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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 OBITUARIES Fanchon K. (Dahleen) Neubauer, 77
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By Ty Rushing Daily News Senior Staff Writer
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Nancy Parrott has noticed the steps the county has taken in the last year to prepare itself for emergency situations, and now she is asking the Jasper County Board of Supervisors to help her office keep pace. During Tuesday’s meeting, Parrott, the county recorder, asked the board to help fund a project that would scan real es-
tate record from 1988 to midJuly of 1999. This amounts to 246,000 real estate records and 5,000 subdivision and survey plats, which are currently enclosed in more than 234 binders. She said her office first began computer indexing real estate records in 1988, but there are no attached images for those records. RECORDS See Page 5A
Ty Rushing/Daily News Space is becoming a limited commodity inside of the vault at the Jasper County Recorder’s Office. Nancy Parrott, county recorder, is trying to digitize county real estate records from 1988 to mid-1999 as means of modernizing the records and saving space.
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Rural Newton man charged with sex exploitation by counselor By Jamee A. Pierson Daily News Staff Writer
Sports
BMS softball finishes strong Page 7A
Religion
Sanctuary reopened after vandalism repairs Page 12A
Weather
Submitted Photo Standing Hampton will be performing for the second year in a row at Thunder Nites on Friday.
Standing Hampton ready to rock the stage at Thunder Nites Friday By Jamee A. Pierson Daily News Staff Writer
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Ty Rushing/ Daily News Berg Elementary School principal Jolene Comer helped guide Holly Thomas through her paperwork during Monday’s session of centralized registration at Newton Senior High School. Registration wrapped up on Tuesday, and classes resume on Aug. 19.
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If you like ’70s and ’80s classic rock be sure to check out Standing Hampton at Friday’s Thunder Nites concert. Standing Hampton, based out of Des Moines, will be performing for their second year in a row at Thunder Nites and couldn’t be more excited. “We performed for Thunder Nites last summer and had a blast,” said Tony Benson, founding member of Standing Hampton. “The organizers have done a great job and the event continues to grow and attract a sizable attendance. We’re thrilled to have been asked back to perform again this year.” He along with his wife, Nancy, started the group in January of 2000. Current members Doug Dixon (keyboards) started in late 2001, Tommy Walker (lead guitar) came on board in 2010 and Anthony Cravero (bass guitar) and Joey Russell (vocals) started this year. “We’re primarily a ’70s and ’80s classic rock cover band. Our goal is to play the great familiar classic rock songs that everyone knows and loves. We also play a selection of funky rock hits and even dabble in some contemporary county rock tunes. We want people to sing along, dance, and leave
“There’s an incredible camaraderie felt when you look into a crowd of people, dancing, arms around shoulders, swaying, smiling, and singing along to those songs that really have a strong meaning for them.” — Tony Benson, Standing Hampton founding member
our shows feeling like they’ve had a blast,” Benson said. The group has opened for several national acts including Cheap Trick, Eddie Money, Rick Springfield and Little River Band. Over the past 14 years, they’ve performed at town celebrations, county fairs, RAGBRAI and the Iowa State Fair as well as corporate and private events and night clubs in Iowa and the surrounding states. THUNDER NITES See Page 5A
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Rural Newton resident Larry Anderson, 62, has been charge with sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. Anderson posted a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to make a court apAnderson pearance in Polk County on Monday. Authorities believe Anderson used his position as a clinical social worker to have sexual relations with a woman he was working with after she had become emotionally dependent on him, according to KCOB. He also allegedly sent sexually explicit photographs to her. Polk County court records state the offense took place in February of this year. Anderson and his wife, Linda, also work with Kid Assist, a non-profit organization that loans equipment for mobility and leasure activities to children with disabilities in Jasper County.
Lively discussion held on two-year anniversary of Newton’s Comprehensive Plan By Jamee A. Pierson Daily News Staff Writer A small but lively group met Tuesday to discuss Newton’s Comprehensive Plan that went in effect two years ago at the first of two meetings planned on the subject at the Krumm Center at Agnes Patterson Park. Erin Chambers, director of Planning and Zoning, led the meeting to discuss what the Comprehensive Plan is, what has been done so far to accomplish the plan and a discussion of positives, negatives among others. “Our plan, in a unique way, has a checklist of things to do. This is not common with most comprehensive plans but seems to work really well for our community and gives us that driving force of moving forward into the future,” Chambers said. When creating the Comprehensive Plan, a list of strategic PLAN See Page 5A