The Newton County Merit Board has set its meeting schedule for 2026. All meetings are at 7 p.m. and will be at the Newton County Government Center unless otherwise noted. Those meetings include: Jan.

CLOSING – The Brook Library will be closed December 24-26th in observance of the holiday. We will reopen on December 27th with regular hours. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

On December 9, Iroquois County Sheriff’s Police arrested Dennis E. Baker, age 44, of Milford. According to police records, Baker was wanted on a Vermilion County warrant, charging him with possession ...

The Jasper County Historical Society is currently providing an exhibit on a celebrated roller and ice skating group from ...

Governor Mike Braun has completed his seventh annual tour of all 92 Indiana counties, a testament to his commitment to ...

Harvestone Low Carbon Partners at the Iroquois Bio-Energy Company in Rensselaer is one of 32 remaining competitors in the fifth annual Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana tournament ...

The smell of pine fills the City of Rensselaer gas department’s garage every year when wreaths are delivered for the Wreaths ...

Newton County Sheriff Shannon Cothran warns residents about avoiding scams like this text. The BMV scam is circulating again, ...

Local police agencies arrested a Chicago man who had multiple outstanding warrants for his arrest during an early-morning ...

ONARGA – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Dec. 12 that weather permitting, Interstate 57 at the Illinois 54 interchange in Onarga will be closed for three consecutive nights startin ...

Snook, 39, of DeMotte, was arrested by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department for domestic battery with simple assault.

Trucking companies brought hundreds of wreaths to DeMotte and Rensselaer this week and they will be placed at grave sites ...