Lee Marvin Swenson, 86, of Newton, IA, passed away on September 20, 2026, in Des Moines, IA. Lee was born on January 31, 1940, in Story City, IA, the son of Lloyd Marvin and Ruth J. (Iverson) Swenson.

Ron died at the age of 86 on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at Park Centre in Newton. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Caroline Toppenberg; daughter, Christen Papa; siblings, Jackie ...

Volunteer Rose Evans has participated in United Way fundraisers, greeted at the Senior Health Fair, mentored a speech class ...

PELLA — Facing 15 ranked teams from Iowa and some programs from out of state, the Bolts held their own during the Heartland Classic on Sept. 19. If Max Handorf needed to prove anything else, he likely ...

Pella Christian scored anyway though as it drove 61 yards in 12 plays. The Eagles overcame an early PCM sack and converted a ...

MercyOne Newton Medical Center was awarded a $230,000 Prairie Meadows Legacy grant that will go towards the hospital’s emergency department project.

Under The Harvest Moon will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Gray Moon Public Market, 118 N. Second Ave. E., in Newton. The event feature fall-inspired festivities, such as a pie baking ...

All Nearmyer wanted to do that day on Oct. 22, 2012, was measure a hole in the roof of his machine shed that was caused by a ...

In the wake of all the discussions surrounding the proposed sale of the closed elementary school buildings, it has been mentioned a number of times that the Newton Community Theatre could benefit from ...

BROOKLYN — A 35-point second quarter and 285 rushing yards powered the Lynnville-Sully football team to a road win over BGM ...

PERRY — The Newton volleyball team defeated PCM for the third time this season, swept Perry in their first meeting since 2015 ...

Albia (136), Oskaloosa (139) and Davis County (178) completed the top five and the rest of the 11-team field included Ottumwa ...