wall Street Journal, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting provides funding to 1,136 public radio stations, 36 public television stations nationwide and supports production of programs for PBS, NPR and Public Radio International, with a $445.5 million operating budget.

Your favorite shows from “Sesame Street” to “Downton Abbey” to the radio news show “All Things Considered” could be affected.

National defense is one of the primary responsibilities of the federal government. It’s important to protect our country from foreign and domestic attackers. We’ve decided as a nation that effort was worth $521.7 billion in 2017.

But what additional costs do we want to make for our safety. If we don’t support our cultural and educational institutions — some of the very programs that help communicate and humanize the American experience — then what are we defending?

It’s easy to put a dollar amount on Naval ships, planes, bullets and guns, but it’s not as easy to quantify art, culture and access to ideas. These institutions may look like very small lineitems on a spreadsheet, but what will we be missing when they are gone?

Perhaps the American melting pot won’t be as rich — perhaps that American flavor will be more bland without support for public creativity.

Is another $52.3 billion toward the Pentagon worth the creative cost?

That’s not the America we’re protecting today, but it’s getting dangerously close to the country we could be protecting tomorrow.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

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Popped to perfection Who doesn’t like popcorn?

It’s the perfect snack. Not complicated, just delicious and for the most part, guilt-free.

Back in the day, the biggest dilemma with popcorn was with butter or without.

My mom grew up with her parents serving popcorn in a bowl of milk with a bit of sugar every Sunday night for dinner. My grandpa continued the practice his entire life.

On occasion, when I would fix popcorn at my house, mom would put some in a coffee mug, add a little milk and sugar, grab a spoon, sit back and enjoy. I can’t say I ever tried it — nor do I have a desire to do so. But if you’re up for an adventure, give it a try and let me know what you think.

As a child, it was so exciting at Christmas time to receive that large round tin divided into three sections with plain popcorn, caramel popcorn and .... wait for it ... cheese popcorn! At our house, the cheese was gone first, followed closely by the caramel popcorn. As for the plain popcorn left in the tin, I think at least half of it was usually tossed. Who wanted boring old popcorn after the rare treat of the cheese and caramel?

You have to realize you couldn’t purchase those tins of flavored popcorn just anywhere or get them at just anytime of the year in those days. It really was a special treat.

Now when going down the popcorn aisle at the store, there are a multitude of options to spice up any batch of popcorn. You have a choice of toppings from salty to sweet, ranch to barbecue, as well as any number of varieties of cheese toppings.

At my house, it’s not the topping but the popping causing the bone of contention — microwave vs. stove-top popped.

Me? I’m a stove-top popper through and through.

And I don’t mind making popcorn at all. When any of my kids are home, it’s not uncommon for me to pop several batches of popcorn in an evening.

Oh, I realize it may be handier to toss a bag in the microwave for three minutes, but my life is simply not so busy I can’t spend five minutes of my time whipping up a huge bowl of light and fluffy popcorn.

My kids were brought up with “homemade” popcorn, and that’s the way each of them prepares it in their own abode.

But the hubbs simply refuses to jump aboard the whirly popper train. He will pick up a box of microwave popcorn for himself.

As a rule, I wouldn’t have a problem with that. But this past Christmas, I noticed “Santa” left everyone a few packages of microwavable Orville Redenbacher movie theatre butter popcorn in their stockings.

It’s one thing to face off with my husband, but now it would appear I’m clashing with Santa.

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Stand your ground isn’t right for Iowa Newton Daily News Editorial

A bill making its way through the Iowa Legislature to expand gun rights in Iowa packs in an abundance of questionable and unneeded provisions — but at the forefront is “stand your ground.”

House File 517 cleared the Iowa House and advanced to the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee this week with the inclusion of stand your ground, which would mean a person doesn’t have a duty to retreat before using deadly force.

While some Iowa law enforcement officials and county attorneys have taken issue with stand your ground — most citing the lessened burden to justify the use of lethal force in self-defense, Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty said he isn’t taking a position at this time.

Halferty said most valid permit carriers are law abiding citizens, and we agree.

The sheriff, who has issued more than 4,350 active permits to carry in Jasper County, also says “we want to respect the right of

a citizen to exercise their Second Amendment right but still be safe in doing so. This includes making good decisions on when to carry, how, and when to use reasonable force.”

We believe safety and good decisions come sharply into question under the stand your ground provision. Further, this is not a problem to be fixed. Iowans already have the right to protect themselves with reasonable force.

Stand your ground legislation will mean innocent people could be killed senselessly. Many people may believe their lives are threatened in many different scenarios in which violence shouldn’t be the first solution. Someone would simply have to feel threatened to fire their weapon — whether that threat is real or not would become the burden of our law enforcement officers and county attorneys.

This “shoot first and ask questions later” philosophy isn’t right for Iowa, especially since our state ranks in the ninth-lowest rate of gun violence, according to a recent study.

Meanwhile, according to a 2016 study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, Florida’s monthly homicide rate increased nearly 25 percent after implementation of its stand your ground law.

Other provisions in House File 517 would allow those 21 and under to possess a pistol while under the supervision of a parent or guardian. This falls in line with something we do support — gun safety education. People need to know how to handle a gun properly if they are going to have one in their possession. However, simply saying under 21 years of age means some parents might choose to arm children far too young to be handling a pistol. Even Iowa’s hunter safety and education courses require a child to be at least 11 years old to participate.

These are just two examples from a bill intended to needlessly open gun access in our state.

Any gun laws passed this session should support common sense and safety, while keeping in mind that if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.

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Feb. 6, 2017 Craig and Katie Vasquez of Urbandale, announce the birth of their daughter, Penelope Ann Vasquez, born at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 inches long. Joining Penny at home is brother, Rowan, 4, and sisters, Greta, 3 and Nora, 19 months.

Grandparents are Dan and Sallay Vasquez of Newton, and Patty Petrak and Steph Swartz of Des Moines.

Submitted Photo The Jasper County Republican Central Committee met Feb. 27 at the Newton American Legion. Special guests were Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrot and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. They led a discussion on Secretary Pate’s proposed voter ID bill that is moving through the legislature this session. Pictured is Secretary of State Paul Pate discussing issues with Jasper County Supervisor Doug Cupples.

Newton soldier earns second IBCT, 34th Infantry Patch Newton Daily News Pvt2. Jacob M. Walker of Newton, was one of more than 35 Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers recently recognized during a patching ceremony at the Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center in Johnston.

This ceremony represents a time-honored tradition, where Iowa citizen-soldiers officially receive the left-shoulder military patch representing their unit of assignment in the Iowa Army National Guard.

It also marks completion of the Iowa National Guard Recruit Sustainment Program, a preparatory training program that provides new recruits the education and skills needed to excel during their Army basic training and advanced individual training.

These soldiers represent today’s Iowa

Army National Guard, which consists of 7,000 citizen-soldiers based in more than 40 communities across the state. Walker, a 2014 graduate of Newton Senior High School, now Walker becomes an Infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry of Iowa City.

The infantry is the main land combat force and backbone of the Army. They’re responsible for defending our country against any threat by land, as well as capturing, destroying and repelling enemy ground forces.

By completing basic training and advanced individual training,

Walker is now eligible for the Iowa National Guard Educational Assistance Grant, a state-funded tuition assistance program for Iowa National Guard members who attend Iowa community colleges and four-year colleges and universities, both public and private. Under this program, Iowa National Guard members will receive tuition payment up to 100 percent of the state regents’ rate, an amount up to $7,108 per academic year.

Walker, son of Larry and Jackie Walker of Pueblo West, Colo., is also eligible for the Reserve Component GI Bill, which pays a Soldier $600 per month while attending college, technical or vocational trade schools. And he’ll also receive monthly drill pay and 15 days of paid duty each year for Annual Training.

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us at the library to take a look at 18th-19th century fashion and the deadly secrets hiding behind those fabulous looks. Wilson also addresses persistent urban myths, includ-

The PCM After Prom committee has teamed with Papa Murphy’s Pizza for a way to support the after prom bash, and this is your opportunity to help.

Stop in from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Altoona location of Papa Murphy’s Pizza, 3418 Eighth St. SW, Suite 5, buy a pizza and Papa Murphy’s will donate 10 percent of all pizza sales to the PCM After Prom Bash.

Monies raised through this fundraising event will be used to offer students a safe, fun and drug-free environment where they can celebrate after prom.

Newton Daily News Did you know that clothing can make you sick, break your bones or even kill you? On Monday, Iowa historian, Kathy Wilson, joins

ing Scarlet O’Hara’s 18inch waist.

This program starts at 6 p.m. and is open to the public.

Contact the library at 641-792-4108 to register.

Club News Chapter K-EN T.T.T. Chapter K-EN T.T.T. held a meeting on Tuesday at the home of Jane Repp. Secretary/Historian Jane Johnson called the business meeting to order. Roll was taken and the treasurer’s report was given. Six members were present.

Donna McCoy reported that the camp committee had selected three girls to attend camp in August this

summer. All the paperwork is being prepared.

It was reported that a program is planned for the April meeting at Shirley Nuzum’s home. The group enjoyed refreshments served by Jane Repp and started a silent auction which will continue in April due to few members in attendance.

Proceeds will go to the school clothing project.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Cydney I. Hillyard, 19, of Newton, was charged with domestic assault injury or mental illness at 10:58 p.m. Wednesday

after police were called to 618 S. Fourth Ave. E. in reference to an assault. The victim told police that Hillyard became upset and forced her way into the apartment and

began to scratch and attack the victim. Hillyard did have scratches on her hand from punching a wall. Hillyard was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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• Knights of Columbus Fish Fry will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at the McCann Center, 1115 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton. The Knights of Columbus serve fish meals each Friday during lent through April 7. The meals consist of fried or baked fish, green beans, baked potato and dinner roll with all the trimmings and homemade desserts for a good will offering.

• Revival 2017 will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton. The service will be led by the Rt. Rev. Alan Scarfe, Bishop of Iowa, along with local and diocesan leaders. Revival 2017 is free and open to the public.

• Legislative Coffee will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Club Room of the Newton Hy-Vee. The Jasper County League of Women Voters will host the final Legislative Coffee of the current Iowa Legislative Session. Sen. Chaz Allen and Rep. Wes Breckenridge plan to attend. The coffee will open with remarks by the legislators addressing events and priorities in the current legislative session. Their remarks will be followed by a question and dialogue period. Citizens are encouraged to attend and participate.

