Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Friday, Feb. 28: Routine activity reported. Thursday, Feb. 27: At 3:27 pm a complainant reported a possible trespass at a residence in the 300 block of N. Maple St. At 4:34 pm a complainant reported a driving complaint that occurred outside the city limits. The officer spoke to the driver.…
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Sheriff’s report, February 2014
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Friday, Feb. 28: At 11:49 am a deputy spoke with a rural resident in the 100 block of County Road E-39 (210th St) in Kendrick Township about receiving harassing phone calls. Thursday, Feb. 27: At 10:25 am a deputy was advised that a semi-tractor trailer had damaged the Union Pacific…
Read MoreBaby time
Haily and Mitch Larson of Jefferson welcomed their son, Luke Cohen Larson, on Feb. 17. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces and stretched to 21-1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Maralie and Greg Ruth and Debra and Lindsey Larson. Great-grandparents are Judy and Russ Cosens, Gayleen Ruth and Betty and Duane Larson.
Read MoreObituary – Gary Peacock
Gary Craig Peacock, born at Greene County Hospital on Sept. 13, 1939, died at the hospital on Feb. 10, 2014, at the age of 74. Graveside services at the Jefferson Cemetery will be held at a later date. Gary Peacock was the first child and only son of Craig and Vivian Jackson Peacock, who farmed near Grand Junction at the…
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Read MoreChristensen proposes less than maximum PPEL for 2015
Income tax surtax would increase 5 percent, property tax levy would decrease Preliminary discussion of the levy rate for the voted physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL) in the Greene County Community School District for 2015 calls for a total levy of $1.20, less than the $1.34 approved by voters last September. The voted PPEL was approved to be a combination of an…
Read MoreWrestling season ends for three Ram grapplers
All three Greene County wrestlers at the high school state tournament finished their seasons Friday. On the winners’ side of the bracket, senior Jeremy Scheuermann (152) wrestled Bret Tomoson of Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the quarterfinals and lost by decision 7-1. He finished the season at 42-6. Sophomore Tommy Bradshaw (138) wrestled senior Wyatt Forsythe of Charles City in the second…
Read MoreScheuermann on winners’ side, Challen and Bradshaw in consolation bracket
First day of state wrestling tournament Greene County senior Jeremy Scheuermann in the 152-lb weight class won in the opening round of 2A action in the state individual wrestling tournament Thursday with a 7-3 win over Tanner Hild of Webster City. His next opponent will be Sergeant Bluff-Luton senior Bret Tomoson. Scheurmann is at 42-5 on the season while Tomoson…
Read MoreBoil advisory lifted in Grand Junction
Updated Monday, Feb. 24 The boil advisory that was issued for Grand Junction city water customers last Thursday has been lifted. All water samples were found to be free of harmful bacteria. The advisory was put in place after the entire city water system was shut off while a broken water main was repaired.
Read MoreGreene County students at All-State Speech Festival
Greene County High School will be represented at the large group All-State Speech Festival Saturday by the men of radio station KPLD 105.1. The radio news group was selected as a performing group, making it eligible to compete for the “best of event” banner. Seniors Karl Jones, Logan Hoyt and Kyle Bettey, and juniors Dan Neal and Parker Willis comprise…
Read MoreSpecial school election slated for April 1
Voters in the Jefferson-Scranton and East Greene school districts will be asked to go to the polls in a special election Tuesday, April 1, to vote on a proposed Revenue Purpose Statement for funds from the 1-cent state sales tax for education (the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education, or SAVE, fund).
Read MoreGreene County HS student to play bass at LazerFest
Bass player with Des Moines band Green Death Parker Willis, a junior at Greene County High School, had a very good day Feb. 10. He learned that the radio news group he’s part of was selected for the All-State Speech Festival. He’s a member of the Jazzatonics jazz choir, and that group got straight Division I ratings at the state…
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