2/18/26
The City of Newton is selling 21.39 acres of ground in the Southtown Industrial Park. Please click here to review the full Resolution Authorizing the Sale of Surplus Public Real Estate for bidding specifics. Written Appraisal and Contract for Sale of Real Estate are available for inspection at the office of the City Clerk, City
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2/18/26
CITY COUNCIL MEETING CHANGE NOTICE THE MEETING OF THE NEWTON CITY COUNCIL SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026 AT 6:00 PM IS HEREBY RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026. There will be a meeting of the Newton City Council on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM in the Council Room at Newton City
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2/13/26
NOW ACCEPTING BIDS!! NOTICE OF LETTING Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Newton, Illinois until 10:00 O’Clock AM on March 3, 2026 for the PICKLE BALL COURT FENCING located in Peterson Park and at that time publicly opened and read. Sealed proposals will be received
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2/11/26
Sample Ballot Republican Sample Ballot Nonpartisan Sample Ballot Democratic
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2/9/26
The Postal Service misplaced the City’s original January utility bill cards and searched for them for eight (8) days. During that time, the Post Office advised the City to reprint and resend the bills to avoid further delay. After the reprinted bills were mailed, the original bills were located, and both the original and reprinted
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2/6/26
INVITATION FOR BIDS The City of Newton, Jasper County, Illinois will receive sealed bids for: Newton Line D Installation Contract until 2:00 p.m. local time on March 5, 2026, at the City of Newton, 108 N. Van Buren Street, Suite #A, Newton, IL 62448. The plans and specifications are on file with the said City
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2/6/26
January Utility Bill Mailing Delay The City of Newton mailed January utility bill postcards on Friday, January 30. Due to a processing delay after leaving the local post office, the postcards have not yet been delivered and are currently unaccounted for. The City is reprinting the utility bill cards today. Customers may receive two bill
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2/4/26
Statements made herein are based upon probable cause. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. On 01/01/2026 at approximately 02:50 HRS, Joshua W Daugherty, 31, Newton, was arrested for DUI, during a traffic stop in the area of W. Jourdan St. / N. Jackson St. Newton, Jasper County. On 01/03/2026 at approximately 03:29
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1/26/26
ADERVERTISEMENT FOR MOWING BIDS: The City of Newton, Illinois, is accepting sealed bids for grass mowing, weed eating, trimming, edging and grass clipping and debris cleanup from sidewalks and paved areas upon completion of mowing, at the specified City-owned properties: Earl Dufrain Park, Peterson Park and Riverside Cemetery. The contract shall be for a period
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1/22/26
January 22, 2026 JASPER COUNTY BOARD STATEMENT REGARDING UNLAWFUL DELETION OF PUBLIC RECORDS The Jasper County Board is issuing this statement to address the deletion of the video recording of the open session from the duly convened county board meeting that took place on January 15th, 2026. Following an internal review, the Board has determined
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