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Master of the Mint is a title within the Royal Mint given to the most senior person responsible for its operation. It was an office in the governments of Scotland and England, and later Great Britain and then the United Kingdom, between the 16th and 19th centuries. Until 1699, the appointment was usually for life.
The Newton Daily News is now a twice-weekly paper published Tuesdays and Fridays based in Newton, Iowa. The newspaper publishes its main print edition under the banner Newton News but maintains a daily presence on its website. The switch was made in April 2020 due to the effects the coronavirus had on the industry.
Southeast Iowa Union – Mount Pleasant (was formerly the Fairfield Daily Ledger, Mount Pleasant News and the Washington Evening Journal) Muscatine Journal – Muscatine; Newton Daily News – Newton; Oelwein Daily Register – Oelwein; The Oskaloosa Herald – Oskaloosa; Ottumwa Courier – Ottumwa; Quad-City Times – Davenport; Sioux City ...
The Daily Iowan – the student newspaper of the University of Iowa – has purchased two local weekly newspapers, the Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun and the Solon Economist. 2 small Iowa towns faced ...
Isaac Newton, Warden of the Mint from 1696–1699. Warden of the Mint was a high-ranking position at the Royal Mint in England from 1216 to 1829. The warden was responsible for a variety of minting procedures and acted as the immediate representative of the current monarch inside the mint.
Nov. 8—Not many 12-year-olds had the summer that Newton native Quincy Fulton had. A five-foot 11-inch sixth-grader at St. Thomas School, Fulton earned a spot on the Midwest Stripes 12U U.S.A ...
Two candidates are running to represent Iowa House District 38, which covers Newton, Colfax and most of Jasper County. Incumbent Republican Rep. Jon Dunwell and Democrat Brad Magg are running for ...
Sir Henry Slingsby (c.1621 – c.1688) was an English Master of the Mint. He was the third son of Sir William Slingsby of Kippax, West Yorkshire and was educated at Exeter College, Oxford . He was appointed Deputy Master of the Mint (based in the Tower of London ) to Sir Ralph Freeman from 1662 to 1667 and sole Master from 1667 to 1680.