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Jason W. Brooks /Daily News Jasper County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Engle leads an honor guard out to post the colors at the beginning of the 9/11 remembrance ceremony conducted Sunday by the Newton Fire Department and attended by almost 100 people. See more photos on page 10A

Nearly 100 in attendance By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News In the 15 years following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Newton Fire Department has had a few different types of annual remembrance ceremonies, making a few additions along the way. Sunday, along with the usual remembrance of firefighters whose careers are in the past, the department looked to the future as well, as two new full-time firefighters were sworn in. Matt Hager and Lee Clanton were sworn in by Newton Mayor Mike Hansen as part of the ceremony. The NFD ceremony also included recognition of five-year service intervals for department employees who recently passed their five-year, 10-, 15-, 20- or 25-year milestones in their service. There were some more direct components to the ceremony as well, such as the ringing of the “four fives” — the ringing of a bell, four sets of five times each, to memorialize firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11. Fire Chief Jarrod Wellik gave an address, saying the phrase “never forget” resonated with him again this year when he had to remove his belt and shoes and check in his laptop at airports during fire career-related travel. “There were about 3,000 people who CEREMONY | 3A

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Jason W. Brooks/ Daily News Paul Goodwin and his wife, Marilyn, talk with friends after Sunday’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the Newton Fire Department. The Goodwins were with a Washington, D.C. tour group on Sept. 11, 2001, witnessing much of the aftermath of the attacks that took place that day.

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When the Newton Fire Department held a ceremony Sunday in remembrance of a tragic event, nearly everyone in attendance had some memory associated with it. However, two Newton residents who were

at Sunday’s remembrance probably think about the events of Sept. 11, 2001 in a slightly different way than most Iowans. Marilyn and Paul Goodwin, who lived in Eldora at the time, were with a Washington, D.C. tour group on Sept. 11, 2001, witnessing a plane hitting the Pentagon and

much of the aftermath of the attacks that took place that day. “We were just getting off of a tour bus near the Washington Monument when the plane hit,” Paul Goodwin said. “We saw a plane come over our heads really low, clipping GOODWIN | 3A

The magic of Monarchs: Neal Smith NWR hosts annual ‘madness’ event By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News PRAIRIE CITY — Cool, windy conditions didn’t deter Monarch butterfly enthusiasts from fanning out across Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday morning. In fact, judging by the interest level of some young butterfly enthusiasts, there might not be many conditions that would have kept them away. Led by Visitor Services Specialist Brianna Patrick and other Neal Smith NWS staff members, about 80 people came to

the refuge’s annual Monarch Madness event Saturday. Cool, windy conditions kept the visitors from assisting staff from c at c h ing or tagging many actual Monarchs, but the youngest students of pollination science seemed to enjoy being out among the flowers of the prairie. Patrick

conducted a brief presentation before the color-coded teams of about 20 visitors headed out onto refuge land to look for Monarchs. In her presentation, Patrick explained the importance of the plummeting numbers of Monarchs in recent years. “Monarchs are what’s known as a sentinel species,” Patrick explained. “That means they’re like a guard for other species, so if Monarchs are in trouble, that means other species might be in trouble, too.”

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Newton Daily News Voters who live in one of three Jasper County school districts will have the opportunity to vote in special elections on Tuesdsay. Newton Community School District voters will decide if a $26.9 million bond to help rebuild Berg Middle School gets the 60-percent approval needed to pass. Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Jasper County Community Center, 2401 First Avenue East in Newton. Colfax-Mingo Schools voters will vote on a write-in basis only for the Board of Directors seat currently occupied by Jason Webster. No one filed paperwork and signatures by the recent filing deadline. Voting will take place from noon to 8 p.m at both the Mingo Community Center and at the Jasper County Fairgrounds in Colfax. Baxter School District voters will also vote from noon to 8 p.m., deciding whether to extend a physical plant and equipment levy. Voting will take place in the Baxter Community Center.

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Efforts to slow or stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline had several developments within the past few days — on both the national and local levels. Friday, the U.S. Government issued a statement stating it would temporarily not allow construction of the pipeline underneath a dammed section of the Missouri River that has become the main battle ground of dispute over the project. Saturday, another in a series of Iowa protests led to 18 arrests, including one Jasper County landowner. Thirty activists were arrested for criminal trespass on the pipeline route near Boone on

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