In Greene County district court James Leon Cunningham, 41, of Jefferson was found not guilty at a jury trial May 10 on a charge of child endangerment. All costs were assessed to the state.
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending May 13
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered against Greg Van Sickle of Dewey, AZ, on a charge of public intoxication. He was sentenced to time served and must pay a $48 sheriff’s fee and $60 court costs. A charge of disorderly conduct was dismissed.
Read MoreExtension introduces Full STEAM Ahead Clubs
Students in grades 5 through 7 will have an opportunity to explore their special interests this summer at Full STEAM Ahead, a new program through ISU Extension & Outreach Greene County.
Read MorePool facelift includes shade, furniture and sound system
Paid for by casino funds When the Jefferson swimming pool opens for the season May 28 there will be new tin on the roofs of the shade structures, six new benches, four new tables and a new sound system.
Read MoreRoyal Rangers clean up Jeff parks
The Royal Rangers of Outpost #91, sponsored by The Dwelling Place, have spent several evenings picking up litter at Jefferson parks. The boys have already cleaned up Chautauqua, Kelso and Russell parks.
Read MoreNew surveillance at rec center will add security, safety
Installation started last week on a new surveillance system at the Greene County Community Center. The system replaces the original system installed when the building was constructed in 1999. The new system will allow staff to see not only the exercise room, track and gym, but the lobby, parking lot and playground.
Read MoreTo: Pam Olerich
Deb Blackburn sends a Chamber Bouquet to Pam Olerich of the county auditor’s office.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending May 13
Jefferson received just short of an inch of rain, .98 inch, during the week that ended Friday, May 13. According to KCCI’s SchoolNet, high temperature for the week was 79 degrees and the low temperature was 45 degrees.
Read MorePaying for college
~by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley It’s graduation season and all eyes are on the Class of 2016. Armed with diplomas, freshly minted graduates are set to make their way in the world.
Read MoreNo injuries but residents displaced in apartment building fire
The residents of the wood frame apartment building at 300 S. Wilson were displaced by a fire that started when a wall furnace in an upstairs apartment ignited a nearby stack of newspapers. The Jefferson fire department was called to the fire Friday at 3:49 am. The upstairs southeast apartment was heavily damaged and the remaining four apartments in the…
Read MoreGCDC gives Jefferson property for animal shelter
One of the invisible fences preventing construction of a new animal shelter was taken down Tuesday. Jefferson city administrator Mike Palmer reported to the city council that the Greene County Development Corporation board had earlier in the day agreed to give to the city 4-1/2 acres in the southwest corner of the west business park for construction of a new shelter…
Read MoreTime capsules preserve memorabilia from 1916, 2016…
… but not wine, as with the 1870 courthouse The rededication of the cornerstone at the Greene County courthouse Sunday will be a unique experience not likely to happen again this century. It will be similar in some ways to the first dedication ceremony May 15, 1916, but different in other ways. The ceremony will be held on the lawn…
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