• Monroe Legislative Forum will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Monroe City Hall, 206 Sherman St. Sen. Amy Sinclair and Rep. Greg Heartsill will host a public legislative forum and discuss the 2017 session of the Iowa legislature as well as answering constituent questions. Public is invited. This will be the final of three forums to be in Monroe for the 2017 legislative session.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

Saturday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Peer Support for those living with mental illness will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• Soup Supper will begin at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Community of Christ, 211 W. Sherman St. in Monroe. Menu includes chili and vegetable beef soups, homemade bread and desserts. Seating available on the main level. Located across from city hall.

• Standing Hampton will perform at 8 p.m.

Saturday at Fore Seasons, 6232 Highway S-74 S. in Newton. Celebrate St. Patrick’s weekend, serving green beer all day. A $5 cover at the door.

• Park Centre Soup Supper will begin at 5 p.m.

Sunday at Park Centre, 500 First St. N. A free will donation will be accepted. The proceeds support the Good Samaritan Fund which supports our promise that no member of Park Centre will ever be asked to leave regardless of funds.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Sunday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Baby Storytime will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. Songs, stories, and finger plays. For newborns to 18 months with a parent or caregiver.

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DEAR ABBY: I’m a 57-year-old lady. I have been a widow 23 years and chose not to date while raising my daughter, who is now 26. I would now like to meet a nice man to spend time with, but I suffer from an affliction many older women deal with — alopecia. My hair is very thin, but with wigs and makeup, I look attractive enough.

I’m afraid I’m being deceptive when I meet a man like that. When is the right time to tell a man what he sees is not what he gets? — EMBARRASSED IN OHIO DEAR EMBARRASSED: The logical time to tell someone would be at the point you are becoming intimate enough that he would be running his hands through your hair.

DEAR ABBY: My mother married my father in 1960 when she was barely 16. She was the mother of two children before age 18. My father was older, controlling, abusive and unkind to her.

She wrote to your mother for advice in the 1960s, saying he still carried a photo of his old girlfriend in his wallet and how much it hurt her. Your mother’s advice to her was to “grow up.” In light of how the times have changed, I am wondering what your advice to her would be in 2017? Both parents are now deceased. — CURIOUS DAUGHTER DEAR CURIOUS: Although there were fewer options available for women in 1960 than there are today, I’m shocked that your mom received the advice she did over my mother’s signature. My response today would be to ask her why she had chosen to stay with a controlling, emotionally abusive man who persisted in carrying around a photo of his ex-girlfriend in spite of the fact that he knew it hurt his wife.

And then I’d suggest she ask herself whether she thought the three of you were better off with him or without him.

DEAR ABBY: I don’t like people.

I live alone and hardly leave my apartment. I have one friend I talk to on the phone every day, and sometimes my siblings who live out of town, but not often. The core of my issue may be my secret. I am gay and a foreigner.

I like to surf the net, read historical books, and enjoy classic literature novels. For some reason, I feel like hiding myself away from people is making me miss out. Am I abnormal? Do I need a therapist? I have internal peace in my life and I think I’m happy. — INTELLECTUAL LONER DEAR INTELLECTUAL LONER: Your status as a gay, foreign loner who is hiding himself away must be troubling you on some level or you wouldn’t have written to me. If you feel you could be getting more out of life than you currently are, then it would be worth your while to schedule some sessions with a licensed mental health professional and do some exploring.

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DES MOINES — The Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club and a group of landowners are appealing to the Iowa Supreme Court their lawsuits challenging the Dakota Access Pipeline.

In documents filed Thursday, the Sierra Club says the Iowa Utilities Board refused to consider whether the crude oil pipeline will promote public convenience and necessity, a requirement in Iowa law. Sierra Club attorney Wallace Taylor says the utilities board did not discuss the need for, or benefits from, the service alleged to be provided Iowans by the pipeline.

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WEST DES MOINES — Newly unsealed court documents in the case of a 16-year-old girl who was starved to death say medics discovered her in an adult diaper lying on a bare floor. A police affidavit says it appeared Natalie Finn had been on the floor of her mother’s home “in her own waste for some time.” The girl’s parents, 46-year-old Joseph Finn and 42-year-old Nicole Finn, are facing charges.

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Anti-Semitic calls to synagogue under investigation MASON CITY — Police are looking into who has been targeting a Mason City synagogue with profanity-laced phone messages. The most recent call came around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The call to the Adas Israel synagogue rang through to the home of its president, Alan Steckman, who said a man told him Zionists need to get out of town. Steckman believes it was the same man who left an anti-Semitic voicemail message on the Steckmans’ answering machine on March 5.

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Woman pleads to reduced charge in theft from mother OSAGE — An Osage woman accused of stealing from her mother to gamble at a local casino has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.

Marilyn Jo Spartz, 58, pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor third-degree theft. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a charge of felony theft.

Police say she took more than $2,300 from her mother’s account to gamble at a casino, as well as to buy a bus ticket for her boyfriend to travel to Iowa.

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Sentences handed down in fatal shooting DAVENPORT — A man has been given 50 years in prison for fatally shooting another Davenport man. Court records say 20-year-old Quantrell McDaniel was sentenced Thursday in Scott County District Court. He’d pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after prosecutors lowered the charge from first-degree murder. Police say McDaniel shot 29-year-old Brandon Smith after a confrontation outside a store.

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Iowa House passes amended workers’ compensation overhaul “Iowa employers want their people to come to work and go home as they came.

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bill stand to gain substantially from the passing of his bill,” she said. “Their gain will be directly off the back of the folks doing the work.”

There were 713 workers’ compensation case decisions in all of 2016, according to the Iowa Workforce Development.

Meatpacking business Tyson Foods accounted for 5.6 percent of those decisions, and agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere accounted for 2.8 percent. Both companies are registered in favor of the bill.

The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency found that many insured and self-insured employers would benefit from decreased worker compensation payments if the legislation is enacted.

Another GOP amendment created a vocational rehabilitation program through the IWD for some workers with shoulder injuries. The employer would pay up to $15,000 toward a retraining program for qualified workers.

“This program can give them a new career path,” Carlson said.

“The goal is for those people who need that training the most to be able to resume their careers productively.”

Democrats criticized Republicans for introducing a new program through an amendment, saying they did not have time to analyze the fiscal impact.

If passed by the Senate and signed into law by the governor, changes to the workers’ compensation law would go into effect July 1.

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But that number is the average for all Iowa industries, and some sectors could have seen increases. Republican Rep. Gary Worthan of Storm Lake said his local trucking company is one such business.

“Iowa manufacturers, trucking companies, are at a disadvantage to our neighbors,” he said. “We’re putting Iowa businesses at a disadvantage every day. This legislation is long past due.”

Rep. Marti Anderson, a Des Moines Democrat, said the restrictions to injury coverage will only deter workers from Iowa.

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A future park in the Raccoon River greenway north of Dale Maffitt Reservoir could be home to an “adventure park” with a zip line course or a tree canopy walk. There are plans for a campground that could have tiny homes for rent.

Five Waters Recreation Area could take 10 years to finish. The city has budgeted $250,000 next year to hire a consultant to refine the projects and cost projections.

Officials say a mixture of public money and private donations likely would pay for the improvements.

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Iowa town builds roads, housing ahead of plant opening BADGER (AP) — The little Webster County city of Badger is looking to grow in response to the upcoming construction of a giant pork processing plant near the 550-person community.

Officials have purchased land and plan to build roads and other infrastructure to accommodate housing.

Prestage Foods has plans for a $250 million pork processing plant about 13 miles east of Badger.

“The Prestage plant is coming and there’s going to be a need for housing,” said Nadine Odor, city clerk. “I think all the towns around are trying to expand, because it’s going to bring a lot of people to the area.”

The city plans to open bids Aug. 10 for the work’s first phase, which will include 16 housing lots in the northernmost part of the addition and a stormwater retention pond. It’s expected to cost about $914,000.

“When half the lots are sold and construction has started in Phase 1, we will open Phase 2,” Odor said.

The whole project, done in three phases, is expected to cost about $2.45 million and add 35 total new housing lots.

The City Council has created an urban renewal area, which would allow the city to use tax increment financing on the project. TIF districts set aside increased property tax revenue in specific areas to be reinvested in those areas.

“This year we’re not expecting the first phase to have to use TIF,” Odor said. “Hopefully the other phases we won’t either. But we’re doing the urban renewal area for the future, if it’s needed.”

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DES MOINES (AP) — Republicans in the Iowa House passed a bill Thursday to overhaul how workers in the state are compensated for on-the-job injuries, though they backed off some key proposals amid internal concern over the extent of the changes.

The GOP-majority chamber voted 55-38 for the bill, which would revamp standards for hurt workers, including reductions to shoulder injury benefits and decreased coverage for injuries tied to a pre-existing condition. The Republican-led Senate will now consider the legislation.

The bill is the culmination of days of private meetings between Republicans, who appeared stuck on final details of the proposal. Democrats have argued the measure benefits corporations while penalizing injured workers.

Republicans said the legislation will rebalance a system that is overly litigated while addressing rising premiums for some business sectors.

“Iowa employers want their people to come to work and go home as they came,” said GOP Rep. Gary Carlson on the House floor. “Many of those great employers also want to see the changes in this legislation.”

But some initial provisions — a plan that changed the definition of a workplace injury and a measure to end permanent total disability benefits at age 67 — were ultimately scrapped from the bill.

Carlson said the revisions came after public hearings and concerns within the party about “unanticipated consequences” that could have penalized older workers.

Despite tweaks, Democrats remained unimpressed. Rep. Mary Wolfe of Clinton pointed to the various Republican changes as an indication the bill wasn’t well-thought-out.

“It is not a product of a responsible, informed review of our current system,” she said.

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Fashions, movies, crafts all coming to the Newton library Battle of the Books March 1-31 — We’re playing Battle of the Books. This is a bracket-style tournament like the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, but with a literary twist: our competition pits famous authors against each other and the winner is decided by you. Thirty-two authors will enter, but only one can be crowned Newton’s favorite. Visit the library to fill out a bracket with your predictions, then vote for your favorite authors each day. Submit your votes on Facebook, Instagram or inside the library. The brackets with the most accurate predictions will be entered in a

• Step 4: We’ll tally up the comments one day after the match is posted, and the winners will proceed to the next round. There will be 30 matches total, and the winner will be announced on April 1.

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Here’s how to play: • Step 1: Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. We’ll be posting in all places. • Step 2: Check in every day after 10 a.m. to see who’s competing that day. The first match is March 13. • Step 3: Cast your vote by commenting on the post with the name of the author you support.

Fashions to Die For 6 p.m. Monday — Did you know that clothing can make you sick, break your bones or even kill you? Historian Kathy Wilson takes a look at 18th19th century fashions and the deadly secrets hiding behind those fabulous looks, in this fun, educational program.

