Greene County district court, week ending June 13

Persons pleaded not guilty in  Greene County district court as follows: Timothy Joseph Faber, 27, of Sparta, WI,  operating while intoxicated- first offense, theft- first degree, criminal mischief- fourth degree and attempted escape from custody; and Jason William Sheldahl, 48 of Jefferson, domestic abuse assault- second offense. A trial date was set for Aug. 27 for Faber and for July…

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Letter to the editor – David Weaver

To the editor, I am writing in support of Darren Jackson, who is running for Jefferson city council. I met Darren in 2018 after announcing my candidacy for the Iowa House. I was attending the Inaugural BOOST Bash when Darren introduced himself to me. He was polite and professional but also curious about why I had put my name on…

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Rams lose two games on diamonds

~by Noah Rohlfing The Ram softball and baseball teams took road trips in different directions Tuesday, with both teams returning home with losses. Five defensive errors helped doom Greene County softball to a defeat Tuesday night against Class 3A No. 1 rated ADM.

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Kenny Hostetler, 1965 – 2019

A Service of Remembrance was held June 14 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Kenneth Dale Hostetler, 54, of Jefferson. Pastor Larry Monthei of Hope United Methodist Churches offered words of comfort. Josh Monthei offered words of encouragement. Special music was “Tom Sawyer” by Rush and “Back In Black” by AC/DC.

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