Newton News and the PCM Explorer took home four first-place plaques last week at the Iowa Newspaper Association Convention ...

The Jasper-Newton County Joint Drainage Board meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m., CST, at the Jasper County ...

Georgetown County hopes to buy three pieces of land owned by International Paper to be used as part of its effort to redevelop the county-owned Georgetown port.

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Newton County Manager Harold Cooper was arrested for DUI and improper lane usage. His behavior prompted the arrest near an elementary school. He has been released on bond, with a court date set.

A pedestrian – whose identity remains unclear – was reportedly hit by a “dark-colored pickup truck” on Salem Road, in front ...

HPAI continues to be confirmed in commercial poultry in Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania, while a presumed-positive detection ...

An early-morning home invasion in Newton has left 34-year-old man dead, with three suspects still being sought by police and ...

A man is dead and law enforcement officers are searching for possibly up to three suspects in a fatal shooting inside a home ...

The manager of Newton County is scheduled to go to court after he was charged with driving under the influence near a middle ...