The Greene County Rams’ football season ended Wednesday in a lopsided first round playoff game vs the Creston/Orient-Macksburg Panthers in Creston. The Panthers scored on their first three possessions and were ahead 17-0 after the first quarter. Final score was 31-7, and the Panthers advance to play again next Monday. The Rams finished their season with a 4-6 record while…
Read MoreDay: October 29, 2014
Rams start playoffs in Creston tonight
The Greene County Ram football team, which includes players from both Greene County and Paton-Churdan high schools, head to Creston this evening to face the Creston/Orient-Macksburg Panthers in the first round of post season play. Game time is 7 pm. The Panthers finished the regular season in second place in class 3A District 8 with an overall record of 7-2. The Rams…
Read MorePolling hours, locations told for Nov. 4 election
Greene County auditor and commissioner of elections Jane Heun reminds county residents that polls will be open next Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 7 am to 9 pm for voting in the general election. Precincts and polling sites are as follows: Central – Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds, 601 E. Lincoln Way, Jefferson East – St Brigid Parish Center,…
Read MoreWork on court room dome progressing well
Repairs to the stained glass dome in the court room at the Greene County courthouse could be finished within the next couple of weeks, the county board of supervisors learned Monday. County engineer Wade Weiss reported that the dome was dismantled without breakage to any of the glass. The sections were taken to The Stained Glass Store in Des Moines …
Read MoreThe girl from Ferguson
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I was in St. Louis the other day, and I met a girl named Morgan. She lives in Ferguson, Missouri, a town that’s been in the news since Aug. 9, when a policemen shot an 18-year-old boy who in two days was going to enter his first semester at a trade school to learn heating…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Oct. 24
In Greene County district court Adam Bauer, 30, of Paton was sentenced Oct. 24 to two days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated (OWI)-first offense. He must pay the sheriff’s room and board fees for the time he serves. He must comply with any recommendations from a substance abuse evaluation…
Read MorePastor Joyce Webb brings unique perspective to church ministry
Career with Nationwide before becoming a minister ~by Lora Koch, The Scranton Journal The Scranton and Coon Rapids United Methodist Churches share a special connection in Pastor Joyce Webb. She was appointed in June to serve both churches, replacing Pastor Gunderson who retired and lives in Jefferson now. Pastor Charlie Thompson, who served both the Scranton and Greenbrier churches, is…
Read MoreDem gubernatorial candidate Hatch visits Jefferson
State Senator Jack Hatch, Democratic candidate for governor, met with a small group of Greene County Democrats at an informal campaign stop at Prairie Blue Sunday evening. Hatch was born and raised in Connecticut. He came to Iowa in 1968 to attend Drake University and didn’t leave. He served in the Iowa House from 1885 to 1993 and from 2001…
Read MoreP-C Color-A-Thon a blast…. of color!
Saturday was a near perfect day for the first Color-A-Thon run/walk hosted by the Paton-Churdan schools in Churdan. About 215 runners and walkers followed the 3K route around Churdan, being splashed with non-toxic color as they went. Afterward, participants and members of the community stretched the fun with an AfterBlast party that featured lunch, a DJ, and a bounce house…
Read MoreHalloween’s Triple Crown is in Jefferson Thursday
Youngsters can get set for hours of Halloween fun this Thursday in Jefferson. The fun begins at a come-and-go Halloween party hosted by the Jefferson park and recreation department at the Greene County Community Center from 4 to 5 pm. The party is for toddlers through fifth grade and will feature games, crafts and prizes. There is no charge. Pre-registrations…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 24
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered Oct. 22 against Edward Eugene Goff of Jefferson on a charge of criminal mischief. He was fined $100 with a $35 surcharge and a $125 law enforcement initiative (LEI) surcharge. He must pay $45 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $60 court costs. Charges of trespass and harassment-third degree…
Read MorePancake supper in Scranton Saturday
The Scranton Betterment committee will host a pancake supper Saturday, Nov. 1, from 5 to 7 pm in the Scranton Community Center lunch room. Please use the east entrance to the building. A free will donation will be accepted. Carry-outs will be available; call 712-652-3344 to have them ready for pick up. All proceeds will benefit the committee’s local projects.
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