LifeServe Blood Center will conduct a blood drive Monday, July 21, from 3 to 7 pm at the Scranton United Methodist Church. Eligible donors must be at least 16 years off age, be in general good health and weigh at least 120 pounds. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins will be accepted as the schedule allows. Check online at www.lifeserveboolcenterofiowa.org for…
Read MoreMonth: July 2014
Rams win last game of regular baseball season
The Greene County Rams won their final regular baseball game 10-6 over Nevada Wednesday evening at Allensworth Field in Jefferson. The Rams finished the regular season 11-14 overall and 8-9 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood – Rest in peace, Velda
For many years Velda DeMoss briefed everyone in Greene County on the news and events of her neighbors in Rippey with the weekly Rippey News in the Jefferson Herald. Velda lost her battle with cancer earlier this week. Nancy Hanaman provides a poetic tribute to her. “Velda has known me for all of my 68-1/2 years and went to high…
Read MoreFair board kicks off fund drive; Peoples primes the pump
Peoples Trust & Savings Bank jump started a capital improvement fund drive by the Greene County Fair board with a $15,000 donation last Friday evening. Presenting the check were (from right) Doug Carman, Chad Leighty and Larry Pote of Peoples Bank, with fair board members Josh Hedges and Rod Wolf accepting.
Read MoreEasons honored by Genesis Development
The large conference room at Genesis Development in Jefferson was renamed the Eason Room in a ceremony Friday afternoon in honor of Helen and Wilbur “Curly” Eason of Scranton. The ceremony, which was attended by about 35 persons, was a surprise for the Easons. They had been asked to come talk with legislators about services for adults with special needs.…
Read MoreTo be PC or to poke fun, that is the question
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I just read online that if I mention in public that we are becoming a two-tiered society (rich and poor), the rich will accuse me of being classist. Will I ever learn to be Politically Correct? This word classist means to them that I’m fomenting dissatisfaction with the status quo, but who wouldn’t? Look at…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending July 11
In Greene County district court Tobi Ann Baker, 46, of Jefferson was sentenced to two years in prison after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. The prison term was suspended and she was placed on probation for two years. She must pay a $625 fine with a $218.75 surcharge…
Read MoreLake City pilot does gentle landing in a soybean field
Greene County soil is fertile but it doesn’t grow airplanes. The plane in the middle of a soybean field north of the Jefferson airport didn’t do an emergency landing, but what Bob Owens prefers to call an “off airport landing” shortly after noon Sunday.
Read MoreBoard to provide funds for Scranton Manufacturing via GCDC
Money will not come from Dreyfus funds The Greene County board of supervisors agreed Monday to fund $10,000 for the Scranton Manufacturing project through Greene County Development Corporation, but the money won’t come from the county’s Dreyfus funds. Instead, the board committed to provide $5,000 in funds each of the next two years, with the source within the county budget not…
Read MoreState tournament T-shirts available
Order forms for Greene County Ram softball state tournament T-shirts are available at Peoples Trust & Savings Bank offices in Jefferson, Scranton and Grand Junction. The order will be closed Thursday morning at 9 am. Cost of the T-shirts is $12.
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending July 11
In Greene County magistrate court two cases were initiated against Michael David Teeples of Jefferson, both on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia. Persons paid fines for scheduled traffic violations during the week ending July 11 as follows: Keith Dale Kobs of Avoca, windshield and window-obstructed vision, $50; David Fountain of Grand Junction, failure to yield upon left turn, $100;…
Read MoreGreene County’s 4-H State Fair exhibitors
Judging of non-livestock 4-H exhibits kicked off the Greene County Fair last week. 4-H members whose exhibits were selected to be displayed and judged at the Iowa State Fair next month are (front, from left) *Eliot Schilling, *Amie Schroeder, Joe Thompson, Jaron Thompson and *Isaac Andersen; (second row, from left) Lydia Leggitt, Hannah Curtis, Kara Betts, Catherine Burbank, Avery Bardole,…
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