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  By Newton Now Staff North Newton police arrested man on a pending felony criminal threat charge, alleging that he made posts on his…

By Adam Strunk  Newton has hired a design and fundraising firm for what will likely be a new library project. The commission approved accepting…

By Adam Strunk To get to the groundbreaking point of remodeling or building a library, the city and library board will need to pony…

By Newton Now Staff With 7,413 ballots counted and a turn out of 54 percent of registered district voters for the mail-in ballot bond…

For Newton Now The 36th Street bridge over I-135 just south of Newton will be closed beginning Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 3, for a repair, according…

By Adam Strunk  Don’t want higher trash rates? Do a better job of recycling. That’s the reality facing Newton and the county as county…

Clean and sort your recycling properly. Otherwise, our bills are going to go up. Some of you get this. Others hate being told what…

By Newton Now Staff Newton Police hope to serve warrants on a man who stands accused of holding a knife to a woman’s throat,…

By Adam Strunk A funnel cloud formed over North Newton Wednesday night during a thunderstorm sparking some residential concerns, considering no tornado sirens sounded…

For Newton Now If you’re heading east on U.S. Highway 50, get ready for  a slow down today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,…