In Greene County district court Beth Anne Laurent, 49, of Des Moines was sentenced to one year in jail after she pleaded guilty to a charge of operating a vehicle without owner’s consent, amended from theft- second degree. All but 14 days of the jail time was suspended; the days are consecutive to jail time in another Greene County felony…
Read MoreMonth: December 2019
Greene County magistrate court, week ending Dec. 5
In Greene County magistrate court disposition was entered Dec. 4 against Damon David Joseph Zimpel of Scranton on a charge of theft- fifth degree. He was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. Court costs were $60.
Read MoreWomen’s collective forms to purchase downtown building
Plans to re-open Angie’s Tea Garden after city does rehab work A group of women has kicked off a plan to bring Angie’s Tea Garden back to downtown Jefferson. Spurred on by the realization that the absence of this iconic tea room in the community was having an impact on other businesses, many of them women-owned, a core band of…
Read MoreRam boys 1-1 to start 2019-20 hoops campaign
The Ram boys basketball team is 1-1 after its first two games of the 2019-20 campaign. The Rams lost Dec. 2 to the Ogden Bulldogs in Ogden, and walloped the Perry Blue Jays 65-27 at home the next night. Against Ogden, the Rams were schooled in the importance of playing four quarters of ball. They led 12-7 at the end…
Read MoreRam girls 0-2 to start basketball season
The Rams girls not only lost their basketball season opener to Ogden Monday night, but they lost half their senior players due to injury. Kassie Lamoureux will miss the next several weeks due to an injury to her wrist, leaving Izzy Bravard as the only senior on the team. The Rams kept up in the first quarter and were behind…
Read MoreP-C girls lose hoops opener 46-42 to Ar-We-Va
Danielle Hoyle nabs 20 rebounds The Paton-Churdan girls lost their season hoops opener at home Dec. 3 to Ar-We-Va, 46-42. The Ar-We-Va Rockets were up 22-21 at halftime and held a four point lead after three quarters. P-C’s Tessa Steimel led her team in scoring with 15 points, all of them from 3-point range. Danielle Hoyle scored 12 points and…
Read MoreRam wrestlers open season at home with two wins, one loss
The Ram wrestling team opened the 2019-20 season hosting Ogden, PCM and Van Meter/Earlham on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Rams won over Ogden and PCM but lost to Van Meter/Earlham. Greene County 42 – Ogden 36 106: McKinley Robbins won by fall in 0:41 over Levi Russo 113: Brenner Gallagher won by 8-7 decision over Kale Munson 120: Mylo Taute…
Read MoreHS basketball season underway
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The winter sports season has gotten underway with Greene County boys basketball facing Ogden on Monday and Perry on Tuesday. Coach Chris Nelson and assistants Mark Renslow and Trey Tucker are getting the boys team ready for competition. Last year the Rams’ record was 7-16 overall, 4-10 in Heart of Iowa Conference action.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Phyllis Crowder re: Jeff council appointment
To the editor, As we all know, Matt Gordon will soon assume his duties as our new mayor leaving his council seat to be filled. May I suggest Sean Sebourn to be appointed to this vacancy. In Sean’s first bid for public office this past general election he made a respectable showing while sharing the ballot with two well known…
Read MoreA sure cure
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I have a friend who, in a great depression, could not get off the couch. She could not read, take a shower, eat, even watch TV. And then the cleaning lady poured out the potpourri that had been stewing lightly in a crock pot for a week. Two problems: 1) one of the ingredients in…
Read MoreNativity Festival set for this Sunday
Concert line-up includes ‘Dr Holly’ on saxophone and 7-year-old singer Delaney Pedersen Nativity scenes will be the centerpiece of the eighth annual Nativity Festival this Sunday, Dec. 8, at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. The Nativity Festival not only celebrates the Christmas story, but it provides an opportunity to support the Heart of Iowa affiliate of Habitat for Humanity…
Read MoreCelebrate Christmas in Scranton on Thursday, meet Santa on Saturday
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Join the fun and meet your friends in Scranton to celebrate Christmas this week. Scranton Betterment Committee is hosting the annual Christmas in Scranton on Thursday, Dec. 5, followed by Cocoa With the Clauses on Saturday, Dec. 7.
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