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Family Movie at the Library 1 p.m. Tuesday — Join us for a showing of Roald Dahl’s, “The BFG,� in the library meeting room. Attendees are invited to bring their own popcorn and pillows, if they like. Beverages will be provided. This movie is rated PG.

LEGOs at the Library 1 p.m. Thursday — Children in kindergarten through sixth grade are invited to a LEGO afternoon at the library. All LEGOs are provided, please do not bring your own. Children age 10 and under should have an adult guardian or parent in the building with them. Contact youth services librarian, Phyllis Peter at 641-792-4108.

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Iowa history comes alive at the Le Grand Pioneer Heritage Library Newton Daily News The Pioneer Heritage Library has received funding from Humanities Iowa, a private, nonprofit state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, to host two presentations of famous Iowans. Humanities Iowa offers many cultural and historical programs and grants to Iowa’s communities.

Iowa Actor Tom Milligan will portray a famous Iowan in “The Art of Conservation: A Visit with Ding Darling� at 2 p.m. Sunday. In this 45 minute presentation, Jay N. “Ding� Darling visits with the audience, as an old friend, in his office at The Des Moines Register.

Beginning with his early years in Sioux City where as a young boy he became aware of the natural world around him as well as his developing skills as an editorial cartoonist, he recalls his remarkable life jour-

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From the introduction of The Duck Stamp to the creation of the National Wildlife Federation, Darling’s influence was felt not only through his cartoons but his actions as well.

Considered by many to be one of the most important members of the modern conservation movement in the first half of the 20th century, the impact of his work is still felt today. A famous quotation of his was “Land, water and vegetation are just that dependent on one another.

Without these three primary elements in natural balance, we can have neither fish nor game, wild flowers nor trees, labor nor capital, nor sustaining habitat for humans�.

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Milligan has spent 45 years as a working theater artist in Iowa. As an actor, director, scenic designer as well as producer, his work has been seen throughout Iowa and the Midwest. Milligan has an 18 year association with Humanities Iowa that reflects his passion for both theater and history through his unique oneman play presentations

where he portrays Grant Wood, Henry Wallace and Forrest Spaulding in addition to Ding Darling.

Pete Grady of Marshalltown will present “Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant� at 7 p.m. March 23, which runs 60-70 minutes, and features period music, photographs and cartoons as Grant reviews his life — an informative, humorous and touching portrayal of the victorious General whose strategy and tenacity won the Civil War, the President who struggled to rebuild his nation after the war, and the husband and father whose final efforts were devoted to the financial support of his wife and family.

The performance focuses on Grant’s experiences as President and Lieutenant General of the United States Army, but it also touches Grant’s childhood in Ohio, his military service in the Mexican War and his resignation from the U.S. Army and subsequent attempts to support his family as a civilian. The show is presented as Grant, in the final weeks of his life, struggles to complete his autobiography before his death from cancer of the throat in July, 1885.

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Four area players receive IBCA all-substate honors

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Four area boys’ basketball players received more postseason honors as the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association announced its 2017 All-Substate basketball teams.

All four have something else in common — they led their team in scoring, rebounding and several other categories during the 2016-17 season.

Newton senior Connor Gholson was named to the IBCA Class 4A All-Substate 7 team as a forward.

Earning spots on the IBCA Class 1A All-Substate 6 team were juniors Jesse Van Wyk and Brevin Hansen of Lynnville-Sully and junior Jarod Nichols of Colfax-Mingo. Van Wyk and Nichols were forwards on the elite team and Hansen was named as point

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Gholson was Newton’s leading scorer with 513 points for season and became Newton’s all-time career scorer with 1,395 points. Gholson scored 43 points in the Cardinals’ three victories in claiming the 4A Substate 7 championship and earning a 4A state tournament berth.

Gholson was the team’s leader in 3-point shooting, hitting 79-of-204 attempts for 38.7 percent. Gholson’s 79 3-pointers was tops in Class

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Gholson was second on the team in free throw shooting at 83 percent, 92-of-111. He grabbed 127 rebounds, which was second for the team, and he was third in steals with 21.

Newton went 19-6, the best record by a Cardinal team since the 23-3 state championship of 1964. The Newton boys hadn’t been to a state basketball team in 25 years.

Van Wyk and Hansen were Lynnville-Sully’s No. 1 and

No. 2 scorers this season.

They led the Hawks to the 1A Substate 6 championship and a trip to the 1A state tournament. Lynnville-Sully went 24-2 this season and finished ranked fifth in Class 1A. Van Wyk scored 325 points for Lynnville-Sully this season. He was the Hawks’ leader in rebounds, 174, assists, 98, steals, 55, and blocked shots, 27. He had 54 points in the team’s four playoff games, 27 rebounds, 14 assists and eight blocked shots.

Hansen was Lynnville-Sully’s top 3-point field goal shooter, 44-of-122 for 36 percent. He scored 296 points and led the team from the freethrow line, 32-of-42. He had 82 assists and 54 steals. Hansen had 44 points and 13 assists in playoff play.

Nichols recorded 15 double-doubles in 19 games played for Colfax-Mingo.

Nichols was the top scorer, 335 points, and top rebounder, 251 rebounds, for the Tigerhawks in a 10-13 season.

Nichols scored 31 points and pulled down 23 rebounds in the two playoff games the team played.

The IBCA selects a player of the year for each class and a overall player — Mr. Basketball — of the year. The 2017 IBCA Mr. Basketball is Class 1A’s Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior guard Joe Smoldt.

The individual class players of the year are : 4A — Iowa City West senior forward Connor McCaffery; 3A — Waverly-Shell Rock senior post player Austin Phyfe; 2A — Pella Christian senior guard Levi Jungling; 1A — North Linn sophomore guard Jake Hilmer.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com

Cyclones win NCAA Tournament opener

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Monte Morris delivered another solid all-around performance. Deonte Burton, Naz Mitrou-Long and Matt Thomas took turns coming up with big plays.

A little experience goes a long way this time of year.

Morris had 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Iowa State outlasted Nevada 84-73 on Thursday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

“He’s the best point guard in the country,” Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said. “He’s a winner.”

Burton added 14 points and eight rebounds as the fifth-seeded Cyclones won for the 10th time in their last 11 games, building on their impressive run through the Big 12 Tournament. Mitrou-Long and Thomas had 13 points apiece.

Iowa State (24-10) will try for its third Sweet 16 appearance in four years when it takes on No. 4 seed Purdue on Saturday. It was Nevada’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in a decade, and the difference in experience was noticeable, especially during the Wolf Pack’s slow start.

“We lost to a team that’s really good,” coach Eric Musselman said. “I thought in the first half that their experience really showed. Their seniors played really well and that was the difference in the ballgame.

We really struggled to score in

AP Photo Iowa State’s Nazareth Mitrou-Long (15) battles against Nevada’s Marcus Marshall (1) for a loose ball during the first half their first-round game Thursday in the NCAA men’s tournament in Milwaukee. The Cyclones held off the Wolf Pack to win 84-73, advancing to the touranment’s second round.

the first half.”

Cameron Oliver scored 22 points for Nevada (28-7), which had won nine straight by an average of 15 points.

Jordan Caroline had 20 points and eight rebounds, and Marcus Marshall finished with 16 points on 5-for-16 shooting.

“We just couldn’t get over the hump this time,” Oliver said.

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pring break.

Back in the “old” days when I was in college, those were two words college students lived for, or at least it seemed that way. Me? I spent my spring breaks at my parents — sleeping in and not caring about homework. High schools did not have spring breaks.

In this day and age, spring break are words high school and college students live for and they are off and running. Me? I spend “spring break” week working on spring sports previews for Newton Daily News.

Three of the Newton Daily News’ area four school districts were on spring break this week and Newton began its spring break Friday. Unfortunately for students involved in spring sports, there are still practices.

Track and field teams began practicing more than a month ago. Golf,

It was a triumphant homecoming for Burton, Darrell Bowie and Donovan Jackson, three Milwaukee natives who have played a key role in Iowa State’s success this season.

Jackson scored 12 points on a perfect shooting performance, and Bowie finished with eight points and five boards.

“That’s how you put on for your city,” Bowie said. “That’s

The Pressbox Jocelyn Sheets tennis and boys’ soccer opened practices last Monday. Girls’ soccer practices begin Monday. The spring sports seasons open March 27.

Newton Daily News’ sports staff is busy making calls and visits with spring sports coaches and teams. We cover all the Jasper County teams — Newton, Lynnville-Sully, Colfax-Mingo, Prairie City-Monroe and CMB. Newton has the most spring sports teams with track, golf, tennis and soccer teams for both girls and boys. I spent the end of this week with photo days with the two track teams and boys’ soccer team. Coaches and I are working to put together preview stories for each team.

The Newton Daily News will begin running spring sports previews for each school and all the NHS teams, trying to get them in before the seasons begin. PCM and CMB each have golf, track and soccer for both girls and boys. Colfax-Mingo and Lynn-

what you call a home-court advantage. We just wanted to give the crowd a reason to get loud and be proud of us.”

Iowa State led by as many as 15 in the first half before Nevada got back in the game by rediscovering its shooting touch. The Wolf Pack used Caroline’s two foul shots and tip-in to close to 55-51 with 9:56 left, plenty of time for the

ville-Sully each have golf and track for boys and girls.

Newton’s track teams have had a couple indoor meets to get things started and have a week off from competition until the outdoor season begins. The Cardinal track coaches indicated they were liking what they were seeing from the teams early. The athletes got a feel for a few of the events before they start competing in their outdoor season.

Lynnville-Sully and Colfax-Mingo will compete in Monday’s South Iowa Cedar League conference indoor meet at Grinnell. CMB’s track teams participated in the indoor meet Thursday at Central College while PCM ended its indoor season earlier this week at Iowa State.

With a week or so to turn information gathered from coaches and last year’s accomplishments for athletes in each sport into preview stories, it gives a whole new meaning to spring break.

It’s just another week or more of work for me.

Of course, most of my sports colleagues are glued to broadcasts of all the NCAA men’s tournament games. I told you last week it’s not my cup of tea, but I do have an interest in the

Mountain West’s regular-season and tournament champions.

But the Cyclones responded with nine straight points. Burton started and finished the run with layups, and Thomas had a 3-pointer during the surge. Morris then helped Iowa State finish it off with seven free throws in the final 3 minutes.

“We want more,” Burton said. “This is one stepping stone until we get where we want to be, so we have to keep our focus until we get where we want to be.”

The Cyclones played in front of a mostly red-andyellow-clad crowd about 5 1/2 hours from their campus in Ames, and their fans had plenty of reasons to cheer during a solid first half.

Burton, a former Milwaukee prep star who began his collegiate career with Marquette, turned up the electricity with a vicious left-handed dunk that made it 30-20 Cyclones with 4:24 left. Morris contributed eight points, six rebounds and four assists and Iowa State held Nevada to 30 percent shooting on its way to a 40-27 halftime lead.

