The basketball season ended for the Paton-Churdan girls with a 45-34 loss to the Glidden-Ralston Wildcats in the second round of Class 1A Region 8 tournament play. The Rockets did not score in the first quarter and scored only nine points in the second quarter to take a 24-9 deficit into the locker room at halftime. They were down by…
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Grand Junction man injured in snowmobile accident
(Edited Feb. 20: Damion Louk died Feb. 19 of the injuries sustained in this accident.) A Grand Junction man was seriously injured Sunday afternoon while snowmobiling west of Boone along U.S. Highway 30. Damion Louk, 35, was third in line of five snowmobiles travelling eastbound in the median of the highway when the left front ski caught deep snow near a…
Read MoreThank you from JPRD
To the editor, Jefferson Park and Recreation would like to thank all the volunteers to helped make the youth basketball tournaments Feb. 6 and Feb. 13 a success. JPRD has a long tradition with those tournaments, and we’re able to host them only because a our great community volunteers. We particularly thank the young people of St Brigid Catholic Church for their…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Feb. 12
In Greene County district court Rheise Allen Preshall, 25, of Churdan was sentenced to two days in jail and placed on informal probation for one year after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. His driver’s license was revoked for 180…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Feb. 12
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered against Megan Marie McCormick of Jefferson on a charge of harassment-third degree. She was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. A judgment was entered against Stevie Hibner of Jefferson on a charge of criminal mischief-fifth degree. She was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. She must also pay a $125 Law…
Read MoreTwo Ram grapplers to state tourney
Ram wrestlers sophomore Kane Borgeson (113) and senior Tommy Bradshaw (152) earned places on the mat at the Class 2A state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Read MoreRams girls finish season with 95-19 loss to #1 Pocahontas Area
Had the Greene County girls won their opening round of Class 3A Region 8 basketball play it would have been the upset of the decade. The game, played Saturday in Pocahontas, pitted the 3-17 Greene County Rams against the Number 1 rated undefeated Pocahontas Area Indians.
Read MoreSouper Bowl 2016 sets record
~bv Diane Gibson The Super Bowl and the Souper Bowl have come and gone, both setting records this year. The Broncos won and Peyton Manning set a record by being the oldest quarterback to ever win. The people of Greene County won and the Presbyterians set an all-time record colleting $357.50 and 6,374 cans of soup. Yes – that’s right-…
Read MoreGrundon third place in district VFW essay contest
Andrea Grundon, a seventh grader at Greene County Middle School, has been recognized as having written the third place essay in the district VFW essay contest. Andrea’s essay was selected as the local chapter winner back in November. Her essay advanced to the district level competition, where she earned third place. She is pictured with Kenneth Arbuckle (left) and Don Ihnken (right).
Read MoreReminder: Presidents Day is Monday
All Greene County offices and Jefferson city offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 15, in observance of Presidents Day. In Jefferson, garbage pick-up will be on the holiday schedule, with all routes serviced one day later than usual. Water payments are due Feb. 16.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Feb. 12
Jefferson received 2.1 inches of snow during the week ending Feb. 12 at 6 am, bringing the February total to 8.6 inches. Snow fell five days during the week. Volunteer weather observer John Beltz reports the snow equates to a total of .99 inch of precipitation this month. High temperature was 39 degrees and the low temperature was four degrees.
Read MoreChickadee Check-off continues to support wildlife conservation
Last year, roughly 7,500 out of a total 1.5 million Iowa taxpayers helped boost wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form. This marks the first year in the last five where contributions and the number of contributors to the Fish and Wildlife fund have gone down. Donations to all the state tax…
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