A Service of Remembrance was held Saturday, Oct. 24, at First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson for Meryl Ebert Youngblood, 81, of Jefferson. The Rev Gordon Moen, pastor of the church, offered words of comfort. Sheilah Pound was soloist, accompanied by Keri Brooker. Honorary bearers were Kyle, Kayla, Sara and Danielle Youngblood. Casket bearers were Steve Moore, Roger Ott, John Patience,…
Read MoreDay: October 23, 2015
Rams end football season with loss to Carroll
The Greene County Rams ended the football season with a District 2 loss to the Carroll Tigers in Carroll Friday evening. The Rams caged the Tigers in the first half, keeping their offense in check while it rained. The rain was finished for the second half and the Tigers roared, scoring 28 points, 21 of them in the fourth quarter. Final…
Read MoreCross country season ends for Greene County
The state cross country meet will go on without representation by the Greene County Rams. At the state qualifying meet held Thursday in Glenwood, the first Ram across the finish line, junior Olivia Hansen, was four places and 16.7 seconds away from qualifying.
Read MoreHarvey, Thacker qualify for state Special Olympics bowling
Area high school students competed in the North Central Area Special Olympic bowling competition on Oct. 22 at Ridgewood Lanes in Fort Dodge. First place winner was Tosha Harvey. She will advance to state level competition in Des Moines in November. Paton-Churdan student Kourtlin Thacker placed first in his division and will also advance to state competition. Ian Jensen and Kelly…
Read MoreSheriff’s office pledges to enforce tobacco laws
The Greene County sheriff’s office has taken a pledge to keep tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products out of the hands of Greene County youngsters. Known as I-PLEDGE, the program is a partnership with the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) to educate local retailers and to enforce Iowa’s tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor product laws. Since the program’s inception in…
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