Jasper County Human Resources

The Jasper County Highway Department is seeking a full-time Skilled Laborer. Standard hours of work are 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday thru Friday. Some seasonal work may required nights, or weekend work mainly for snow removal. (Closes October 15 at 4:30 PM) To learn more about this position or to apply please visit: https://bit.ly/JasperCountyJobsHighwayDept111

The Jasper County Sheriff's Office is now accepting applications for Deputy Sheriff. The APPLICATION DEADLINE is Friday, October 15 at 4:00 PM. To learn more about the position or to apply please visit: https://bit.ly/JasperCountyJobsJCSOdeputy98

Jasper County Conservation Board

Upcoming Events: Annual Halloween Hike - Friday, October 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Izaak Walton League, 889 Hwy F 36W, Newton, IA 50208

Roy G. Biv your friendly host presents, "The Rainbow Connection". This is a fun and educational, not scary, event featuring skits performed by Newton Community Theatre. Hikers will meet colorful characters along the trail, learn where rainbows come from and listen to some fun familiar songs.
Participates will be able to roast marshmallows by the fire and enjoy, drinks, hotdogs and popcorn.

Admission: Free Will Donation

Jasper County Auditor

Upcoming Elections: 2021 City/School Elections on November 2, 2021.

Candidate List

All polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Please watch for notices regarding polling place location. At this time, we have not determined if any locations will be combined.

The last day to request a ballot by mail is Monday, October 18 at 5:00 pm.

To vote in this upcoming election you must either pre-register to vote by Monday, October 18 or register on Election Day by taking a current photo ID and proof of residence (bank statement, utility bill, paystub etc.) to your Polling Place. You may also pre-register online at https://mymvd.iowadot.gov/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fVoterRegistration or by coming to the Jasper County Auditor’s Office Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

To stay up to date, please follow Jasper County Auditor on Facebook, or visit https://jaspercountyelections.iowa.gov.For questions please call the Auditor’s Office at 641-792-7016, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Jasper County Health Department

The Jasper County Health Department has been focused on Jasper County school immunization record audits that are due to IDPH by the end of October. Their job is to check to make sure that students are compliant with the IDPH requirements, then report to IDPH. HPV, influenza, and COVID vaccines are not part of the audit.

Public Health has recently completed 3,508 school and 211 preschool record checks for the following:
852 Berg Middle School in Newton
681 Colfax-Mingo School District + 72 preschool
530 Lynnville Sully School District
456 Baxter School District + 27 preschool
989 Aurora Heights, Thomas Jefferson, Emerson Hough, and Woodrow Wilson + 112 preschool.

The following are scheduled for completion: Newton High School, West Academy, PCM School District, Newton Christian, and Sully Christian. When completed, the Jasper County Health Department will move to Jasper County daycare immunization audits.

Upcoming Events:

The Senior Health and Fitness Fair - Wednesday, October 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Newton YMCA.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors will be hosting a Winter Weather Clothing Giveaway - Saturday, October 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of First Lutheran Church (309 E. 3rd St. N., Newton, IA 50208). This event will include free winter clothing and shoes/boots of various sizes, children through adult. There will also be some blankets and sleeping bags available.
Red Ribbon Week is the last week of October and the Jasper County Health Department will be working with Youth Prevention Awareness (YPA) for this event.

The Jasper County Health Department would also like to remind those who are interested, that free COVID-19 at-home PCR saliva tests are available in our office, or for order online at TestIowa.com. COVID vaccines are also available for no cost at the Newton Clinic and Medicap Pharmacy, and Hy-Vee in Newton. For more information please visit, http://jasperia.org.

Jasper County Emergency Management

Jasper County recently updated their Emergency Alert System and the Jasper County EMA would like to remind you to be prepared.

Sign up to receive community and weather alerts for Jasper County by texting JASPERIA to 67283 to receive alerts. You may also begin receiving alerts by visiting http://bit.ly/JasperAlerts to sign up.

Jasper County Recorder

Getting married? Congratulations!

Did you know that prior to getting married in the state of Iowa, you are required to apply for a marriage license? And, failure to do so is punishable by law?

It is the most important "first step" in the marriage process. Getting a license months or weeks before the ceremony can prevent a lot of unnecessary stress on top of an already stressful time.

Obtaining a license at the Jasper County Recorder's office is quick and easy!

For more information please visit https://bit.ly/JasperCoMarriageLicense or call the Jasper County, IA Recorder's office at 641-792-5442, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Jasper County Engineer

The County Road Department is starting to get snow equipment ready! Preparing blades, sanders and checking for bad fittings and leaks. It can be a long season, and that’s why we're getting ready early and doing our preventive maintenance ahead of time.

We'd also like to remind you that with harvest season upon us, large farm equipment is on the move. We've put together a list of seven things that you can do when you meet farm equipment on the road.

Be alert and cautious. And give large farm equipment and other slow-moving vehicles space.
Do not pass if you are in a space designated as a “No Passing Zone” or in any area that is not safe to do so—intersections, bridges and railroad crossings, among others.
Make sure the tractor isn’t trying to make a left turn before you pass on the left.
Expect farm equipment to take wider turns and even have to use both lanes at times.
Don’t tailgate. Give yourself space between your vehicle and the slow-moving vehicle ahead of you.
Don’t assume the farmer knows you’re there.
Be careful when you do get the chance to pass. Often, farmers will move their equipment over when it is safe to do so.

Please, slow down. Let’s all get home safely this harvest season.

Jasper County Seal - Board of Supervisors

Jasper County Board of Supervisors

Jasper County Photo Contest! We’re looking to dress up the public areas of our new Administration Building, and we’re looking for images from around Jasper County. Maybe you already have some, or maybe this is your excuse to get out and take in the beauty that our county has to offer!

We’re looking for images of places, locations, landscapes, or monuments that you think best describe Jasper County in its entirety and we need your help.

Photo Contest Rules:

- All images entered must be from Jasper County, Iowa.

- All images entered must be of at least 300dpi resolution.

- All entries must be sent with contact information and location of where the image was taken.

How the Contest Will Work:

- All entries must be emailed to photos@jasperia.org by Friday, December 3rd at midnight.

- In the body of your email please state your name, address, phone number and a brief description of the photo, including where the image was taken. Photos taken outside of Jasper County will not be accepted.

- Using a variety of specifications, our contest committee will then choose 10-15 images to display. Winners will be contacted by a member of our committee.

* Please note: By submitting your photograph(s) for consideration you are hereby granting Jasper County Iowa, its departments and employees permission to reproduce and use your photograph publicly to promote Jasper County. Your image(s) may be used in print publications, online publications, presentations, websites, social media, and in any manner or in any medium. No royalty fee or other compensation shall become payable by reason of such use.

FIND US ONLINE:

Website: JasperIA.org

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