Newtonia NewsLocal news for Newtonia, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.3 Confirmed Dead After Tornado's Rip Through the Viewing Area- May 12, 2008 Redings Mill Fire Department confirms two people are dead in Newton County near Highway 43 and Iris Road. via KSNFhttp://www.topix.net/city/newtonia-mo/2008/05/3-confirmed-dead-after-tornados-rip-through-... President signs bill authorizing study of Newtonia's Civil War battlefields- May 10, 2008 "But we'll have to wait until there's money and go from there." NEWTONIA, Mo. - A bill calling for a study of Newtonia's two Civil War battlefields as possible candidates for the National Park Service became federal law Thursday. via Joplin Globehttp://www.topix.net/city/newtonia-mo/2008/05/president-signs-bill-authorizing-study-of-ne... Area residents may donate to cyclone relief- May 8, 2008 "People can make donations at this office and designate it for Myanmar cyclone disaster relief, and their money will go for that purpose" Area residents who want to help in the relief effort after the deadly cyclone in Myanmar may make donations through the Southwest Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross. via Joplin Globehttp://www.topix.net/city/newtonia-mo/2008/05/area-residents-may-donate-to-cyclone-relief?... In Our View: Protect battlefield- May 6, 2008 A bill by U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt authorizing the National Park Service to study the Newtonia Civil War battlefields to determine their worthiness for protection recently cleared the House and Senate. via Joplin Globehttp://www.topix.net/city/newtonia-mo/2008/05/in-our-view-protect-battlefield?fromrss=1 Webb City man ordered tried in assault case- May 4, 2008 A 36-year-old man waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Jasper County Circuit Court and was ordered bound over for trail on two felony counts of domestic assault and a single count of ... via Joplin Globehttp://www.topix.net/city/newtonia-mo/2008/05/webb-city-man-ordered-tried-in-assault-case?... |