Iowa Caucuses less than a week away

The first in the nation Iowa Caucuses are less than a week away with locals interested in the political process gathering the evening of Jan. 15. There are a variety of locations assigned to Republicans of Jasper County depending on the township they reside.

They include:

• Clear Creek-Independence — Baxter City Hall — 203 S. Main St., Baxter

• Mound Prairie-Poweshiek-Washington, Colfax 1, Colfax 2 and Colfax 3 — Colfax-Mingo Elementary School — 20 W. Broadway St., Colfax

• Des Moines — PCM Middle School Library — 407 E. Plainsman Rd., Prairie City

• Fairview — PCM High School Library — 400 IA 163 Bus., Monroe

• Hickory Grove — Kellogg United Methodist Church — 417 Second St., Kellogg

• Buena Vista-Elk Creek, Lynngrove-Richland — Lynnville Sully Middle School — 1246 Hwy F 62 E., Sully

• Malaka-Newton-Sherman, Newton 1-1, Newton 1-2, Newton 2-1, Newton 2-2, Newton 3-1, Newton 3-2, Newton 4-1, Newton 4-2, Palo Alto — Berg Middle School — 1900 N. Fifth Ave. E., Newton

To participate in the Iowa Caucus, an individual must be a registered member of the party caucus they plan to attend. A person cannot be registered to no party. Individuals must be 18 years old by the upcoming Election Day of the election year, Nov. 5 for 2024. A 17-year-old can participate in the caucus as long as they will be 18 by Nov. 5. Participants need to reside in the precinct area they are caucusing.