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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 OBITUARIES Billy W. Herweh Sr., 65 Willadene Johnson, 86 Bradford M. Smith, 76
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Community gathers in pride to ‘Get To Know Newton’ By Zach Johnson Daily News Staff Writer “We have this thing called ‘Red Pride’ it runs rampant around Newton,” Ty Rushing said in the city’s new branding video. This classic sense of pride washed over the DMACC campus for the community rally for the new branding of “Get to Know Newton.” The new brand was introduced by Nick Westergaard, chief brand strategist and
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founder of Brand Driven Digital. Westergaard has been the branding consultant behind the new marketing initiative for Newton. “I think that this is a real exciting message for the City of Newton,” Westergaard said. “It’s self explanatory, which is what works about it [the branding]. It is what we need to do to start conversations to invite people to learn all of these things that we know, but haven’t been able to share.” Brand Driven Digital has also been
hosting the Social Media Lunch and Learns, which will be held throughout the rest of the year. “The Social Media Lunch and Learns is a major part of this new branding launch because its a tool for local business owners to better tell their story for those coming to town get to know your business,” Westergaard said. BRANDING See Page 5A
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Ty Rushing/Daily News Doug Bishop and Keith Thorpe, members of the Jasper County Veterans Memorial Committee, take a look at the site that will host a portion of the upcoming Jasper County Veterans Memorial Complex on the south lawn of the courthouse. The committee is hosting a rib dinner on Saturday at the American Legion to raise additional funds.
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For 10 bucks, you can stuff yourself with ribs and support a good cause. The Jasper County Veterans Memorial Fund Committee will be holding a memorial supper fundraiser and auction at Newton American Legion Post 111 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. All proceeds will go towards the construction of the upcoming Jasper County Veterans Memorial Complex on the courthouse lawn. Doug Bishop, who serves on the memorial committee, said this fundraiser and others they have scheduled later will ensure that the memorial is ready for show by its July 4 unveiling. “We’re dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s,” Bishop said. “This is an experience that hasn’t happened for 20 years for Jasper County veterans. The last memorial was dedicated on July 4, 1994. We’ve taken it a step further this time. We’ve made arrangements to have every veteran from Jasper County — who was killed in action — their names will be listed for free.” The new monuments will feature a giant rock, similar to “The Freedom Rock” on the east lawn of the courthouse. On the south lawn, just to the east of the current veteran memorial, a winged-style wall, with each wing being 16-feet long and containing memorial bricks and a black granite center, was originally planned. The design, however, may
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be altered. “We had made plans for 350 bricks, we have 702,” Bishop said. “So we’ve had to regroup and reprocess the actual foundations of the wall. But that’s a good issue to have. We are going to have over 700 Jasper County veterans represented on the wall.” The supper, which Bishop described as county-style rib dinner and the auction are going to be key in keeping everything on track with the memorial. Some of the items going to auction include quilts donated by the Peacemakers Quilt Guild, a leather biking jacket donated by 2013 Freedom Flight honoree Don Etter, a Kyle Harvick wall tin, military signs, a new office chair from Forbes Office Solutions and a Minnesota Vikings sideline jacket. The committee will also team up with the American Legion Freedom Riders for a poker run in May, hold a second chance prom in April and will be accepting sponsorships for the memorial. Sponsorships cost $500 and donors will get their name or organizations name on a bronze plaque engraved in the memorial. “We would especially like to thank the volunteers who have given their time on this,” Bishop said. “Patriotism is alive and well in Jasper County and we are going to do our best to keep that going.”
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Representatives from Prairie City, the Prairie City Economic Development Corporation and the Jasper County Economic Development Corporation gave the Jasper County Board of Supervisors a quick overview of their annexation plans for the city at Tuesday’s meeting. “It involves two parcels (of land),” Prairie City’s legal consultant, Randal Caldwell, said to the board. “The one on the west there is owned by
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official resolution, so the board took no action. However, the matter will be placed on the board’s agenda for next week’s meeting. County Engineer Russ Stutt’s recommendation to accept the low bid from Brooklyn-based Manatts Inc., for a repaving project on county blacktop T38 north of Lynnville was accepted. Manatts’ bid $3,327,070.56 for the project and Stutt said they repave about eight miles total. SUPERVISORS See Page 5A
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Staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at trushing@newtondailynews. com.
JEDCO and PCEDC … and the property on the north is owned by the City of Prairie City. It constitutes the cemetery and some proposed additions to the cemetery.” JEDCO Executive Director Chaz Allen said the western land Prairie City wants to annex is “a pretty good piece of property.” Further research will determine whether it should be used for development for the citizens of Prairie City or for travelers who visit while traveling along Iowa Highway 163. The measure was not an
Emails appearing to be Iowa court notices are scam Jasper County Clerk of Court Carol Sage alerted the media Tuesday to a scam advisory made by Iowa State Court Administration. According to the advisory, several citizens have received spam email falsely claiming to be from the Iowa Judicial Branch or a court official. The emails state that a complaint was received, or court ordered restitution is due, or a trial date with the Iowa Court of Appeals is set. “The public should be aware that the emails are a scam and are not from the Iowa Judicial Branch,” the advisory stated. “People receiving the email should not open or respond to them or click on any links in the email.” The Iowa Judicial Branch does not issue official court communications by email unless the recipient is a registered eFile user and the document is clearly identified as a Notice of Electronic Filing or Presentation. A Notice of Electronic
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A 46-year career in journalism will soon come to a close. Tuesday, former Newton Daily News publisher Jim Nelson, now the major and national sales manager for the Register Star in Rockford, Ill., announced his retirement. Nelson, who was publisher of the Daily News from 2002 to 2008, began his career at the Rockford RegNelson ister and Morning Star in 1968. He later moved to Keokuk, where he served as advertising director of the Daily Gate City. He returned to Illinois later to become advertising director of the Dixon Telegraph before becoming general manager of both the Telegraph and Sterling Daily Gazette. After departing Newton, he took up his current position in Rockford. In retirement, Nelson said he will turn his energies to Rotary International. He will serve as District Governor in 2015-16.