Episodios

  • National Nite Out With Chief Wellik Of The Newton Fire Department

    National Nite Out With Chief Wellik Of The Newton Fire Department
    Oct 6 2025
    National Nite Out is coming up Tuesday, October 7th in Newton. It get's underway at 5 pm at Aurora Park. The Jasper County Sheriffs Department, The Newton Police Department and The Newton Fire Department will be on hand to meet and greet the public. They would love to have you come out to the park and ask you any questions you might have. In this podcast Chief Wellik talks about The Newton Fire Department and how you can keep your family safe from fire danger. He also talks about the training the EMS folks at the at The Fire Department go through and the staffing needs at The Fire Department.
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    15 m
  • Amy Roth Podcast

    Amy Roth Podcast
    Oct 4 2025
    Unless there's a large write in vote against her, which is unlikely, Amy Roth will be representing the south west section of Newton next year after the city election in November. She and her husband have lived in Newton for about 5 years now. In the podcast she tells a bit about her history. Having come for Illinois she talks about why she want's to be on the Newton City Council and what her priorities are to help assist Newton in having a better future. Please enjoy this podcast and get to know Amy Roth, new to The Newton City Council after the first of the year.
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    27 m
  • Russ Crawford Candidate For Mayor

    Russ Crawford Candidate For Mayor
    Oct 2 2025
    In this candidate for Mayor I speak with Grinnell candidate for Mayor Russ Crawford. Russ has a long history of being involved in the community in various different projects. He's for former owner of KGRN radio too. In this podcast he talks about some of the issues facing Grinnell, some of the positive aspects of living in Grinnell and some of the goals for the future of Grinnell.
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    21 m
  • Jeff Holschuh Podcast Interview

    Jeff Holschuh Podcast Interview
    Sep 30 2025
    Jeff Holschuh came to Newton as The Sales Manager at The Newton Paper and has transitioned to The Marketing Manager at Advantage Credit Union. He is running unopposed for the At-Large seat on The Newton City Council which means he will be on the Council after the 1st of the year. In this podcast we discuss the issue of the dilapidated building in downtown Newton, which is coming down (but wasn't at the time of the recording). The lawsuits facing The City Of Newton and the positive aspects facing the city in the future.
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    27 m
  • Melissa Dalton Newton City Council Podcast

    Melissa Dalton Newton City Council Podcast
    Sep 27 2025
    As I continue to speak with the members of the Newton City government who are running unopposed for Mayor and City Council, today I speak with Melissa Dalton. I ask her many of the same questions I asked Randy Ervin who, unless there are a massive amount of write in votes for someone else, will become the next Newton Mayor. We talk about the issues facing Newton and the the positive aspects for the future of Newton.
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    19 m
  • Grinnell State Bank 100 Years Of Service

    Grinnell State Bank 100 Years Of Service
    Sep 25 2025
    In this podcast I speak with Austin Jones about Grinnell State Bank's 100 Years Of Service. They will be having a big celebration at their Grinnell branch on October 3rd and they want to invite you to come on in to celebrate with them. In this podcast I talk to Austin about the history of Grinnell State Bank, about how the bank has gown over the years and how they look to the future.
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    13 m
  • Randy Ervin Podcast-It Looks Like He Will Be Newton's Next Mayor

    Randy Ervin Podcast-It Looks Like He Will Be Newton's Next Mayor
    Sep 23 2025
    Randy Ervin is a lifelong resident of Newton. I went to Newton High with him and even worked at the same radio station with him for a time. He's been on The Newton City Council for a number of years too. In the last Mayoral election he lost in his bit to become Mayor in a close vote to Evelyn George. This time he is running for Mayor unopposed, and it looks as though he will become Mayor of Newton. In this podcast he talks about why he wants to become Mayor. His positive outlook on the dilapidated derecho building in downtown Newton, and how the eyesore can be fixed. The lawsuit the city if facing dealing with The Newton Police Department. The projects he takes pride in having been on the Newton City Council and how, since he's a coach on the sidelines for the team, how he thinks the Newton Cardinal Football team will do the rest of the season. Enjoy this podcast with Newton's next Mayor, Randy Ervin.
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    22 m
  • He's a Dallas sports broadcasting icon and it all started out in Newton, Iowa. His name is Dale Hansen

    He's a Dallas sports broadcasting icon and it all started out in Newton, Iowa. His name is Dale Hansen
    Sep 20 2025
    Dale Hansen made a name for himself on TV in Dallas. Mostly as the nightly sports anchor at ABC-TV affiliate WFAA-TV where he's won Peabody awards, Emmy awards and has been inducted into The Texas Broadcasting Hall Of Fame. He's retired now but his career all started out at KCOB in Newton in 1972. In 1975 Dale had moved on to radio station KNIA in Knoxville, Iowa where he hired me while I was in High School which started me out on my 50 year career in broadcasting. In this podcast Dale talks about his days in Newton. He tells us about how Newton's first female Mayor threw a party that motivated him to have a HUGE party for several years at his ranch in texas, a few times for charity. His memories of The Newton Nighthawks. And, how, when a local politician, before an interview, handed him a list of questions for him to ask him, Dale threw away the questions and asked him what he wanted to ask him. As you will hear, Dale is a great story teller. This podcast is a bit longer than normal because, lets face it, we both a couple of radio/tv talkative guys who got paid to talk for a living and we could have gone longer. But, we'll get back to Dale with more stories at another time. Enjoy this podcast with a Dallas broadcasting legend who cherishes his time in Newton, Dale Hansen.
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    41 m