Students in Stormy Fish’s third/fourth grade classroom are learning more than reading, writing and ‘rithemtic as they work to help lions and tigers (sort of) and bears…oh my! After hearing from another teacher about the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs, AR, the 16 students in the class wanted to do something to help one of the big cats…
Read MoreDay: January 29, 2014
Busy time for local fire departments
(Updated Jan. 30 at 6:15 pm) The Grand Junction and Jefferson fire departments can go weeks or even months without being called to a structure fire, but they were called to two fires in just 30 hours Tuesday and Wednesday. Greene county sheriff’s deputies responded to the fires also. Both departments, the Churdan fire department and Greene County EMS responded…
Read MoreRam girls tie mark for 3-pointers; boys fall to S. Hamilton
The Greene County girls tied two school records on the way to a 78-36 Heart of Iowa win over the South Hamilton Hawks. The Rams tied the record for 3-point shots with eight. Junior Emily Christensen scored five of the long shots as she scored a career high 23 points. Tressa Rasmussen, Stacy Mears and Kayla Mobley also scored 3-point…
Read MoreABC Award for volunteerism to Don Orris
The presentation of the Above and Beyond the Call (ABC) Award for volunteerism to Don Orris was the highlight of the Greene County Chamber and Development annual meeting Monday evening. The meeting was held at the Jefferson Elks lodge and preceded by a dinner served by the Jefferson Does. Most recently Orris has been instrumental in the creation of the…
Read MoreTwo charged in attempted robbery, fracas with JPD officer
The list of criminal charges against a pair of Jefferson residents is long after the two allegedly attempted robbery at the Sparky’s One Stop in Churdan Monday night and then assaulted a Jefferson police officer at the Jefferson Sparky’s store.
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Jan. 24
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered Jan. 22 in a case initiated in district court against Haley Marie Carrick of Scranton. She was charged with harassment-first degree. She pleaded guilty to an amended charge of harassment-third degree. A judgment was entered for a $100 fine with a $35 surcharge. She must also pay $30 restitution for her…
Read MoreYarnapalooza brightens dreary winter days
Between swats from the pervasive polar vortex, the Tower View Team(TVT) and other volunteers spent last Saturday afternoon wrapping trees on the courthouse square with colorful “sweaters” in a project the team dubbed “Yarnapalooza.” The TVT, part of Jefferson Matters: Main Street, is dedicated to bringing new art and design to the community in surprising places. It was the TVT…
Read MoreExtra help with reading for J-S elementary students
Jefferson-Scranton elementary students will get some extra help with their reading in an after school tutoring program that starts next month. Students who are in the Title I reading program will have tutoring available from 3:30 to 4:30 pm Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Read MoreProposed school calendar counts hours, not days
This school year when students have a short school day because of a weather-mandated late start, they miss instructional time. A calendar under consideration by the Greene County board of education could eliminate that “bonus” time for students by adding the lost time back into the schedule. The change comes as the Iowa legislature approved an option for schools to…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Jan. 24
In Greene County district court Joseph Anthony McCloskey, 57, of Jefferson was sentenced Jan. 24 to 48 hours in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated (OWI)-first offense. He was also fined $1,250 with a $437.50 surcharge and a $10 surcharge for drug abuse resistance education (DARE). He must complete a drinking…
Read MoreVisiting old friends
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I can remember reading the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam behind the couch in the living room when I was in grade school. I’m sure I missed a lot in the big scheme of things with this poetry, although the poems were easy reading– “a loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou, underneath the…
Read MoreGreene SWCD tells Izaak Walton windbreak awards
At the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD) January meeting the commissioners honored the recipients of the 2013 Izaak Walton League Windbreak Award. Recognition was given to Bruce Wessling of Grand Junction and Louis Hahn of Churdan for their outstanding windbreaks.
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