 Mike Headings (left) and Randy Curtis (right)
Employee Appreciation
This week we celebrated our City employees with our annual Employee Appreciation Breakfast at the Meridian Center. We also recognized employees with landmark work anniversaries, including two 25-year City veterans: Mike Headings from Engineering and Randy Curtis from Water/Wastewater.
Congratulations and thank you to all these dedicated public servants!
20 years
Martin Sanchez – Street
Andrew Buchanan – Sanitation
Greg Nickel – Law/Court
15 years
Bob Peters – Parks/Cemetery
Chris Utter – Street
Ryan Mahlandt – Fire/EMS
Thomas Jones – Fire/EMS
Darrell Graves – Fire/EMS
Luke Edwards – Fire/EMS
Drew Couey – Fire/EMS
Joel Barker – Street
10 years
Luke Winslow – Police Department
Brandon Deck – Police Department
Trent Bartlett – Fire/EMS
Brian Palmer – Airport
Josh Hulse – Police Department
5 years
Trevor Yoder – Fire/EMS
John Verbeek – Street
Paul Allen – Street
Dan Timmons – Sanitation
Will Pratt – Water/Wastewater
David Martin – Engineering
Lyndsey Robinette – Police Department
Bryce Kinsey – Police Department
Austin Sontag – Police Department
 From left: Interim HR Director Megan Kershner, intern Loggan Birch, and HR Coordinator Meghan Rupp at the Bethel College Career Fair
Human Resources
Bethel College senior Loggan Birch is interning with the City's Human Resources Office this semester. Loggan, a business administration major, has been assisting with the recruitment process, including participating in interviews, conducting reference checks, and submitting background check information. He’s also been a tremendous help in getting copies of the policy manual ready for distribution.
 Public Works
This week, our crews:
Streets & Sanitation
- Cleaned up equipment used during the storm event.
- Began maintenance on unpaved roads.
- Began pothole patching on snow route.
Environmental Control
- Opened 10 new cases, sent 16 final letters, and sent four cases to court.
Parks & Cemetery
- Replaced a broken slide at 10th and Ash Park (pictured above).
- Trimmed along the fencing and banks of Sand Creek.
Water & Wastewater
- Completed some fire hydrant maintenance throughout town.
- Installed three new water services in the Fox Ridge addition.
Upcoming Events
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NHS Spring Musical "Cinderella," March 7-9 at Newton High School.
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Third Thursday: Wine Walk, 6-8 p.m. March 20 in downtown Newton. Tickets are $35/person or $60/couple to support the Choose Newton Main Street Beautification Fund.
See all of the upcoming events at our Community Events listing on Choose-Newton.com.
Meetings & Reminders:
- 6 p.m. March 3 – Planning Commission meeting
- 7:30 a.m. March 6 – City Commission agenda review
- 7 p.m. March 11 – City Commission meeting
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