The Greene County Rams split varsity basketball games with the South Hamilton Hawks in Jewell Friday night, Jan. 23. The girls won the first game 55-39 and the boys lost 78-60. The Rams dominated the girls game from the start. The Hawks didn’t score in the first 5:42 of the game, and that bucket was the Hawks’ only score in…
Read MoreDay: January 23, 2015
Judy Cosens, 1941-2015
Mass of the Resurrection will be offered Saturday, Jan. 24, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for Judy Cosens, 73, of Jefferson. Father Jeff Schleisman will be celebrant. Lectors will be Bethany Fountain and CPT Larry Harris. Gift bearers will be Phil Kennedy and CPT Maggie Harris. Michelle Fields will be pianist and Mary Jane Fields will be soloist.…
Read MorePolice blotter, January 2015
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Saturday, Jan. 31: At 8:52 pm an officer was requested at a residence in the 300 block of W. Reed St for a report of an assault that had occurred several hours prior. A warrant has been applied for charging Patrick Michael Kennedy, 30, of Jefferson with domestic abuse…
Read MoreRams pick up two wins in HOIAC wrestling
The Greene County Ram wrestling team won both ends of a Heart of Iowa dual meet in Alleman Jan. 22. The Rams were 42-36 winners against the North Polk Comets and topped the South Hamilton Hawks 40-19. The Rams take a 3-4 HOIAC record into the conference meet Saturday. They’re 8-9 in dual meets.
Read MoreSheriff’s report, January 2015
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Saturday, Jan. 31: At 2:00 am, a deputy initiated a traffic stop and subsequently arrested Ryan William Boge, 21, from Harcourt for operating while intoxicated (OWI)-first offense, failure to obey a stop sign, speeding, failure to yield to emergency vehicle and eluding*. At 4:30 pm a deputy and…
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