3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (212+ words) KNIA - KRLS Homecoming Events Will Take Over Downtown Newton Tonight Downtown Newton will be the site of several Newton High School Homecoming events this evening. From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. the Red and Black Block Party will include food trucks, music, a parade…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (149+ words) KNIA - KRLS Newton Public Library Had A Significant Increase In Visitors In Fiscal Year 2025-2026 There was a significant increase in visitors at the Newton Public Library in the past fiscal year. Library Director Nicole Terry told the Newton City Council…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (103+ words) KNIA - KRLS Grant Applications Open for Pella Community Foundation Grant applications for non-profits in the Pella-area are still open through the Pella Community Foundation. Awards of up to $25,000 in funding are available, according to the organization’s President Mark Wiskus, with…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (205+ words) KNIA - KRLS Parking Changes Approved Around Newton’s Aurora Heights Elementary School Some on-street parking changes are being made around Newton’s Aurora Heights Elementary School. “I think people have to realize that we went from four elementaries to two. That means…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (113+ words) kniakrls.com Pella High School Homecoming Royalty Featured on Today’s Let’s Talk Pella Pella High School is celebrating homecoming this week, which started with crowning royalty on Tuesday. Ben O’Halloran and Addi Namminga were selected as the Class of ’27 Homecoming…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (214+ words) KNIA - KRLS Newton City Council Tables Action On Franchise Fee Election Resolutions that would have set a March 2nd, 2027 special election on Electric and Gas Franchise Fees were tabled during Monday night’s Newton City Council meeting. Council members did not like…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (85+ words) KNIA - KRLS Pella High School Celebrating Homecoming This Week Pella High School will crown homecoming royalty on Tuesday and celebrate the tradition this week. The Class of 2027 king and queen will be officially announced on Tuesday morning, with class activities…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (150+ words) KNIA - KRLS The 2026 Newton High School Homecoming Candidates Have Been Announced The 20 candidates for this year’s Newton High School Homecoming King and Queen have been announced. The coronation ceremony will take place in Newton High School’s upper gymnasium at 11 a....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (151+ words) Jasper County United Way’s Fall Voices Of Inspiration Speaker Series Begins Tonight KNIA - KRLS Jasper County United Way’s Fall Voices Of Inspiration Speaker Series Begins Tonight The first speaker in the Fall Jasper County United Way Voices of Inspiration Series…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (70+ words) KNIA - KRLS The Class of 2027 Homecoming Court at Pella High School has been announced. The following seniors have been chosen: Queen Candidates: Taryn Hol Harper Cowman Elsie Brenneman Kyla Barnes Addison Namminga King Candidates: Trent Hopkins Logan Van Den Broek…...