National non-profit organization is devoted to tobacco control DES MOINES – Legacy, the country’s largest non-profit public health organization dedicated to ending tobacco use across the nation, on April 6 announced Attorney General Tom Miller as its new chairman. Miller has served on the Legacy board of directors since 2008. “Attorney General Miller is a dedicated advocate for consumers and…
Read MoreDay: April 7, 2015
Deferred judgment in fatal accident
Larry Lee Warren Varnell, 22, of Churdan was granted a deferred judgment on a charge of providing alcohol to a minor resulting in death, a class D felony. Sentencing was done in April 7 in Boone County district court by the Honorable James B. Malloy. Varnell had changed his plea guilty to the charge in January.
Read MoreCommunity Foundation awards grants to 17 projects
The Greene County Community Foundation awarded $118,097 in grants to 17 projects at its 10th annual donor recognition and grant awards celebration March 30 in Jefferson. The 2015 grant cycle brings the total awarded by the Community Foundation since its inception in 2005 to $894,309. The number of projects to receive funding now stands at 193. Community Foundation board president…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending April 3
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered in two cases initiated in district court against Jared Dean Dennhardt of Jefferson. Dennhardt was charged with eluding in both cases in two separate incidents. In the first case the charge was amended to interference with official acts and Dennhardt was fined $100 with a $35 surcharge. No court costs were…
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