The Scranton city council handled organizational items for the 2014 year at its Jan. 14 meeting. An annual meeting was held with the township trustees on fire protection. Chief Doug Duff presented the 2013 fire report and proposed budget for the fiscal year 2015. No questions or comments were received so the Council approved the budget as presented.
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Notice: Recorder’s office
The Greene County recorder’s office at the courthouse will be closed over the lunch hour, 12 to 1 pm, until further notice (anticipated early March.) The change is to accommodate a temporary staff shortage.
Read MoreHit and run accident results in OWI arrest
A driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a hit and run personal injury accident Jan. 20. A Greene County sheriff’s deputy, firemen from Jefferson and Scranton, and Greene County EMS were dispatched at 5:10 pm to Highway 25 south of Scranton near 250th St. At the time, roads were slick and visibility was limited by blowing snow.
Read MoreWintry driving conditions challenge drivers
Personal injuries in Highway 30 collision Greene County sheriff’s deputies were busy the afternoon of Jan. 16 as unexpected icy roads and blowing snow created problems for motorists. Travel on Highway 30 west of Grand Junction was stopped for about 20 minutes while emergency personnel dealt with a personal injury accident that occurred at 4:03 pm near County Road P-33. Three sheriff’s deputies, Greene…
Read MoreWoodruff, Schon win Elks district Hoop Shoot
A quartet of Jefferson Hoop Shoot winners won trophies at the Elks district competition held Jan. 18 in Storm Lake. Winning first place trophies were 8-9 boys champion Logan Woodruff of Jefferson and 10-11 girls champion Talia Schon of Glidden. Both youngsters will advance to the state Elks finals in Des Moines Feb. 22 on the Grandview campus. They and…
Read MoreAt Sierra Community Theatre: “Saving Mr. Banks”
Story line, written by Walt Disney Pictures “When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ Mary Poppins, he made them a promise – one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. “In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely…
Read MoreRam grapplers top Nevada Cubs
The Greene County Ram wrestling team won a Heart of Iowa dual meet in Nevada Tuesday by a 48-21 score. The meet was postponed from Jan. 16 due to weather.
Read MoreRam teams top winless C-M teams
The Greene County Rams handed the Colfax-Mingo Tigerhawks a pair of Heart of Iowa losses in Tuesday night basketball in Colfax. The girls set a new school record for scoring in 5-on-5 basketball with an 85-37 victory. According to head coach Chad Morton, the “mercy rule” running clock makes records more difficult to break.
Read MoreCounty GOP, Dems tell caucus sites
Greene County Republicans and Democrats will hold party caucuses Tuesday, Jan. 21. At each caucus, attendees will discuss their respective party’s platform, elect delegates to the county convention, and elect precinct committee to county central committee. Participants must be registered by 7 pm to participate.
Read MoreRam boys wallop PCM in hoops upset; girls lose fifth straight in HOIAC
The Greene County boys earned a sweet hoops victory 83-65 over undefeated PCM at home Friday night. The PCM Mustangs entered the game undefeated and ranked fourth in Class 2A, while the Rams held a modest 3-7 overall record.
Read MoreSTAR Energy’s Jason Stauffer recognized for renewable fuels marketing
Northey recognizes efforts by fuel marketers to offer and promote renewable fuels DES MOINES –Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced that Russ and Barb Danielsen from Southern Iowa Oil and Jason Stauffer from STAR Energy are the 2014 winners of the Secretary’s Biodiesel and Ethanol Marketing Awards. The awards were created by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land…
Read MoreShout-out to Jefferson, Bell Tower Festival in State of the State address
Gov Terry Branstad used a broad brush in his State of the State address Tuesday morning, speaking in general terms of progress made in the past year and of his goals for the 2014 legislative session. He named only one county specifically, Lee County in southeast Iowa. He named only five cities- Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Cedar Falls…
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