Fall clean-up is slated for this week, Oct. 21-24, in Jefferson. Pick up will be done in each neighborhood on the regular garbage day. Materials must be separated: metal with metal, wood with wood, garbage with garbage, yard waste, etc. If items are not sorted, they will not be picked up. Scrap metal should be cut into lengths not longer…
Read MoreMonth: October 2019
Ernst staffers coming to county Oct. 22
The office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R) has scheduled traveling office hours across Iowa during October and November. Representatives of Sen Ernst’s office will be available in counties across the state to assist Iowans with problems or questions about eligibility for Social Security, veterans benefit or military affairs, passports, immigration issues, and other federal programs. Sen Ernst will not…
Read MoreHealthcare policy topic of program at Thomas Jefferson Gardens
Healthcare policies is the topic for the first in an intermittent series of educational public policy presentations hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Gardens board. Carl Behne, chief executive officer at Greene County Medical Center, will be the presenter Monday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 pm at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens and Welcome Center on the southeast corner of the courthouse square…
Read MoreRams remain undefeated with one regular season game remaining
The Greene County Rams football team moved to 8-0 on the season and stretched a streak of home wins to nine with a 60-8 victory over the winless Red Oak Tigers Friday in Jefferson. The win sets up next Friday’s game in Ida Grove against the OA-BCIG Falcons as the Class 2A District 9 championship game, as both teams are…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Oct.17
In Greene County district court Benjamin Anthony Allen, 29, of Jefferson was sentenced Oct. 14 to 10 years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of theft- first degree. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for two years. He was fined $1,000 with a $300 surcharge; both were suspended. He…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 17
In Greene County magistrate court Ryan Douglas Patterson of Jefferson was sentenced Oct. 16 to jail in two separate cases. In the first, Patterson was sentenced to five days in jail on a charge of violation of a no contact order. In the second case, Patterson was sentenced to four days in jail, also on a charge of violation of…
Read MoreKeep recycling!
The loss of Genesis Development as a processor of recyclable material may be good news for county residents. According to Jefferson council member Matt Wetrich, who serves as a member of the Greene County Recycling Agency, county residents will see no changes in recycling in the near future.
Read MoreRams keep rolling with 26-0 win over Trojans
~courtesy of the Scranton Journal The Greene County football team remains unbeaten on the season with a victory over Atlantic Friday night. The Rams punished the Trojans 26-0 to move to 7-0. Atlantic falls to 2-5. The Rams host winless Red Oak this Friday in the last home game of the regular season. The Rams led 13-0 after the first…
Read MoreRams fall in pair of HOIC volleyball matches
~courtesy of the Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team fell to 11-17 with 0-3 losses to Roland-Story and Nevada. The Rams are off this week until Saturday when they travel to Atlantic for an eight-team tournament. Action begins at 9 am.
Read MoreSupes hear of heroism, lower crime rate
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard a riveting story of heroism at its regular meeting Monday. County sheriff Jack Williams told of a water rescue last week after a vehicle went into Buttrick Creek with a woman in danger of drowning. Deputy sheriff Shane Allen and Churdan fireman Nate Byerly rescued her with support…
Read MoreWaterfowl hunters reminded of rules for hunting in flooded crop fields
Iowa’s unusually wet spring and fall has created a unique situation in certain parts of the state where floodwaters are reaching crop fields and causing issues regarding what waterfowl hunters can and can’t do in these areas. According to federal regulations, hunters are allowed to hunt standing crops as well as flooded standing crops unless that field has been manipulated.…
Read MoreGreene County Singers slate concert for Sunday
The Greene County Singers’ fall concert, ”Why We Sing,” is set for Sunday, Oct. 20, at 3 pm at Central Christian Church in Jefferson. The Greene County Singers are celebrating their fourth year of singing together. The choir was formed in 2015 and has 28 to 30 members. They are based in Jefferson but have choir members who participate from…
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