In Greene County magistrate court Branden G. Smith of Jefferson was sentenced to 30 days in jail May 23 after he pleaded guilty to a charge of interference with official acts. No financial information was listed on Iowa Courts Online.
Read MoreDay: June 6, 2019
Greene County district court, week ending June 6
In Greene County district court Renae Jane Baugh, 37, of Jefferson was sentenced to two years in prison after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- second offense. All but seven days of the prison time was suspended; she is to serve the jail time concurrent to the sentence in an earlier OWI case.…
Read MoreGrCo baseball team splits two with R-S
~by Noah Rohlfing The Rams ended a six-game losing streak Wednesday night in Story City, splitting a doubleheader with the Norsemen of Story City. They broke the skid with an 11-3 win in the second game of the night, with senior Austin Delp pitching five innings and giving up two runs (one earned) to get the win. Nick Breon got…
Read MoreHigh-powered delegation in Jeff to announce rural scholarship program
~by Noah Rohlfing for The Scranton Journal A “Silicon Prairie” in Iowa might not be a crazy thought anymore. At least, that’s the hope of a group of investors and collaborators who debuted a high school development scholarship geared towards the training of students in future high-demand technological fields at a press conference in the rotunda of the Greene County…
Read MoreRams come close to softball wins but don’t quite get there
~by Noah Rohlfing The Greene County softball team came close to winning a pair of games but came up short to remain winless on the season. The Rams came close to defeating the Jayettes of Perry, but the result was a 7-6 loss Tuesday night. Emma Hoyle once again was the starter for the Rams, and she went 4 and…
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