Wild Rose Entertainment president Tom Timmons will keynote Midwest Partnership’s 2015 annual dinner Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Lake Panorama National Conference Center in Panora. Midwest Partnership is a collaborative economic-development effort to facilitate the retention, expansion and attraction of businesses to create jobs and improve quality of life in Adair, Audubon, Greene and Guthrie Counties.
Read MoreMonth: January 2015
Urologist now offering clinic hours at medical center
Dr Richard Sazama, urologist, will now see patients in Jefferson as part of Greene County Medical Center’s specialty clinics. Beginning Feb. 19, Sazama will be at the medical center the third Thursday of every month for clinic hours and surgical procedures. Appointments are being accepted now by contacting the medical center’s specialty clinics office at 515-386-2488. Most common reasons to…
Read MoreRams split dual meet in Gilbert
The Greene County Ram wrestling team traveled to Gilbert Tuesday and split in a dual meet. The Rams fell to Gilbert 42-25 but beat Kuemper Catholic of Carroll 39-24. The meet with the Gilbert Tigers counted as a Heart of Iowa Activities Conference match, dropping the Rams to 1-4 in the conference. Greene County is 6-9 overall in dual meets.…
Read MoreRams top CMB in two overtimes, 93-88
High school basketball fans were treated to a high scoring barn-burner of a game when the Greene County Rams hosted the Raiders of Collins-Maxwell-Baxter in Jefferson Tuesday evening for Heart of Iowa Activities Conference hoops. With 181 total points in the boys game, after two overtimes the Rams held 93 of them for a 93-88 victory.
Read MorePaton-Churdan splits games vs Ar-We-Va in Westside
The Paton-Churdan Rockets split basketball games vs Ar-We-Va (also the Rockets) in Westside Tuesday, Jan. 20. The girls started the twin bill with a 47-38 Paton-Churdan victory. P-C was ahead by only two points, 15-13, at the end of the first quarter. The home team Rockets scored only three points in the second quarter, but the P-C Rockets didn’t do…
Read MoreRam win puts girls over .500 in the HOIAC
The Ram girls basketball team improved to 6-5 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference and 6-7 overall with a 65-52 win over the CMB Raiders of Maxwell in Jefferson Tuesday. A trio of seniors – Kayla Mobley, Stacy Mears and Hannah Onken – scored in double figures for the game. Team leader Mobley had 20 points, Mears was close…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Rippey News Jan. 19, 2015 Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Rippey Lions Club news: The Lions Club met recently with a meal served by Angela Abbas, Yvette Bardole and Carmen McColley. Nancy Burrow, president, led the business meeting with the election of Dale Hanaman as treasurer to replace Myron Rinker. Myron was presented with a…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Jan. 16
In Greene County district court a judgment was entered Jan. 9 against Ashley Tuhn, 28, of Jefferson after she pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine. She was sentenced to two days in jail. The jail time was suspended and she was placed on informal probation for one year. She must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Jan. 16
In Greene County magistrate court cases were initiated as follows: Lance Michael Ross of Grand Junction, criminal mischief-fifth degree; and Kimberly Marie Smith of Jefferson, disorderly conduct and assault.
Read MoreCarleigh Paup in 1000 Point Club
For the second time this basketball season Paton-Churdan principal Annie Smith and the P-C fans honored a high school basketball player at a home game with a balloon bouquet and a signed basketball for joining the 1000 Point Club. Jake Carey, a senior, was honored earlier in the year and on Jan. 10 in the game against Woodbine, Carleigh Paup, a junior,…
Read MoreAt the Iowa capitol
~with Senator Jerry Behn Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 The 2015 General Assembly gaveled in at 10:00 am Monday morning. I really enjoy seeing the families and friends of all the newly elected senators as they gather around in the chamber to see their Senator take the oath of office. It makes me pause, and reflect for a moment what…
Read MoreRams fifth of nine at S. Hardin wrestling tournament
The Greene County Ram wrestlers finished fifth of nine teams at the South Hardin wrestling tournament Jan. 17 in Eldora. The Rams had two champions and one runner-up. One Ram finished in third place, two in fourth place, and three in sixth place. A dozen Rams wrestled at the tournament.
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