Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Wednesday, July 31: At 2 pm the sheriff investigated a reported theft in Grand Junction. At 4:09 pm a deputy investigated a complaint of harassment in Grand Junction. At 11:08 pm a deputy investigated a car-deer accident on Highway 4 near 250th St south of Jefferson. Shannon Funcke,…
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Police blotter – July 2019
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Wednesday, July 31: At 5:44 pm a complainant advised he located three male juveniles sitting in is vehicle in the 300 block of E. Madison St. He had chased the boys off before the officer arrived. The officer is investigating the event. At 7:01 pm an officer investigated a…
Read MoreGrCo school board adds to effort toward better student mental health
The Greene County Schools board of education is keeping the mental health of students high on its priority list. After approving additional elementary counseling staff for the last school year, the board at its July 17 regular meeting approved spending up to $9,450 to provide students access to a mental health practitioner at school via telehealth in the coming school…
Read MoreSchool sets special election to okay uses of SAVE one-cent sales tax
Voters in the Greene County school district will go to the polls for a special election Sept. 10 that could impact the scope of repurposing of the current high school into a middle school with no change to property tax bills. On the ballot will be a revenue purpose statement, or RPS, to authorize spending revenues from the state one-cent…
Read MoreRams upset #8 Gilbert to advance in post-season play
~by Noah Rohlfing Heading into the first round of district action with four straight defeats didn’t deter the Greene County Rams baseball team from pulling off an unlikely victory Friday night against the No. 8 Gilbert Tigers.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Dick Finch
To the editor, I love living in Jefferson but we’re not a Carroll or Boone and residents and city management and council should start to realize this and quit trying to spend us into the next century. All these walking trails, beautifying our businessless county square and signs all over directing people to ??? Lest we all forget about our…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending July 17
In Greene County district court Anthony Charles Lange, 37, of Ankeny was sentenced to 30 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of burglary- third degree. The jail time is concurrent to jail terms in six Polk County Cases. He was fined $625 with a $218.75 surcharge; both were suspended. He must pay a…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending July 17
In Greene County magistrate court Jeffrey D. Sprague of Jefferson was found guilty at a trial July 17 of harassment- third degree. He was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. Court costs were $297.36. A judgment was entered against Marry Jone Eh of Des Moines on a charge of trespass- casino self-exclusion. She was fined $200 with a $70 surcharge…
Read MoreArnold E. Steinke, 1929 – 2019
Funeral services were held July 24 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson for Arnold Ewald Steinke, 90, longtime Jefferson resident. The Rev Dennis Martens, pastor of the church, offered words of comfort. Mark Erikson was organist. Casket bearers were Joel Venteicher, Chris Goodwin, Tim Ely, Joanie Simms, Lori Whiton Damron and Sheryl Peterson.
Read MoreWebcam installed at school construction project
It may be short on plot and character-building but the story playing out from the northwest corner of Jefferson will have a great (although predictable) ending. A webcam has been installed at the site of the new career academy and high school. Anyone interested can visit the school district’s website at any time and click on the link to the…
Read MoreRams baseball regular season ends with two losses
~by Noah Rohlfing Greene County baseball’s regular season is complete following games on Monday against Bondurant-Farrar and Tuesday night against Carlisle. Monday night the Rams struggled to get any offense going, with just four hits — Bryce Stalder with two singles and David Richter and Austin Delp with one each — and no runs scored.
Read MoreSupes okay policy limiting public art on county property
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The gallery was packed at the Greene County board of supervisors meeting on July 15 during discussion of the draft of a public art policy. Members and supporters of the Tower View Team were present as well as interested citizens of the county. The public art policy drafted by county attorney Thomas Laehn had been…
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