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Large water main break disrupts service in Newton

Outage affects local businesses, potentially impacts Rolling Hills neighborhood

Greg Loving, Cronkite

19 Aug 2026 • 2 min read

Courtesy of City of Newton

A large water main break near East First Street and St. Mary Cemetery in Newton disrupted water service to nearby businesses and neighborhoods on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The outage interrupted service at La Cava and the Comfort Inn & Suites, with city officials warning that residents in the Rolling Hills neighborhood could also be affected.

As of Tuesday, the city had notified 911 of the ongoing issue but lacked an estimated repair time for the break. The break occurred just over a week after East First Street reopened following unrelated concrete repairs.

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