“Their defense is pretty good,” Oliver said. “We wasn’t finishing at the rim. We can’t play catch-up ball with a team like that.”

The Cyclones face the Boilermakers on Saturday night.

Purdue advanced with an 8070 victory against Vermont.

2017 men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments. The Kansas State men and women are in the Big Dances.

As a Kansas State alumni, I get emails from the university. On Thursday, an email letter from the KSU interim athletic director Laird Veatch came into my mailbox. It had an interesting tidbit.

With both basketball teams playing in the NCAA tournament, the KSU staff ’s research revealed K-State is one of only five FBS institutions this season (joining Baylor, Wisconsin, Florida State and Kentucky) to play in a bowl game, the NCAA volleyball tournament and both the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments.

The Wildcat men had to play into the tournament with a First Four victory on Tuesday. They play Friday night against Cincinnati in the first round. K-State’s women are hosting NCAA tournament games, playing Drake on Saturday in Manhattan.

I’ll keep looking out of the corner of my eye to see how my Wildcat teams are doing while I’m working on high school spring sports previews.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at jsheets@newtondailynews.com

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Northwestern wins first-ever NCAA Tournament game SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At Northwestern, the party goes on.

At Vanderbilt, there is only one question: What was he thinking?

Northwestern’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory, 68-66 over Vanderbilt, came after Commodores guard Matthew Fisher-Davis inexplicably grabbed Bryant McIntosh of the Wildcats on purpose, sending McIntosh to the free throw line for the go-ahead points with 14.6 seconds left.

And though Fisher-Davis scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half to help ninth-seeded Vandy (19-16) rally from 15 points down, his mistake was the main takeaway from this game.

The sequence was set up after Riley LaChance made a layup with 17.8 seconds remaining to put the Commodores up by one.

But seconds after the inbounds pass, Fisher-Davis reached out and grabbed McIntosh around the waist while the Northwestern guard was dribbling up the backcourt.

That put eighth-seeded Northwestern in the double bonus, and McIntosh went to the line and calmly swished the free throws with 14.6 seconds left for a 67-66 lead.

Northwestern forced LaChance to miss a trey on the next possession and the Wildcats made (24-11) another free throw.

Fisher-Davis heaved a desperation shot at the buzzer, but it missed, and he sunk his head and reached down to his shoes in despair before heading to the sideline where his teammates hugged him.

Middle Tennessee State 81, Minnesota 72 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Middle Tennessee took down another Big Ten team in the NCAA Tournament, though the latest victory didn’t really feel like an upset.

The Blue Raiders stood up to Minnesota’s rugged defense, then blew past the foul-prone Golden Gophers for an 81-72 victory on Thursday.

Reggie Upshaw scored 19 points and Giddy Potts added 15 for the Blue Raiders (31-4).

Amir Coffey had 17 points to lead Minnesota, while Dupree McBrayer added 16.

Purdue 80, Vermont 70 MILWAUKEE (AP) — The drought is over for Purdue. Vincent Edwards and company finished it off with one big push against Vermont.

Edwards scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, and the Boilermakers held off the Catamounts 80-70 on Thursday night for their first victory in the NCAA Tournament in five years.

Caleb Swanigan added 16 points, 14 rebounds and four assists for fourth-seeded Purdue (26-7).

Anthony Lamb had 20 points and nine rebounds for Vermont.

West Virginia 86, Bucknell 80 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Coach Bob Huggins has spent the past 10 seasons establishing West Virginia’s reputation on playing a stifling press defense.

The Mountaineers performance Thursday left Huggins relatively unimpressed despite opening the NCAA Tournament with an 86-80 win over Bucknell.

Nathan Adrian scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds, while Tarik Phillip scored 16 points, including hitting all four free throws in the final minute to secure the victory.

Disterhoft’s record-setting night guides Iowa to WNIT victory Newton Daily News

Kimbal Mackenzie made 5-of7 3-point attempts and led the Patriot League-champion Bison with 23 points.

Wildcats (32-3) opened the second half with a 21-6 run and took their first step toward defending their championship.

Wisconsin 84, Virginia Tech 74 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bronson Koenig made a school-record eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Nigel Hayes added 16 as NCAA Tournament-tested Wisconsin advanced in the East Region with an 84-74 victory over Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

The eighth-seeded Badgers (26-9) made all the big plays in the closing minutes to set up a meeting with top-seeded Villanova on Saturday.

The Wildcats shook off a sluggish and strange first half and downed Mount St. Mary’s 76-56.

Zach Leday scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half to pace the Hokies (22-11).

Virginia 76, UNC Wilimington 71 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Defensive-minded Virginia showed it can play with a little offensive tempo, even using five guards to outpace UNC Wilmington.

London Perrantes scored 24 points, Marial Shayok added a career-high 23 off the bench and No. 5 seed Virginia rallied from 15 points down to beat 12th-seeded UNC Wilmington 76-71 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.

Perrantes scored 19 points in the second half as the Cavaliers (23-10) got their slow-paced offense going.

Xavier 76, Maryland 65 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trevon Bluiett doesn’t spend a lot of time worrying about missed shots because he knows the makes will eventually come.

After missing his first seven shots and contributing just 3 points in the first half, Bluiett found his rhythm Thursday night to lead No.11 seed Xavier to a 76-65 upset of sixth-seeded Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Bluiett shot 6-of-7 during the final 20 minutes to finish with 21 points.

Florida 80, East Tennessee State 65 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After watching countless hours of video on Florida forward Devin Robinson, East Tennessee State coach Steve Forbes knew he would be a matchup problem.

Robinson tied his career-high with 24 points, Kasey Hill added 14 and No. 4 seed Florida used a second-half surge to beat 13th-seeded East Tennessee State 80-65 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.

Gonzaga 66, South Dakota State 46 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In a tournament made famous by the notion that anything can happen, one thing still has not: In 129 tries, no 16 seed has ever beaten a 1.

Oh, but South Dakota State sure did make it interesting for a while Thursday.

The Jackrabbits of the Summit League gnawed away at Gonzaga for the better part of 35 minutes before the Zags started looking like the No. 1 seed they are and pulled away for a 66-46 victory in the West region.

Jordan Mathews scored 16 points to lead the Bulldogs (331). No. 1 seeds are now 129-0 vs. 16s since the bracket was expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

Villanova 76, Mount St. Marys 56 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — For 20 minutes, Villanova looked ordinary, vulnerable, may be even a little scared.

The Wildcats finished like champions.

Donte DiVincenzo scored 21 points and the NCAA Tournament’s top seed shook off a shocking start and stumbled forward in the East region Thursday night with a 76-56 victory over No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary’s.

Leading by just one at halftime, the

Notre Dame 60, Princeton 58 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Fighting Irish avoided the dreaded upset from a 12th seed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Bonzie Colson scored 18 points and the West Region’s fifth-seeded Fighting Irish avoided a meltdown in the final two minutes to hang on for a 60-58 win over the Princeton Tigers on Thursday afternoon.

Butler 76, Winthrop 64 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Butler pushed around a team that had designs on following in its bracket-busting footsteps.

With the way Avery Woodson shot from the perimeter in the first half Thursday, the Bulldogs had little to worry about down the stretch against Winthrop.

Woodson scored 18 points and tied a career high with six 3-pointers in his tourney debut, and the fourth-seeded Bulldogs contained star guard Keon Johnson in a 76-64 win over the 13th-seeded Eagles.

Saint Mary’s 85, VCU 77 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett sounded relieved to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night and grateful, even, to be done with Virginia Commonwealth.

Jock Landale had 18 points and 13 rebounds as seventh-seeded Saint Mary’s held on for an 8577 victory over No. 10 VCU in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament’s West Region.

JeQuan Lewis paced VCU with 30 points.

Florida State 86, Florida Gulf Coast 80 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dwayne Bacon scored 25 points and Jonathan Isaac added 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the third-seeded Florida State Seminoles hold off No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast 86-80 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament late Thursday night.

Brandon Goodwin led FGCU with 28 points and Zach Johnson added 17 points.

Arizona 100, North Dakota 82 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Freshman Lauri Markkanen scored 20 points as second-seeded Arizona cruised to a 100-82 victory over No. 15 North Dakota on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA’s West Regional.

Arizona used a 13-1 run early in the first half to take 24-13 lead and never looked back.

Quinton Hooker led the Fighting Hawks (22-10) with 25 points and Drick Bernstine added 20.

IOWA CITY — It was a record-setting night for the Iowa women’s basketball team Thursday night during the first round of the WNIT. Senior Ally Disterhoft scored 21 points and became the school’s all-time leading scorer, while sophomore Megan Gustafson set a new season school record in rebounding after collecting her 16th double-double of the season as the Hawkeyes routed Missouri State 95-74 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Disterhoft needed 20 points to set the all-time scoring record, and Disterhoft her 21st point came on layup with 4:06 to play in the game. She now has 2,061 career points, surpassing Cindy Haugejorde, who set the mark after the1979-80 season.

“We haven’t made it a focal point in our conversation within the team room or with the coaches, but it’s definitely been a topic of conversation outside Carver,” Disterhoft said.

“Relief was probably the biggest emotion I felt right away. It was hard Gustafson to not be a little emotional though.”

The win pushes the Hawkeyes (1813) to the next round of the WNIT Tournament. Iowa plays South Dakota at 3 p.m. Saturday in front of 3,226 fans inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Gustafson collected 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes, who improved to 8-3 all-time in the WNIT. Gustafson now has 307 rebounds on the season, which broke Amy Herrig’s record of 306 set back in 1998-99.

“I just love rebounding, and that’s something that I am kind of meant to do here,” Gustafson said.

Disterhoft and Gustafson weren’t the only ones contributing Thursday night for Iowa. Five Hawkeyes scored in double-figures in all. Freshman Kathleen Doyle had 18 points, six assists and four rebounds, freshman Mackenzie Meyer tallied 14 points and sophomore Hannah Stewart chipped in 10 points and six boards off the bench. Senior Alexa Kastanek also had eight bench points.

Hawkeyes sitting fourth after day one of NCAA Wrestling Championships Six Panthers, one Cyclone still alive Newton Daily News ST. LOUIS — The University of Iowa wrestling team advanced six wrestlers to the quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday night at the Scottrade Center.

Needing a big second session, the Hawkeyes opened with six straight wins and got back into the team title race following a pin by No. 3 Sammy Brooks (184), a technical fall by No. 2 Michael Kemerer (157) and a major decision from Thomas Gilman (125).

Cory Clark (133), Brandon Sorensen (149) and Alex Meyer (174) all advanced to the quarterfinals with decisions.

