Deliver me

~a column about Jefferson by Colleen O’Brien When I was a kid – which is farther and farther away and easier and easier to remember (as opposed to yesterday) – businesses delivered all kinds of things to our homes. We received the Des Moines Register and Tribune during some wee morning hour. Many of us still get this delivery, although…

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Kucerak named to Main Street board of directors

Deb Kucerak was recently appointed to the Jefferson Matters: Main Street board of directors. Kucerak has lived in Jefferson since 2006, when her husband Milan accepted a position at West Central Cooperative. She is former business owner on the south side of the square. She is also a career educator, having taught elementary school in New York, Missouri, Minnesota and…

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Anderson-Muir

John and Brenda Muir of Rippey, Dave Anderson of Knoxville and Kim Herring of West Des Moines announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Kerri Kay Anderson and Justin C. Muir. Kerri is a 2006 graduate of Knoxville High School and a 2009 graduate of William Penn University with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry.…

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Greene County district court, week ending Nov. 8

In Greene County district court cases were initiated during the week ending Nov. 8 as follows: Carmen Andrea Andrews, 49,  of Grand Junction, assault-serious; James Thomas Powell, 58, of Perry, operating while intoxicated (OWI)- second offense; Jacob Eugene Day, 23, of Jefferson, driving while license barred, habitual offender; and William Warren Lawrence, 42, of Jefferson, assault on peace officer/medical services…

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