The 40th Bell Tower Festival opened Friday evening with the presentation of Bell Tower of Fame Award to Charlie Porter, a native of Jefferson and one of the founders of Medicap Pharmacies. This isn’t the first time Porter has been lauded in his hometown. Porter, a 1965 Jefferson Community High School graduate, was homecoming king and king of the Charity…
Read MoreDay: June 7, 2019
Ram softball team wins over G-R, baseball loses to Carroll
~by Noah Rohlfing After eight straight losses to start the 2019 softball season, the Greene County Rams are on the board with a win. A strong performance from starting pitcher eighth grader Emma Hoyle held Glidden-Ralston to three runs, while the Rams used seven hits and nine walks to score 11 straight runs after the first inning saw the score…
Read MoreChase Flack, 1992 – 2019
Services were held June 7 at the Greene County Middle School gymnasium for Chase Allen Flack, 26, of Ames, formerly of Jefferson. The Rev Cathy Van Gundy offered words of comfort. Coach Chris Conner, Coach Mark Sawhill and John McLaughlin also spoke. Recorded music was “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Born Free” by Kid Rock, and “Sweet Child o’ Mine”…
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