Iowa is in fourth place in the team race with 24.5 points. The Hawkeyes trail Penn State (30.5), Ohio State (26), and Oklahoma State (25.5).

Penn State and Oklahoma State both have seven quarterfinalists, while Iowa has six and Ohio State five.

“Day two is on the horizon,” Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands said. “There are a lot of big matchups tomorrow. There are going to be some big matches against teams that are in the team race, so we are going to be ready to go.”

Northern Iowa has six wrestlers still alive and is currently in 16th place in the team standings. Iowa State sent three wrestlers to nationals and only one — redshirt senior Lelund Weatherspoon — is still alive. Weatherspoon went 1-1 on Day 1.

Iowa’s Gilman advanced to the quarterfinals for the third straight year with a 22-8 win. He scored 41 points and recorded two major decisions in the tournament’s opening day, establishing the pace for an team that was 16-3 overall and enters day two with all nine wrestlers still alive in the tournament.

Clark is in the quarterfinals for the fourth time.

The three-time all-American advanced with a 10-5 decision. Sorensen is going to the quarters for the second straight year.

Iowa’s lone loss on the championship side of the bracket was at 197, where Cash Wilcke lost 4-1 to No. 4 Jared Haught. Wilcke will compete in the consolation round Friday with teammates Topher Carton and Joey Gunther.

Two Panthers are still alive for an NCAA title, while four more are still in the hunt for third place.

Max Thomsen (149) and Drew Foster (184) are making the most of their national debut with two wins on the championship side of the bracket.

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Worship Together Ashton Chapel Next to Ashton Park, near intersection of Hwy 330 and F17 (8887 W. 122nd St. N., Mingo, IA) Sunday School 9:00am; Worship 10:00am. Pastors: Larry Craig and Mark Eddy Bar None Cowboy Church Building next to Culver’s Newton, David Rex, Pastor, 641-521-4354, 7pm Thursdays. Music featured each week. www.barnonecowboy churchofiowa.com Baxter Evangelical Free Church East Avenue, Mike McClintock, Pastor. Church service every sunday at 10:00am. Children’s church during regular services.

AWANAS every Wednesday night 6:30 – 8:00.

Bethany United Church of Christ 5627 N. 95th Ave. W., Baxter, (1 mi. E. of Baxter on Station St.) Pastor Teressa Clark. Sunday after Labor Day through Memorial Day: 8:45 Junior Choir; 9:00am Adult Class, 9:15am Sunday School; & 10:30am Worship 4th & 5th Tuesday: Chapel Service at Baxter Care Center Wednesday: 6:30pm Choir Practice; Sunday after Memorial Day: 9:30am Worship. 641-227-3402 www.baxterbethanyucc.org Bible Missionary Church 909 N. 6th Ave. E. 641-840-2093 Pastor Lucas. Sunday School 9:45am, Morning Worship 10:45, Evening Service 6:00pm.

Mid-week Service 7:00pm Center Friends Northeast of Newton, Karen Mendenhall, pastor, Dallas Gilreath, pastor, Cheri Doane, assistant pastor; 9:30am Sunday school, 10:30am Worship.

Call 641-792-2473.

Christian Life Church 421 S. 2nd Ave. W., Pastor James Miller; Phone Number: 641-5219294. Coffeetime 9:30am, Worship 10:00am. Lunch Served first Sunday of the month at noon.

Bible Study: Tuesday 10:00am.

Christian Reformed Church Prairie City, Matthew McClure, pastor; 9:30am Worship, 10:45am Sunday school, 6:30pm Worship. E-mail:pcrc@dwx.com Jasper County Church of Christ 1813 1st St. N, 9:30am Bible classes, 10:30am & 1:00pm Worship; Wednesday evening 7:00pm Bible Study.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1405 N. 11th Ave. E., Branch President-Eric Skouson, 316 E. 8th St. S., Newton, IA 50208.

9:30am Sacrament meeting, 10:40am Sunday School & Primary, 11:45am Priesthood, Relief Society & Young Women.

Colfax United Methodist Church S. Locust St. & Division St., 515-674-3782. 10:00am Sunday School, 10:00am Family Worship.

Rev. R.D. Streeter Community of Christ 1805 S. 8th Ave. E., 791-7834, Bill Conklin, pastor; Eddie Franklin/Tom McCoure, co-pastors. Church School Classes 9:30am; Worship Service 10:30am; Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30pm. Last Wednesday of the month-free community supper at 6pm.

Community Heights Alliance Pastor John Patterson, Associate Pastor; Jason Fazel, Youth Pastor; Pastor Beau Church, Pastor of Worship and Visual Arts. Sunday Worship Services 8:15am, 10:30am & 5pm; Sunday School 9:30am; Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30pm; Jr. High Youth Group 6:30pm; Sr. High Youth Group Wednesday 7:45pm; CHAC KIDZ 6:30pm; Nursery available for most events.

Handicapped accessible.

2500 S. 13th Ave. E. 792-1620. www.communityheights.org.

Congregational United Church of Christ-Baxter Pastor Melissa Sternhagen 218 S. Main Baxter, Sunday School 9:30am, Regular worship service, 10:30am Congregational United Church Of Christ-Newton 308 E. 2nd St. N., Newton. Rev. Jessica Petersen, Pastor: Sunday Worship 10:00am, Nursery provided; Fellowship Time 11:15am.

Accessible to all. Bible Study Thursdays 5:00pm. Christian Education together with First United Methodist Church (held there) for children of all ages

Wed. 5:30pm (age 2-8th grade).

No matter who you are or where you area on life’s journey, you are welcome here! facebook.com/Newton UCC. Cornerstone Bible Fellowship 1000 E. 12th St. S., Newton; Pastor Steve Bundy & Pastor Brian Keeton. Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10:15am, Wednesdays: AWANAS 6:308pm, Youth Group 6:30-8pm, Adult Bible Study 7-8pm. Happy Harvesters 1st Thursday of the month at noon. Men’s Breakfast 1st Saturday of the month at 8am. Ladies Brunch 2nd Saturday of the month at 8:30am.

For more info: www.CBFnewton.com

Grace Church “A Family Of Friends”, 1620 N. 11th Ave E., Newton; Pastor Dan Hayton; Sunday Morning Refreshments 9:30 am, Worship Service with nursery care 10:00 am. The Edge: 5 yr olds to 5th grade & The Kids Community Pre School age, Sunday at 10:00am. Experience God Bible Study Wed. at 7am; Life Student Ministries Wed. 6:45-8pm 641-792-1793 www.gracenewton.com Grinnell Church of Christ 1402 3rd Ave., Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Bible study Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Worship services Sunday 1030 a.m. grinnellcoc@netins.net or www.grinnellcoc.com

Faith Baptist Prairie City, 9:30am Bible School, 10:30am Worship, 6:00pm Gospel service, 7:00pm Wed., Bible study.

Haven Vineyard Church 207 1st Ave. E, Newton; Pastor Caz & Jane Cibula; 641-526-3157; 10 am Sunday Service.

First Assembly of God 1029 E. 19th St. N., Newton, www. newtonassembly.com; Pastor Don Hayes - senior pastor; Pastor Lori Eilers - Children’s Pastor; Pastor James Brown - youth pastor. 9am Sunday School, 10am Worship, 7pm Wed. mid-week service.

Heart of Worship 14283 Hwy F62, Lynnville Pastor Tom Pool, Worship: 9 a.m., Children’s Church: 9:45 a.m.

Fellowship: 10:15 a.m., Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

First Baptist Church Colfax, Rev. Phil Butler, 674-3752.

Family Fellowship 9:00 am; Sun. School 9:15 am; Morning Worship 10:25 am; Wed.; 9:00 am Fresh Encounter Prayer. During school year: 6:55pm Wed nights AWANA

Hickory Grove Chuch Located 3 1/2 miles west of Newburg, IA on Hwy F-17 and 1 mile South. Physical Address: 8464 E. 128th St. N., Kellogg, IA Sunday School: 9:30 am Worship Service: 10:30 am Phone: (641) 780-8621

Iron Sharpens Iron Church 1305 E. 10th St. S. Newton Proverbs 27:17 New International Version (NIV) A iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Sunday Services: 10AM Worship Services 10:30AM Children’s Church 11:30AM Bible Study Speakers: Doug Cupples & Cheryl Palmer. Wednesday Services: 5PM Bible Study, Tyler Dunsbergen.

Kellogg Christian (Disciples of Christ) 321 Bolton St., Kellogg, Rev. Brian Kleinschrodt 10:30 am Worship.

Kellogg United Methodist 417 2nd St., Kellogg, Pastor Tim Morgan, Sunday School 9:30am - for kids, young adults and adults.

Worship 10:30am; nursery available.

Free supper, 1st and 3rd Saturday at 6pm followed by Worship “Lite” at 7pm.

Killduff United Methodist Pastor Curtiss Thompson, Worship 10:45am, beginning March 5. Communion first Sunday of each month.

Least of Saints Ministry 219 N. 2nd Ave. W. 641-521-0156 5:00-6:00pm Saturday Living Word Fellowship Doug Bradey, Pastor, 321 E. Robinson St., Knoxville 641-828-7119, Wed. Night Service: 6pm prayer, 7pm worship, 6:15pm Fuzion Youth Service; Sun. Morning Service: 8:30 am prayer, 9 am Life Groups, 10 am Worship Service, Nursery and Children’s Ministry available.

First Baptist Church (Newton) 620 S. 8th Ave. E., phone: 792-7113.

Web:www.NewtonFirstBaptist.com and on facebook.

Pastor Aaron Loree, Family Education Time 9:00am, Powerkidz infants - 5th grade 9:00 am; Sunday School for teens & adults 9:00am; Worship Service 10:15am. Coffee time 8:45-10:00am. Men’s group meets on the first Sat. of every month at 7:30am.

First Church of Christ Scientist 616 6th Ave., Grinnell, 10:30 am Services.

First Lutheran Church - ELCA 309 E. 3rd St. N., Newton. Pastor Zachary Bey. Sunday Worship at 9:30 am; Fellowship to follow at 10:45 am; Saturday evening service at 5:30 pm June-Aug. 641-792-3934.

All are welcome! http://www.newtonfirstlutheran.org First Presbyterian 220 N 2nd Ave E. Newton Rev. Meghan Davis 10:00 am Fellowship, 10:30 am Worship, 11:00 am Fellowship, Nursery Provided. Handicap Accessible. Everyone Welcome!

6:30 & 9am Men’s Group 1st & 3rd Thursday, Gentle Class 11am Tuesday. Yoga Chair Class 3pm Thursday.

