The Greene County High School Interact Club will host an adult prom, “A Dance to Remember Your Prom,” on Friday, April 8. The dance will be held in the Greene Room at the Wild Rose Event Center from 7 to 10 pm.
Read MoreMonth: March 2016
Greene County Chamber reveals Bell Tower Festival logo
The Greene County Chamber of Commerce last week unveiled the logo for the 37th annual Bell Tower Festival. The logo, designed by local artist Kevin Richards, highlights the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower. This year’s celebration, 50 Fest, will feature all the fun and tradition that has become synonymous with the Bell Tower…
Read More‘Silence Hides Violence’ a success
A group of 40 seventh and eighth graders and their parents and guardians attended “Silence Hides Violence: Building Up Relationships, Tearing Down Abuse” March 4 at the Webb House.
Read MoreNew decorations coming to courthouse square
~by Denise O’Brien Van, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline Banners celebrating the Greene County courthouse’s 2017 centennial and the 2016 50th birthday of the Mahany Memorial Carillon Tower will fly soon from light poles around Jefferson’s downtown square.
Read MoreGreene County Extension council elects officers
Four officers were elected during the Greene County Extension Council organizational meeting in January. The nine-member council annually elects officers to comply with Iowa law. Additionally, newly-appointed Council member Doug Rieder of Jefferson attended his first meeting.
Read MoreCaregiver luminaria new for this year’s Relay for Life
This year Greene County will celebrate its 20th Relay for Life on April 23 at the Greene County Community Center. At every local Relay for Life event, luminaria bags are decorated and lit to remember those who have lost their battle to cancer and those who are battling cancer. Each luminaria is personalized with a name, photo, message or drawing…
Read MoreCongressman King to keynote GOP rally
Congressman Steve King (R, Iowa’s 4th district) will be the featured speaker at a spring rally sponsored by the Greene County Republican central committee. The event will be held Thursday, April 7, at the VFW Post, 109 N Chestnut, in Jefferson. Doors open at 6 pm with the program starting at 7 pm. Congressman King represents Iowa’s 4th Congressional district,…
Read MoreJPD tells results of sTEP wave
The Jefferson police department issued 12 citations and 33 warnings during a special Traffic Enforcement Project March 16-19. Citations were as follows: dark windows, three; license suspended or revoked, two; seat belt, one; speed, one; stop sign violation, one; registration violation, one; and other traffic violations, three.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Dwight Smith
It is simply not “Iowa Nice” To the editor, I just came from Fareway. Two of the three marked handicap parking slots to the south side of the building were occupied by autos bearing no handicapped plates, the newer plate sticker or mirror hanger.
Read MoreTree Tracings
~by Valerie Ogren for the Greene County Genealogical Society Meeting notice: The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, April 2, at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. Guess what?! You are all on the program! It’s fun to have a “Time of Sharing” because we always learn from each other. Please be thinking of a family story,…
Read MoreGreene County district court, March 12-25
In Greene County district court Hossein Kolbehdari, 21, of Ankeny was granted a deferred judgment March 14 after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a controlled substance – first offense. He must pay a $300 civil penalty, a $10 surcharge for drug abuse resistance education (DARE), a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge and $5,181.12 court costs. Kolbehdari…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, March 12-25
In Greene County magistrate court judgments were entered against Chad Christopher Louk of Jefferson in two separate cases. In a case that was initiated in district court Louk was charged with criminal mischief-fourth degree. The charge was amended to criminal mischief-fifth degree and a judgment was entered in magistrate court for a $65 fine with a $22.75 surcharge and a…
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