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12/3/24

2025 Jasper County Board Meeting Schedule

Jasper County Board Meetings are held the third Thursday of every month, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Jasper County Office Building at 204 West Washington Street, Newton, Illinois 62448 in the County Board Room. 2025 Jasper County Board Meeting Schedule

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11/27/24

2025 Newton City Council Meeting Schedule

City Council Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays of every month. In the event a Holiday shall fall on a Tuesday when a City Council Meeting is scheduled, the regularly scheduled meeting will be held the following day (Wednesday). 2025 Newton City Council Meeting Schedule

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11/7/24

Jasper County Sheriff-October Arrest Report

Statements made herein are based upon probable cause. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.     On 10/07/2024 at approximately 11:04 HRS, Jessica I Poux, 31, Newton ,was arrested on an out of county warrant, during a warrant service in Jasper County.   On 10/07/2024 at approximately 16:38 HRS, Angel L Darling, 34,

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11/6/24

Bid Notice – 2012 Dodge Durango

The City of Newton is accepting sealed bids for a 2012 Dodge Durango with 104,095 miles.  The vehicle is being sold as is.  It can be viewed at the corner of Jourdan St. and Van Buren St.  Sealed bids must have bid amount, name, address and phone number of bidder.  The City of Newton reserves

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11/5/24

2024 Jasper County Election Results

November 5, 2024 General Election Results from the November 5, 2024, Jasper County Election. 79.86% of Registered Voters Cumulative Results – Jasper County Precinct Results – Jasper County

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10/23/24

Public Notice to Vacate Alley

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Tuesday the 19th day of November, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers of the City of Newton, 108 N. Van Buren Street, Newton, IL 62448, a hearing will be held by the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Newton to consider the

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10/20/24

FY2025 Jasper County Proposed Budget

October 17, 2024 At the October 17, 2024 Jasper County Board Meeting the Board voted to display the FY2025 Jasper County Budget with final discussion and passage at the November 21, 2024 meeting. A required step in the budget process, the proposed budget must be displayed for 15 days before a final vote.  A full

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10/10/24

Residential Incentives Passed for Olney/Richland/Newton/Jasper Enterprise Zone

On September 18, 2024, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity approved the application and certified the Ordinances that now provide boundary expansion by adding additional property, deletion of property and alteration to the local incentives on behalf of the Enterprise Zone. The territory expansion now encompasses all of Newton city limits, with additional

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10/3/24

Public Hearing to Vacate Alley

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Tuesday the 5th day of November, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers of the City of Newton, 108 N. Van Buren Street, Newton, IL 62448, a hearing will be held by the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Newton to consider the proposed vacation

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10/3/24

Jasper County Sheriff-September Arrest Report

Statements made herein are based upon probable cause. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.     On 09/01/2024 at approximately 22:36 HRS, Kyle S Beaman, 24, Vincennes, IN , was arrested on a Jasper County FTA Warrant for unlawful possession of cannabis by driver, during a warrant service in Jasper County.   On

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