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 MoreMonth: January 2015
Police 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…
Read MoreISU tells fall dean’s list
Area students named to the dean’s list at Iowa State University for the fall 2014 semester include: of Bagley- Kamden Badger (biology, Ag /Life Sciences) and Felicia Felder (family and consumer science education & studies); of Bayard- Julia Hagen (kinesiology & health); of Jamaica- Spencer Bryan (accounting) and Sarah Meinecke (event management); and of Grand Junction- Josceline Hoffman (finance) and Molly…
Read MoreAt the Iowa capitol
with Senator Jerry Behn Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 This week started off a day later than normal due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Tuesday got the ball rolling as bills are assigned to their respective sub-committees and those committees are scheduled and then held for legislative and public input. If a bill passes out of sub-committee, it is…
Read MoreRippey home destroyed in fire
A home at 308 3rd St in Rippey is a total loss after a fire this morning, Jan. 21. Fire departments from Grand Junction, Perry and Jefferson responded to assist the Rippey fire department, which was first on the scene with both its trucks. Also responding were the Greene County sheriff’s office and Grand Junction rescue.
Read MoreBingo is back
After a hiatus of more than a year bingo is returning to the VFW hall at 109 N. Chestnut in Jefferson. Post 9599 commander Don Ihnken is excited to start bingo on a new night – Wednesdays. Beginning this Wednesday, Jan. 21, doors will open at 5:30 pm, with early bird games at 6:30 and regular bingo at 7 pm.…
Read MoreRuth Naberhaus: Someone you should know
Dedicated volunteer exemplifies Mentoring Month in Greene County ~by Lora Koch, The Scranton Journal After raising 11 children on a Scranton area farm, having 29 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, it would be reasonable to assume you might be “tapped out” on spending time with kids. But not if you are Ruth Naberhaus, one of Greene County’s long-time mentors through the KIDS…
Read More“Ideas worth spreading…”
~a column by Colleen O’Brien An interesting thing to do of an idle, snowbound afternoon is to look up a TEDTalk or two on your computer or your iPhone or on National Public Radio, which broadcasts about an hour a week of the popular 18-minute talks. Conceived in 1984 by a Silicon Valley architect and graphic designer named Richard Wurman,…
Read MoreComedian Roger McQueen to headline Elks Valentines dinner, show
Tickets are on now available for the Jefferson Elks lodge’s 12th annual Valentines Dinner and Comedy Show. The evening of good food and fun is set for Saturday, Feb. 14. A social hour begins at 6 pm, dinner will be served at 7 pm, with the show beginning at 8 pm. This year’s comedy offering will be provided by a…
Read MoreCoffee with medical center CEO slated for Jan. 28 in Scranton
Greene County Medical Center CEO Carl Behne will be in Scranton on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 8:30 am at the Community Center as part of his community “Coffee with Carl” discussions. Behne visits every Greene County community in an effort to keep everyone up-to-date on happenings at the medical center.
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