Like us on Facebook! 792-2790 www.newton1stpresbyterian.org First United Methodist Church 210 N 2nd Ave E • 792-4648 Rev Gary Marzolf Worship 8:45 AM Fellowship 10:15 AM Sunday School 10:15 AM Youth Group 6 PM Handicapped Accessible Nursery Provided 9 AM “First Church on the Air” – KCOB www.newtonfirst.org Foursquare Church 1510 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Dottie Black and Associate Pastor Donne Black, 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship service, 6:30 p.m. Sunday night Sunday School and prayer meetings 10 a.m.

Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 p.m.

Wednesday and 9:15 a.m. Sunday until service time. Haven Kid’s Ministry at 6:50 Wednesdays

Newton Christian Reformed Church 511 S. 5th Ave. E., Aaron Gunsaulus, Pastor, 9:30 am Morning worship, 10:50 am Church school, 1:00 pm Sunday worship.

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene 605 W 5th St. N., P.O. Box 1021 Rev, Jack Wolgamuth, 515-4021190. Sunday School 9:30 am, Morning Worship 10:30 am, Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm Newton Church of The Way 2306 S. 3rd Ave E., 792-7300 Pastor Steve Heerema. Sunday Morning: 9:00 and 10:30 Ignite, Nursery during both Ignite Services (for newborn through 2 years old). Journey 252 Children’s Ministry 10:30am (for children 3 years through 6th Grade) The Way Café 8:30 to 10:30am, 5:00-7:00pm Prayer of Blessing, Wednesday 6:30 – 8:30pm Route 146 Youth, Saturday Nite Ignite 6:00-8:00pm Everyone Welcome! Other various group studies and classes are offered. Check out our Facebook page, our weekly bulletin on our website, or call/email the office for more information. Email: info@theway146.com Web: www.newtonway.org Our Savior Lutheran Missouri Synod 1900 N. 4th Ave. E., Newton Pastor Joel Picard, Sunday Worship 8:00 am; Adult Bible Study Sundays 9:30 am; Sunday School Kingdom Quest 9:30 am; Pastor David Brandt, Wednesdays 7:00pm Lenten Services www.oursavlutheran.com (641) 792-1084.

First Baptist 810 S. Commerce, Monroe, Senior Pastor Shank. 9:30 am Sun. School, 10:30 am Worship, 6:00 pm Evening service, 6 p.m. Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 8:15 pm during school year & 8 p.m. during summer.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 314 E. 2nd St. N. Pastor Mark Young.

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Faith Village & Sunday School. 10:00 a.m. Worship.

11:15 a.m. Coffee fellowship.

Wednesday: 5:45p.m. Family Unity Night supper, 6:15 p.m. Classes Thursday: 6:00 pm Choir Practice www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided

Newton Baptist Temple (A Fundamental Independent Church) 621 E. 12th St. N., Clayton Pickering, pastor. 10:00 am Sunday School, 11:00 am Worship, Wednesday and Sunday 6:00 pm Worship, Bus transportation available, 6:00 pm Wednesday Bible study.

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Rev. Dr. Willy Mafuta 151 60th Ave., Prairie City Sunday 10:30 am Worship Service 10 am Sunday School pcumc@q.com (515) 994-2354

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA 1409 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Ken Ahntholz, 9:00 am Sunday School; 10:30 am Worship, easy access - no steps; 5:30 pm Saturday service - Everyone is welcome!

Lynnville Friends Jamie Bogaard Pastor, 9:00 am Morning Worship, 10:30 am Sunday School, Kids 4 Christ, FOCUS Youth Group and Women’s Bible Study, Wednesday evenings from September-March. www.lynnvillefriends.org

Hope Assembly of God 126 E. Howard St., Colfax 515-674-3700 Sunday school 9 am.

Sunday Worship service 10 am.

Wednesday Bible Study 6pm.

Metz Community 3253 W. 62nd St. S., Newton, 791-9568, Pastor David Rex; Sunday School 9:00 am.

10:10 am service.

Howard Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Rev. Tom Burns, pastor. 10:30 am Morning worship. Sunday school 9-10am all ages; K-5 Wed after school; Jr. High & High School 7-8pm; Howard and Locust Colfax.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 305 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515674-3711; Decaon Joe Dvorak; 11:00am Sunday Mass, 9:00am Wednesday Communion Service; www.immaculateconceptioncolfax.org Immanuel Baptist (GARB) 1300 N. 4th Ave. E., Ken Van Loon, Pastor, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship, 6:00 pm Worship, Wed 6:30-8:00 pm Youth, 6:30 pm Wednesday Awana Clubs (during school year), 7:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Fellowship.

Call 792-4470.

Ira United Church Karen Fausch, pastor, 9:00 am Worship, 10:15 am Sunday School.

Mingo United Methodist 202 W. Main, Mingo, Rev. Kurt DeVance, 515-339-8819; Children’s Sunday School - 9:30 am and Adult Sunday School - 9:45 am. Church time is 10:45 am.

Monroe Presbyterian Church 115 So. Main, Monroe, Rev. Ann Johnson, Sonlight Service 8:00 am; 9:00 am church school, 10:00 am Traditional Worship, communion on 1st Sunday of month, 6:00 pm Session Committees 2nd Sunday of month, 7:00 pm Session Meeting 2nd Sunday of month.

Monroe United Methodist 407 N. Monroe St., Monroe, 641259-2822; Pastor Kim Crummer; Jubilee Service 8:15 am; Sunday School 9:00 am; Worship 10:15 am; Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs.

8-Noon; monroeum@iowatelecom.net New Life Baptist Church 124 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515-674-3103, Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship Service 10:45, Evening Service 6 pm, midweek service 7 pm Wednesdays.

Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

Pleasantview United Methodist 8454 S. 28th Ave. E., Newton, Pastor Tim Morgan; 9:00 am worship; 10:15 am Sunday School.

Prairie City Church of the Brethren 12015 Hwy S 6G, Corner of S 6G & F70 W, 5 miles south of Prairie City on S6G, 515-9942940; Resumed regular worship schedule. 9:30 am Adult Sunday School classes; 10:45 Worship/ Children’s Church We invite you to come worship with us! Go to prairiecitycob. org for more information or call 515-994-2940.

Bible Explorers: preschool-5th grade will eb Wednesdays 6-7:30 pm, unitl November 16.

Prairie City First Reformed Church 300 E. 5th St., P. O. Box 178, 515-994-2250, frcprairiecity@ aol.com; 9:30 am Worship, 10:50 am Sunday School.

Prairie City United Methodist Church 706 W. McMurray St. Rev. Dr. Willy Mafuta Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Service Office Hours: 10am-2pm M-F 515-994-2354(515) 994-2354 Rock Creek Hickory Grove Church 3 1/2 miles north of Rock Creek Lake, 9:15 am fellowship, 9:30 am Sunday School, 10:30 am worship.

Reasnor United Methodist Pastor Curtiss Thompson, Worship 8:45am, beginning March 5.

Communion first Sunday of each month.

Salvation Army 301 N. 2nd Ave. E., Captains Jeff and Mikey Carter, Sunday - 9:45 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship.

Seventh Day Adventist 1409 S. 8th Ave E., Newton Pastor Jerry Duval Saturday Services 3:00 pm; Worship 2:00 pm Sabbath school, Prayer Meeting Tuesday Eve at 7:00 pm Solid Rock Church 115 Main St., Reasnor; Pastor John Hlad 641-842-2440; Sunday Bible study all ages 9:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. worship; Wednesday Bible study all ages 7 p.m.

St. Aidan’s Anglican Church 4900 Meredith Dr., (NW 46th Ave.), Des Moines, The Bishop L.W. Faulk, 9:10 am Morning prayer, 9:30 am Holy communion.

St. Luke United Methodist Church 501 E. 19th St. N., Newton Pastor Audrey Young, Sunday Worship at 8:00 am and 10:30 am with fellowship following both. 9:15 am is Sunday School for all ages, including adults.

641-792-5736 St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 5 mi. west of Sully, Pastor Ken Ahntholz, Worship 9:00 am; Contact Parish office 641-798-4651.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal 223 E. 4th St. N., Newton, ph.

792-6971. Rev. Merle Smith, Deacon; Rev. Karen Crawford Rector; Sunday 8:00 am Holy Eucharist & 10:00 am Holy Eucharist; Wednesday 5:00 pm Evening Prayer.

Sully Community Church 12559 S 92nd Ave E (just E of grass air strip S edge of town). PO Box 463. 641-5944124. Pastor Jerry Morningstar 9:30 am Sunday school. 10:30 am Worship. 5 pm Women of Grace Bible Study. 6 pm Worship Wednesday Evening Activities: Sept-April: 6:30 pm Awana/ Youth. 7 pm Men’s & Women’s Bible studies. May-August: 7 pm Bible study/prayer meeting www.sullycommunitychurch.com Sully Christian Reformed Pastor Brian Ochsner. 9:30 am Morning worship, 6:00 pm Evening worship, 10:45 am Sunday School. 9:30 am Tues. Coffee Break for women, Nursery and preschool classes provided. 7:15 pm Wed - Gems, Cadets and High School Youth, Prayer for Country - everyone welcome.

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Sully First Reformed Church Rev. Wayne Sneller, senior pastor, Diana Scandridge, Youth & Education Director. 9:30 am Worship, 11:00 am Sunday school, 6:00 pm Worship; Thursday Night Family Night 7:00 pm Sept. - March. www.sullyfrc.org United Pentecostal 813 E. 7th St. N., Rev. Robert A. Shaw, pastor, 10:00 am Sunday Worship, 6:00 pm Sunday Worship, Prayer and Bible study Tuesday 6:30, Super & Youth Church Wednesday starts 7:00-8:00.

United Presbyterian 209 N. 2nd Ave. E., Rev. Donald Freeman, 9:15 am Sunday School, 10:30 - 11:30 am worship service (broadcasted live on KCOB radio); 11:30 am Fellowship; Wednesday choir rehearsal 6:00 p.m.; Nursery provided on Sundays.

Westfield Community Church 4164 20th St., Grinnell, Pastor Jann Braaksma, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Youth Group; www.westfieldwitness.org

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1115 S. 8th Ave. E., Rev. William Reynolds, pastor, Saturday: 5:30 pm Mass, Sunday: 9:00 am Mass.

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JASPER COUNTY Equity No: EQCV120145 ORIGINAL NOTICE BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Rae J. Allspach; Bret Durr; Jody Hansen; Karen Rew, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Rai Jean Allspach; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Bret Durr; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Jody Hansen; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Karen Rew; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Rae J. Allspach; and Parties in Possession Defendant(s).

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT Jody Hansen, 1477 East 76th Street North, Kellogg, IA 50135: You are notified that there was filed in the office of the Clerk of the above-named Court, a Petition, copies of which are attached hereto.

