Be sure to wear pants and sturdy closed shoes, bring insect repellent and drinking water during your guided walk at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19 at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge.

Connie Jo Wilcox, 60, of Newton died Monday, July 7, 2025, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m., Friday, July 18 at the First Christian Church in Newton.

Isaac Newton ‘s monumental book, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, was published July 5, 1687.

All men are created equal. But in Sussex County, they'd better have insurance. That's why the Declaration of Independence will not be read in Newton.