In Greene County district court, Jake Allen Cretsinger, 19, of Waukee was sentenced April 27 to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty in March to intimidation with a dangerous weapon, and another five years on a charge of going armed with intent, both Class D felonies. The prison terms are concurrent. Cretsinger was sentenced to two years in…
Read MoreMonth: April 2018
Greene County magistrate court, week ending April 26
In Greene County district court a judgment for a $100 fine was entered April23 against Grason Trever Lansman of Churdan on a charge of false report 9-1-1 call. He must also pay a $35 surcharge and $96.50 court costs.
Read MorePolice blotter – April 2018
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department. Monday, April 30: Routine activity reported. Sunday, April 29: At 1:56 am staff at Casey’s General Store reported a gas drive-off in the amount of $15. The officer was provided a plate number and is investigating. At 3:57 pm a complainant reported his neighbor’s dog jumped the fence and…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – April 2018
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Sunday, April 29: At 12:35 pm a deputy investigated two unattended children in the 900 block of Cedar St in Scranton. At 8:25 pm a deputy investigated a harassment complaint in the 800 block of Percival St in Grand Junction.
Read MoreProblems kids face topic of May Community Conversation
The problems Greene County children face – how to recognize them and how to help children – will be the topic at a Community Conversation Thursday, May 3, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, in Jefferson. Speaker will be Kyle Kinne, Greene County Schools and special needs counselor.
Read MoreSkeptics are doing real science
I recently visited the opinion page of GreeneCountyNewsOnline searching for the letter on cats in Jefferson. When I saw Colleen O’Brien’s article “Refuting the Falsehoods”, I clicked on it and started reading. Of course it had an interesting opening paragraph – Colleen is a talented writer and I appreciate her writing even though I’m not exactly a tree hugger.
Read MoreMay Java & Juice hosts told
Jefferson Matters: Main Street and the Greene County Chamber & Tourism continue working together in the scheduling hosts for the Friday morning Java & Juice get-togethers. Hosts for May are all off the downtown square. Java & Juice begins at 9:30 am with coffee and a light refreshment. At 9:45 the host is welcome to tell the business’s story. The…
Read MoreGreene Co graduate part of ‘Prisma’ creation
Kelsey Buenz, a Greene County High School graduate and a sophomore at Iowa State University, was one of 75 architecture students involved in creating a Prisma, a kinetic sculpture that’s more than 70 feet long and more than 1300 square feet. Prisma is on display at Reiman Gardens on the ISU campus. The project was a semester project, starting with…
Read MoreTalking to teens about alcohol
~provided by New Opportunities As children approach their teenage years they begin to encounter new stresses in life. Peer pressure and curiosity sometimes take over. Experimenting with new ways to deal with stress also begins at this age. They see adults having fun and drinking alcohol for various reasons.
Read MoreGOP slates fundraiser
Greene County Republicans will host their annual Spring Fundraiser Tuesday, May 1, at Abundant Life Ministries, 1308 W. Lincoln Way, Jefferson (north building). Doors will open at 5:30 pm. Food and beverages will be served at 6 pm.
Read MoreBoys fifth of five teams at Boone Classic T&F meet
The Greene County boys track and field team placed fifth of five teams at the Boone Classic track and field meet in Boone April 26. Boone won the meet with 144 points. Other team scores were Webster City 114, Ames 83, Woodward-Granger 52, and Greene County 51.
Read MoreRams second at SEV Invite, win over HOIAC foes N. Polk and Saydel
The Greene County boys golf team finished in second place, just one stroke behind Ogden, at the Southeast Valley Invitational Friday at the Dayton Golf and Country Club. Elijah Block was runner-up at the meet with a 44, four strokes behind medalist Jaxon Myers of Southeast Valley. Block shot par on four holes, but a triple bogey on Hole 2,…
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