The Plaintiffs attorney is Chris Irk, c/o The Wirbicki Law Group LLC, 33 W Monroe Street, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60603.

You must register to e-File through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.u s/Efile/ and obtain a log in and password to file and view documents in your case and to receive service notices from the court. For general rules and information on electronic filing, refer to the Iowas Courts Rules Chapter 16, pertaining to the Use of the Electronic Document Management System, available on the Iowa Judicial Branch website. For Court Rules on the Protection of Personal Privacy in court filings, refer to Division VI of the Iowas Court Rules, Chapter 16 You must, within 20 days after service of this Original Notice upon you, serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability coordinator at 515-286-3394.

Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942).

Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice. /s/ Clerk of Court Jasper County Courthouse Newton, IA Acknowledged before me this September 7, 2016.

IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. March 3, 10 and 17 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHANNA SLOTHOUBER, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR 037011 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Johanna Slothouber, Deceased, who died on or about February 16, 2017: You are hereby notified that on March 6, 2017, the last will and testament of Johanna Slothouber, deceased, bearing date of May 22, 1996, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Kenneth Slothouber was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated March 7, 2017.

Date of second publication: 17th day of March 2017 Kenneth Slothouber Executor of the Estate 110 Tonca Trail Newton, IA 50208 Address John G. De Koster, ICIS PIN No: AT0001891 Attorney for the Executor De Koster & De Koster 1102 Main Street, PO Box 801 Hull, IA 51239 Address Probate Code Section 304 *Designate Codicil(s) if any, with date(s).

March 10 & 17 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARVEL H. CLEMENT, DECEASED CASE NO. ESPR037012 NOTICE OF PROOF OF WILL WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Marvel H. Clement, Deceased, who died on or about on January 21, 2017: You are hereby notified that on March 3, 2017, the Last Will and Testament of Marvel H. Clement, deceased, bearing date of November 15, 2012, was admitted to probate in the above named court and there will be no present administration of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of the county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Dated on March 3, 2017 Caroline M. Rasmussen, Proponent Attorney for estate: Randal B. Caldwell, ICIS PIN No: AT0001375 Address: 211 1st Ave. W., Newton, IA 50208 Date of second publication

on January 21, 2017: You are hereby notified that on March 3, 2017, the Last Will and Testament of Marvel H. Clement, deceased, bearing date of November 15, 2012, was admitted to probate in the above named court and there will be no present administration of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of the county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are ascertainable, or reasonably thereafter be forever barred.

Dated on March 3, 2017 Caroline M. Rasmussen, Proponent Attorney for estate: Randal B. Caldwell, ICIS PIN No: AT0001375 Address: 211 1st Ave. W., Newton, IA 50208 Date of second publication 17th day of March, 2017 March 10 & 17 TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE MARVEL H. CLEMENT REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST To all persons regarding Marvel H. Clement, deceased, who died on or about January 21, 2017.

You are hereby notified that Caroline M. Rasmussen is the trustee of the Marvel H. Clement Revocable Living Trust dated November 15, 2012. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated on March 3, 2017.

Marvel H. Clement Revocable Living Trust Caroline M. Rasmussen, 1565 W. 62nd St. S., Newton, IA 50208 Randal B. Caldwell, #AT0001375, Attorney for Trustee Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC, 211 1st Ave. W., Newton, IA 50208 Date of second publication: March 17, 2017.

March 10 & 17 Newton Water Board Meeting Minutes Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 The Newton Waterworks Board of Trustees met in regular session on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 at the Newton City Council Chambers. Present were Chair Maureen Lockwood, Lee Zmolek, Bret Doerring and L.D. Palmer.

Absent: None. Also present was Field Service Director Marty Hoffert, and Office Manager Toni Werden.

Chairperson Maureen Lockwood called the meeting to order at 12:05 PM. The Board welcomed new Board member Brian Buch who will begin duties in January.

Steve Van Dyke of Fox Engineering was on hand and presented alternatives for the Backwash Recovery Tank facility plan. The alternatives were to: 1. Replace the Backwash tank$600,000 2A. Cover existing tank with a watertight roof- $400,000 2B. Cover existing tank with Sprung Building- $600,000 3. Meet Ground Water Under the Influence requirements. $460,000 4. Eliminate Backwash Recycle$10,000 5. Discharge to receiving stream.$500,000 Mr. Van Dyke recommended that the Board go with alternate 2A which would erect a standard fabric building.

Because alternative 4 raises a strong concern that this option would cause problems with the solids in the lime storage lagoon, this alternative was abandoned.

After discussion including the most cost effective alternative Bret Doerring made the motion to instruct Fox Engineering to use alternative 2A as described and submit implementation plan to the IDNR and fund the project through the DWSRF Loan Program.

Lee Zmolek seconded the motion.

Motion Approved The November Board minutes were approved by consent.

Lee Zmolek moved to approve the November Financials as presented.

Bret Doerring seconded the motion.

Motion Approved Marty Hoffert presented the Water Treatment and Distribution report. The static well water level for December is 26.7'. Well water levels are still good for this time of year in December.

The distribution crew has been working on hydrant repair and replacement.

Van Nevel has completed painting #1 Clarifier.

The manager presented the 2017 Board meeting dates and 2017 Board milestones. A corrected copy will be presented at the January, 17 Board meeting.

The Board thanked Lee Zmolek for his many years of service to the customers and citizens of the Newton Water Works.

The next meeting will be held on Friday, January 20th, 2017 in the City Council chambers.

The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted L.D. Palmer, Secretary Newton WaterWorks Board of Trustees March 17 NEWTON WATERWORKS PAYABLES LISTING FOR THE 5th Period November 2016 PAYEE AMOUNT AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS..................1,182.95 ALLIANT ENERGY ACCOUNT PAYABLE. .21,523.82 ANDERSON, KATHERINE & RONNY............................13.67 BETH/JAMES/SARA VAN ELSEN..........................2.96 BLACK HILLS ENERGY. . .122.37 BRISEL, EMILEE..................5.46 BURGESS, MICHAEL C.....52.21 CAPPY'S TIRE & AUTO SERVICE..................36.48 CARVER, NICHOLAS...........6.03 CENTRAL IOWA WATER ASSOCIATION..................961.47 CITY OF NEWTON......21,621.50 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP...........412.00 DC SPORTS..................2,484.50 DE LAGE LANDEN...........155.00 DIAMOND VOGEL PAINTS......... ............................................19.96 DODGE'S WEST END GARAGE....................48.50 EARL MAY SEED & NURSERY.....................134.29 FARVER TRUE VALUE....272.85 FORBES OFFICE EQUIP. . .39.00 FOX ENGINEERING ASSOC INC....................1,321.00 FRATZKA, NICK & BETHANY..... ..............................................5.49 GARY RYTHER GARAGE DOORS.............105.00 GRAYMONT WESTERN LIME INC...19,256.28 H & D SERVICES..............810.00 HACH CHEMICAL

BRISEL, EMILEE..................5.46 BURGESS, MICHAEL C.....52.21 CAPPY'S TIRE & AUTO SERVICE..................36.48 CARVER, NICHOLAS...........6.03 CENTRAL IOWA WATER ASSOCIATION..................961.47 CITY OF NEWTON......21,621.50 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP...........412.00 DC SPORTS..................2,484.50 DE LAGE LANDEN...........155.00 DIAMOND VOGEL PAINTS......... ............................................19.96 DODGE'S WEST END GARAGE....................48.50 EARL MAY SEED & NURSERY.....................134.29 FARVER TRUE VALUE....272.85 FORBES OFFICE EQUIP. . .39.00 FOX ENGINEERING ASSOC INC....................1,321.00 FRATZKA, NICK & BETHANY..... ..............................................5.49 GARY RYTHER GARAGE DOORS.............105.00 GRAYMONT WESTERN LIME INC...19,256.28 H & D SERVICES..............810.00 HACH CHEMICAL COMPANY........................207.86 HAWKINS INC...............3,279.00 HD SUPPLY WATERWORKS LTD...12,150.00 HEDLUND, LISA & DAN.....71.88 HYDRO KLEAN..............4,134.60 HYVEE................................39.98 ILLINGWORTH, CHRIS......31.03 IMLER, TYLER DERRINGER & COURT......55.97 IOWA ONE CALL..............175.10 IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION..................375.00 JASPER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES..........................53.88 KELDERMAN LIME INC.............. .....................................17,468.30 KEY COOPERATIVE........100.74 KEYSTONE L ABORATORIES INC.........233.00 KIRKPATRICK, C. BRUMBAUGH & SAM.........40.36 METERING & TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION........................964.78 MG LAUNDRY CORP.........89.55 MID-STATE CONSTRUCTION.........35,614.67 MIDWEST ALARM SERVICES........................490.80 MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC........... .......................................5,427.55 NELL, VERNA.......................6.03 NEWS PRINTING CO.........65.27 POWERPLAN.....................89.84 RAMOS, ANNA & WILBERTO..........................12.70 RANDY'S LAWN CARE .1,000.00 RICHARDS, TYLER & SANDRA..........................95.67 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER CO.....................181.20 STAR EQUIPMENT LTD.....57.50 STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY....................19.50 T/C TOWN COUNTRY SERVICES.....300.00 THEISEN'S........................117.73 TRI-STATE PAINTING & SANDBLAST.............22,467.35 TWO RIVERS COOPERATIVE.............1,136.91 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION..................217.68 US CELLULAR..................194.15 US POSTMASTER.........2,200.00 UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO........... ..........................................549.09 VAN MAANEN ELECTRIC, INC..................81.06 VAN WERT INC.............6,140.64 WEX BANK....................1,055.11 WILLIAMSON, NORA L......40.00 WINDSTREAM..................941.18 ZIEGLER INC.................1,112.47 TOTAL........................189,677.92 March 17 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA LOUISE HYBL, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR 037017 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Patricia Louise Hybl, Deceased, who died on or about February 21, 2017: You are hereby notified that on March 10, 2017, the Last Will and Testament of Patricia Louise Hybl, deceased, bearing date of February 4, 1975, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that D. R. Hybl was appointed executor of the estate.

Any action to set aside the Will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated March 10, 2017.

D. R. Hybl 3901 Woodland Avenue, Apt. 10 West Des Moines, Iowa 50266 Executor BRUCE NUZUM, ICIS PIN No: AT0005885 Attorney for Executor CALDWELL, BRIERLY, CHALUPA & NUZUM, PLLC 211 First Avenue West, Newton, Iowa 50208 Date of second publication: March 24, 2017 March 17 & 24 Notice of Public Disposal of Property Notice Is Hereby Given: The City of Prairie City is entertaining bids on a 1993 Ford F-350 2WD Regular Cab Dump Truck. Approximately 37,050 miles.

