Newport Citizens Organization

05/05/2026

Deadline extended to May 15th. If you know a young artist who might be interested, please share this event with them.

🎨 Make Waves With Your Art

We’re hosting a Pool 2 Art Auction to support the protection and future of the Mississippi River 💙

Whether you paint, draw, photograph, or create—your work can help tell the story of our river and make a difference.

✨ Submit your interest today HERE or scan the QR code: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftWzM6W2wzpfhzwSWblGfIzggNLHykZd3hKwe1LJxCrFRaww/viewform

🗓 Deadline to apply: 4/17/26
🖼 Final artwork due: 5/22/26

Let your creativity give back to the river we all share.

📩 For more details DM us or email [email protected]

06/17/2025

Here's a fun, free event at Pioneer Park in Newport on July 11th. Sponsored by Friends of Pool 2. Come on down, and bring the kids if you want!

Mark your calendars for this FREE FOP2 Friday event on July 11th! This is FREE and open to the public (like all of our FOP2 Friday events).

This will be an event for aspiring or experienced river anglers of all ages. Lots of activities and workshops, plus a tackle swap. Great family fun!

Prizes, snacks, and family friendly beverages. Location is Pioneer Park in Newport, MN.

05/07/2024

Fun in Newport.

Join us for Summer Family Fun Night on Tuesday, June 4th from 6-8pm at Loveland Park.

10/04/2023

They called our library adorable. LOL

10/04/2023

A reminder.

A nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) will take place today, October 4th, 2023, at 1:18pm. If your mobile phone is powered on and receiving service from a participating wireless provider, you should receive an emergency alert message, sound and vibration. Wireless providers will transmit the national test for 30 minutes, but your phone should only receive it once. TV, radios, and other wireless devices will also receive a similar alert.

The message will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

The national test will help ensure that Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) continue to be effective ways to warn the public about emergencies, particularly those on the national level. It is a required test conducted every three years and you cannot opt out of the alert.

🚨This test will follow the monthly tornado siren test also scheduled for Washington County today at 1:00pm.

If you have questions about the WEA/EPS test, please visit FEMA's FAQ page at https://shorturl.at/tzMS5

05/18/2023

The Great Plains are not nearly as photogenic as the Rockies. So when I saw this great golden dome rising up in Iowa (Des Moines) I had to pull off and take a few shots.
Have now arrived at Rupu's place in Chicagoland.

05/16/2023

Friends of Pool 2 is still taking pre-registrations for this fun, free, outdoor activity scheduled for June 1st. If you know of a Newport kid who might want to learn more about the river or river fishing, this is the program for them. Maybe their family is not on Facebook, but they do have access to email?Tell them to contact Linda at [email protected] for all the details.

P.S. - this lovely Fish ID graphic handout is a part of the info packet that each kid will receive. Along with a FREE high quality fishing rod and reel and a starter size tackle box pre-filled with tackle. It's such a good deal! Get your registration in asap, because we expect this clinic to fill up.

Some of you might remember the Kids' Fishing event we held last September. We called it "Kids Reach the River", and it served our 30 registered participants between the ages of 4 and 15 years old. As a build-up to the upcoming second event (happening in the next month), we'll be posting a series of informational handouts that were custom created for the kids' packets. The handouts are all about fish and other stuff you might need to become a river angler. We hope you enjoy these images.

Funding for this project is provided in part by a No Child Left Inside grant administered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

11/08/2022

Nice!

Poppies, poppies, and more poppies. Come to Newport Library and make your poppy flower pin during open hours, now through Veteran’s Day.

11/04/2022

Online auction to benefit this local Newport-based nonprofit. Check it out. Lots of unique donated items are up for bids, and it's a great cause. User friendly, too. Anyone can see the auction items, and if you decide to bid, you just create an account (only takes a minute) and you're all set to go.

It's Auction Time!

Please support our 2022 fundraiser (online auction) that officially starts today. Bidding opens this morning at 9:00 AM. Follow this link to view and bid on all of our fun online auction packages:

https://www.32auctions.com/FOP2-2022

10/26/2022

In case you are still unsure about who to support in the November election, check out this site.

Election day is two weeks away.

Get to know the people running for.....
• City Council in Newport, Woodbury and Cottage Grove
• Washington County Commissioner Districts 2, 4, 5
• Minnesota Senate Districts 41, 47, 53
• Minnesota House Districts 41A/B, 47A/B, 53B

Candidate Profile videos are airing on SWCTC cable channels 18/859 and on-demand at www.swctc.org/2022-elections