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…
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Lake 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,…
Read MoreHappiness Express sings in Jefferson churches
The Happiness Express Chorus, a male a cappella barbershop harmony group, provided special music for several churches in Jefferson on Sunday, July 13.
Read MoreNewest downtown residents not particularly welcome
While Jefferson and Greene County are working to lure new residents, there is a group of new residents who are not welcome. The Greene County secondary roads department has taken action to move them along, but it’s up for debate whether the effort has made a difference. The residents: turkey vultures. They aren’t new to town. For years they’ve used…
Read MoreDems tell drawing winners
Winners of $25 Chamber Checks at a booth hosted by the Greene County Democrats and the fair last week were Loren Mace, Susan Mace and Dan Sayre, all of Jefferson, and Marjorie Fiscus of Churdan.
Read MoreWeiss discusses bell tower, courtroom stained glass with supervisors
County engineer Wade Weiss has had frequent conversations with the board of supervisors in the last few years about maintenance at the Mahanay Bell Tower, as water seeping into the tower has continued to be a problem. As the bell tower approaches it’s golden anniversary, the struggles that were there from the start are still present.
Read MoreJefferson HS class of 1969 holds reunion
The Jefferson High School class of 1969 held its 45-year reunion during the Bell Tower Festival last month. Pictured at a dinner that Saturday at the St Joseph Parish Center are (front, from left) Kathy Gustin Arnes, Sue O’Bryan Wind, Tom Wind, Dick Hartmann, Jill Bryan DeCarlo, Nancy Dittert Timmons, Sharon Jantz Campbell and Diane Hendricks Wise; (second row, from…
Read MoreFarmers finally have a good week for fieldwork
Precipitation and temperatures were below normal in Iowa last week, and farmers took advantage of that, harvesting more than 30 percent of their alfalfa hay acreage. Statewide there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. West central Iowa farmers had 5.8 suitable days.
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