Rippey News, April 27, 2015 Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net picture provided by Mary Weaver In memory of Velda DeMoss, “Team Velda’s Varieties” stepped off proud as one of the teams that participated in the Greene County Relay for Life and the “Color Out Cancer” walk. The team at the walk included Lori DeMoss, Shannon…
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Impact Award ceremony is this Sunday
Alice Walters of Jefferson will be presented with the Greene County Community Impact Award this Sunday, May 3, at 4 pm in courthouse rotunda. All friends and family are invited to attend. Walters has a long history with Greene County Extension and 4-H, and even now, in the 10th decade of her life, she is active in her church and…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending April 24
In Greene County district court Ryan James Brown, 42, of Jefferson was sentenced to two days in jail after he entered an Alford plea to a charge of possession of marijuana. In entering such a plea a defendant does not admit committing a crime, but believes that given the facts in the county attorney’s information, a jury would find him…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending April 24
In Greene County magistrate court a charge of disorderly conduct against Patrick Michael Kennedy was dismissed on a motion by the state April 15. Cases were initiated in magistrate court during the week ending April 24 as follows: Dante Westley Copeland of Panora, theft-fifth degree; Ricardo Emmanuelle Rodriguez of Jefferson, theft-fifth degree; Patrick Michael Kennedy of Jefferson, violation of a…
Read MoreTree Tracings
~by Valerie Ogren, Greene County Genealogical Society Meeting notice: The next meeting of the Greene County Genealogical Society will be Saturday, May 2, at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. Karen Pound will present her program “Silent Cities,” with pictures of various gravestone art and explain its meaning. Come early and try out the new elevator. …
Read MoreLetter to the editor
Dear editor, Thank you, Greene County, for your continued and overwhelming support of Relay for Life. So many have been touched by cancer and this is the best way for us to remember, celebrate and fight back every year. Thanks to all who attended and participated. Thanks for the enthusiastic fundraising teams. Thanks to the numerous business and organization sponsors and…
Read MorePolice blotter
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Thursday, April 30: At 10:22 am a complainant reported the theft of a bicycle from a residence in the 300 block of N. Oak St. At 7:31 pm an officer was advised of a complaint of ATVs being ridden on the abandoned railroad right of way next to Cedar…
Read MoreSheriff’s report, April 2015
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Thursday, April 30: At 7:36 am a deputy investigated the theft of hybrid seed corn from a bulk fill planter in the 300 block of J Ave in Highland Township. Wednesday, April 29: At 7:38 am, a deputy was asked to investigate a harassment concern that involved several…
Read MoreRaccoon River water quality, week ending April 26
Nitrate levels (nitrate plus nitrite, in situ) in the Raccoon River at Jefferson varied during the week that ended Sunday, April 26 at 6 pm from a low of 17.5 mg/liter as nitrogen on April 19 to a high of 20.3 on April 23. The rate Sunday, April 26, at 6 pm was 18.8.
Read MoreGreene County athletes at Drake Relays
A trio of Greene County events competed in preliminaries at the Drake Relays Friday, but none qualified for final competition. Senior hurdler Eme Johnson finished seventh in her heat of the 100 meter hurdles with a time of :16.32. That time placed her in 21st place in the field of 32.
Read MoreP-C team places third at math bee
The Paton-Churdan sixth grade math bee team traveled to Spencer Tuesday, April 21, for the 2015 regional sixth grade math bee. The students were selected by Mrs Nygaard (pictured, left) in the fall and have been preparing since January to compete. The math bee consists of five individual tests and one team problem-solving test.
Read MoreLip sync adds to the fun at the Relay for Life
A new addition to the fun at this year’s Relay for Life was a Lip Sync Battle. Adam Pedersen (left) single-handedly did the Beach Boys’ “Barbara Ann.” His rendition included some pretty fancy air guitar playing. John Michael Sawhill (right, still remembered by long-time residents as the boozing Alfred Doolittle in the JSHS production of “My Fair Lady”) donned hair for his performance of Justin…
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