The Paton-Churdan teams swept the Charter Oak-Ute Bobcats in Charter Oak Jan. 22, with the girls winning the first game 64-52 and the boys winning the second game 67-49. The Rockets won all four games against the Bobcats this season.
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Sheriff’s report – January 2016
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Sunday, Jan. 31: At 3:13 am a deputy was dispatched to 2400 block of 180th St in Junction Township to investigate the report of a vehicle that had slid into the ditch and rolled several times. The vehicle was unoccupied and the driver is not known at this…
Read MorePolice blotter – January 2016
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Sunday, Jan. 31: At 9:01 am a complainant reported a burglary to his building in the 800 block of W. Clark St. Numerous tools and related items were taken from the building. The officer began an investigation. At 12 pm officers conducted a consent search at a residence in…
Read MoreNumber of teen pregnancies in county falls sharply
The ranking of Greene County as having the highest teen pregnancy rate in the state in 2010 was a call to action for healthcare providers, schools and community groups. Data recently released by the Iowa Department of Public Health’s vital statistics division shows the effort has paid off. Data for 2014 shows a 60 percent decline in the number of…
Read MoreLow cost spay/neuter clinics set for February
(Edited Jan. 27 with different dates) Animal Protection and Education (APE) charity is marking Spay Day 2016 with a pair of low cost spay and neuter clinics for cats. Clinics will be held Mondays, Feb.15 and Feb. 29, in Grand Junction. Cats will be spayed/neutered by a licensed DVM, microchipped and treated for fleas, earmites, roundworms and hookworms. The spay package…
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Jan. 22
The good news for the week ending Jan. 22 is that Jefferson residents didn’t need to mow their lawns or swat mosquitos. The bad news is that it was just plain cold. High temperature for the week was 22 degrees and the low was -11 degrees according to volunteer weather observer John Beltz. Jefferson received just .03 inch of precipitation…
Read MoreConsumer alert: Beware of ‘epidemic’ IRS phone scam
Long-running nationwide scam continues to target Iowans with threatening calls DES MOINES – Though it’s been a years-long nationwide scam, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is again alerting Iowans about the ongoing IRS scam now that it is tax filing season.
Read MoreRams girls end long losing streak, score more points than boys
Ram basketball fans had reasons to cheer for the girls Friday night as they ended a 10 game losing streak with a convincing win over the South Hamilton Hawks in Jefferson. Their win was convincing, 61-50, as the Rams scored more than twice their season average. That game, a high scoring game for both teams, preceded a comparatively low scoring…
Read MoreGames end with identical scores, but one win and one loss for Rams
The Greene County Rams split basketball games against Collins-Maxwell/Baxter in Baxter Jan. 19. In something not likely to happen again, the scores in the boys’ game and the girls’ game were identical, 45-34. The girls were on the short end, although they scored nine more points than their season average. The boys were on the long end in their game,…
Read MoreThank you volunteers, from JPRD
To the editor, Jefferson Park and Recreation would like to thank all the volunteers to helped make the Steven Silbaugh Memorial Wrestling tournament Sunday, Jan 17, such a success. Vicky Lautner, JPRD director
Read MoreSchool board revises good conduct policy
Policy is purposely “gray” to allow for appeals A Greene County student who commits a serious violation of the district’s activity eligibility/good conduct policy could be ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities for a year or longer.
Read MoreElks to host dinner, comedy Feb. 12
The Jefferson Elks will host their 13th annual Valentine’s Dinner and Comedy fundraiser event on Friday evening, Feb. 12, at the Elks Lodge, 103 W. Harrison, Jefferson IA. This year’s show promises to be entertaining with comedian Josh Alton on stage at 8 pm.
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