Letter to the editor

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Many thanks to you for your kindness and hospitality. We appreciate the wonderful worship service and potluck held at First United Methodist Church on July 13 to celebrate my re-appointment to Jefferson by our Bishop Trimble. Dennis and I appreciate the gracious citizens of Jefferson so much and the members and friends of First UMC in…

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In the neighborhood

Posted July 28, 2014; submitted  by Jean Borgeson Rippey United Methodist Church news: PO Box 286, 103 West Main St. Rippey, IA 50235 Pastor:  Enna Antunez and Paul Burrow Adult Sunday School at 9:00 am. Worship service is at 10:30 am. On Sunday July 27,  Gabe Bardole received his senior bible during worship services. Gabe will be attending Central College…

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Branstad, Reynolds tell success of STEM education

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on July 28 were joined at their weekly press conference by Dr. Jeff Weld, executive director of the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Advisory Council and Shelly Vanyo, a science teacher at Boone High School, to highlight Iowa’s STEM initiative, three years after it was established by executive order.

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Police blotter, July 2014

Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Thursday, July 31: At 10:24 am a complainant reported a theft at a residence in the 600 block of S. Cedar St. At 2:02 pm an officer arrested Michael Lynn Heard Sr of Jefferson for an outstanding warrant for theft-fifth degree aiding and abetting*. The warrant was issued as…

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