5-Speed Manual Transmission. 5.8 Liter v-8 Gas Engine.

10'x7' PTO driven hydraulic dump bed. Dual fuel tanks.

The City of Prairie City is also entertaining bids on an Eager Beever Chipper Model CSG649P60020.

Contact City Hall at 515/9942694 with questions. Sealed bids will be received by the City Administrator of the City of Prairie City, Iowa at her office in Prairie City, 203 E Jefferson St, Prairie City, Iowa 50228 until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2017.

The City Council will award the bid to the highest bidder at the April council meeting. The City reserves the right to reject all bids.

The truck and wood chipper are both parked near the water plant at 901 W 2nd St in Prairie City.

Pictures of the truck and wood chipper are available on the City's website at www.prairiecityiowa.us.

Published by order of the City of Prairie City By: Lori Martin, City Administrator March 17 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to conduct prescribed burns this spring in your area. Prescribed burn units are typically burned every one to five years and vary in size from 10 to 1,000 acres or more.

Prescribed burns are used to improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities and reduce wildfire potential. Ground nesting birds such as pheasants, mallards, bobolinks, dickcissels and many others will benefit from habitat improved with periodic prescribed fire. Most prescribed burns will take place between the months of March and May. Burns will be conducted on a day that meets

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to conduct prescribed burns this spring in your area. Prescribed burn units are typically burned every one to five years and vary in size from 10 to 1,000 acres or more.

Prescribed burns are used to improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities and reduce wildfire potential. Ground nesting birds such as pheasants, mallards, bobolinks, dickcissels and many others will benefit from habitat improved with periodic prescribed fire. Most prescribed burns will take place between the months of March and May. Burns will be conducted on a day that meets the objectives and weather prescription defined in the burn plan.

Locally, burns will occur throughout 4 of the counties managed by the IDNR Red Rock Wildlife Unit. This will include burns in Marion, Polk, Warren, and Jasper counties. Wildlife Management Areas (WMA?s) scheduled to burn include: Red Rock in Marion County, Banner Flats, Hooper WMA and South River in Warren County, Colfax and Rock Creek in Jasper County, and Chichaqua in Polk County.

If you have any questions or concerns about the prescribed burn in your area you can contact DNR Wildlife Technician Casey Trine at 515238-5835.

March 17 & 24 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JASPER COUNTY Equity No: EQCV120145 ORIGINAL NOTICE BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Rae J. Allspach; Bret Durr; Jody Hansen; Karen Rew, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Rai Jean Allspach; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Bret Durr; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Jody Hansen; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Karen Rew; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Rae J. Allspach; and Parties in Possession Defendant(s).

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT Estate of Rae J. Allspach, 1477 East 76th Street North, Kellogg, IA 50135: You are notified that there was filed in the office of the Clerk of the above-named Court, a Petition, copies of which are attached hereto.

The Plaintiffs attorney is Chris Irk, c/o The Wirbicki Law Group LLC, 33 W Monroe Street, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60603.

You must register to e-File through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.u s/Efile/ and obtain a log in and password to file and view documents in your case and to receive service notices from the court. For general rules and information on electronic filing, refer to the Iowas Courts Rules Chapter 16, pertaining to the Use of the Electronic Document Management System, available on the Iowa Judicial Branch website. For Court Rules on the Protection of Personal Privacy in court filings, refer to Division VI of the Iowas Court Rules, Chapter 16 You must, within 20 days after service of this Original Notice upon you, serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability coordinator at 515-286-3394.

Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942).

Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice. /s/ Clerk of Court Jasper County Courthouse Newton, IA Acknowledged before me this September 7, 2016.

IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. March 3, 10 and 17 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JASPER COUNTY Equity No: EQCV120145 ORIGINAL NOTICE BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Rae J. Allspach; Bret Durr; Jody Hansen; Karen Rew, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Rai Jean Allspach; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Bret Durr; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Jody Hansen; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Karen Rew; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Rae J. Allspach; and Parties in Possession Defendant(s).

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT Unknown Spouse (if any) of Jody Hansen, 1477 East 76th Street North, Kellogg, IA 50135: You are notified that there was filed in the office of the Clerk of the above-named Court, a Petition, copies of which are attached hereto.

The Plaintiffs attorney is Chris Irk, c/o The Wirbicki Law Group LLC, 33 W Monroe Street, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60603.

You must register to e-File through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.u s/Efile/ and obtain a log in and password to file and view documents in your case and to receive service notices from the court. For general rules and information on electronic filing, refer to the Iowas Courts Rules Chapter 16, pertaining to the Use of the Electronic Document Management System, available on the Iowa Judicial Branch website. For Court Rules on the Protection of Personal Privacy in court filings, refer to Division VI of the Iowas Court Rules, Chapter 16 You must, within 20 days after service of this Original Notice upon you, serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability coordinator at 515-286-3394.

Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942).

Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice. /s/ Clerk of Court Jasper County Courthouse Newton, IA Acknowledged before me this September 7, 2016.

IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS.

16 You must, within 20 days after service of this Original Notice upon you, serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability coordinator at 515-286-3394.

Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942).

Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice. /s/ Clerk of Court Jasper County Courthouse Newton, IA Acknowledged before me this September 7, 2016.

IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. March 3, 10 and 17

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REAR CARRIER for trailer hitch $75. Swing set with 4 swings & slide $25. 100' x 42” chain link fence, some rails $75. 641-417-9815

SLEIGH BED with night stand, cherry wood, excellent condition $125., desk with 6 drawers, great for students $100., dresser- 47” x 29” x 16” $30., Maytag stackable washer & dryer, excellent condition $250., women's Durango western boots, size 8, like new condition.

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2002 GRAY, extended cab Chevy Silverado. Fully loaded with towing package, leather, heated seats, automatic seats, mirrors, etc. 207k miles and some very minor dents/scratches. Engine runs perfect.

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2004 HOLIDAY Rambler Vacationer Motorhome. Ex. condition. 46,300 miles. 36' long w/ 2 slide-outs. New tires and shocks. Queen bed. Large shower. Toilet separate. Vintage Oak woodwork. Lg refrigerator and freezer.

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641-521-7146 2011 FORD Ranger, 24k miles, extended cab, 2WD. Call for more information.

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NOW LEASING Forestview Apartments & Gateway Apartments • All Electric • Private outside storage • Pet friendly • Washer/dryer hookups • Secure entry • Garages available.

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EXTREMELY CLEAN LOW MILEAGE TRUCK! Whit 2007 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 33,000 miles, 2WD Extended cab. 6 ft box, V-8, tonneau cover, running boards, REMOTE START, 5th wheel hitch, back up camera, bed liner, AC, cruise, etc. $17,000 obo 641-792-9813

1998 HITCHHIKER “Premier” 5th wheel camper, 35.6ft, 3 slides, new tires, very nice, $15,000 OBO 515-201-8951 or 515-2018792

1999 CHEVY Tracker 4x4, 5 speed, 129k, new tires, $2500, 563-260-2496

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Jasper County Sherrif’s Office Part-Time Female Jailer

Spahn & Rose Lumber

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for part-time female jailers. Starting pay is $18.10 per hour with no benefits. Scheduled hours and shift may vary.

Applications and job description are available at the Jasper County Human Resources office at 115 N 2nd Ave E in Newton, at the Sheriff’s Office at 2300 Law Center Drive or at www.co.jasper.ia.us (under the Jobs tab) Application deadline March 24, 2017 Background checks and drug testing required EOE

Full-time truck driver with a Class B CDL.

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Nelson Manor is a 36 bed privately owned and operated skilled long term care facility with a good survey history.

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CNA– Part time every other weekend 2p-10p Maintenance – Full Time Day Shift Dietary Aide – Full time 11a-7p Full time Care Attendant – Overnight 10p-6a PT Housekeeping with every other Saturday.

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FULL - TIME PRODUCTION JELD·WEN Window Division in Grinnell has current opportunities, on all shifts Our need to stock windows for the spring and beyond requires a full staff of hard working, flexible, team-oriented associates. FT wages start at $15.01/hr. on the off-shifts and $14.51/hr. on 1st shift JELD· WEN is a market leader in vinyl windows and patio doors serving the Midwestern market

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Astrograph

Incongruent with the usual festive tone of St. Patrick’s Day festivities, the Pisces sun squares with Saturn to call for a deep respect of the times we’re living in. As one American president said, “There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of others generations much is expected” (Franklin Delano Roosevelt).

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 17). You’ll be surprised and inspired. You’ll make the first move often this year and the second one, too -- then the universe answers with move No. 3 and soon all the world seems to be moving either for you or out of your way. The

road forks in May. Money comes in lump sums in August and October. Aquarius and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 20, 44, 19 and 38.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

There are so many reasons to spend time with the people who make you laugh. First of all, it’s more fun. Secondly, you’ll get the added benefit of sharpening your own sense of humor, which helps many areas of your life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You’ve been given the raw goods but not much in the way of instruction. That’s fine. It’s actually better this way. You’ll

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Parents fully appreciate what it takes to get other (sometimes unwilling) people dressed, ready and where they need to be at the expected time. You’ll have a similar responsibility today.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Everyone gets lost. This is especially easy to do today regarding the seemingly minor matters of good taste. If you’re attracted to something and you love it, it can’t be all bad. And maybe it’s very right. Start there.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Life is complicated enough without any help from an overactive

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mind and imagination. When you feel yourself edging toward unnecessary “what if” scenarios, stop before you start.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It is very important to obey your thirst. The scientists suggest that by the time you realize you are thirsty and go searching for water you are already dehydrated. The same goes for your thirst for certain kinds of attention.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

The others may believe that a mystical and elusive force is at your command, but the reality is that you have purposefully trained to increase your capacity to produce brilliant results.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Solitude is not necessarily iso-

lation. Just because you want to be alone doesn’t mean you (SET ITAL) are (END ITAL) alone. Your favorite people will be the ones who understand and honor your need for peace and quiet, which is intensified now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In musical terms, when two unharmonious notes are played together and cause tension that goes unresolved, it’s called “dissonance.” Today it happens in nonmusical areas, too, intensifying a craving for resolution.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Don’t take your senses for granted, as exploring the textures and processes of life will amplify your joy. And if there’s a part of your everyday

world that’s an eyesore, this is the day to handle it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). In order to accomplish a lofty aim, you’ll need to solve a problem not just once but perpetually. This will take stamina. There are a few habits and structures in your life that could be fine-tuned to accommodate the goal.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Matters of scale will affect the social swirl. What seems to you to be a small effort could be quite large in the mind of one who endeavored it. Measure not with rulers and scales but with social awareness.

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