Registration for the Greene County Youth Athletic Association (GCYAA) 2019 fall youth football program is open now through Aug. 13. Registration is online at www.gcyaa.org The program is for players entering grades 3-6. Third and fourth graders will learn football fundamentals playing flag football. The registration fee is $65 per athlete.
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Supes get jail inspection report, discuss next step for TIF
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County jail is “very good for its age,” but there are extensive problems with the layout of the building that can’t be corrected. That’s what the county supervisors were told Monday when Delbert Langley, a jail inspector with the Iowa Department of Inspections, reported on his annual inspection. The supervisors have heard the…
Read MoreTaser demo postponed to Sept. 13
Jefferson police captain Heath Enns reports that although the National Night Out events planned for Aug. 6 didn’t work out, the Taser demonstration will still take place. The Taser demonstration is now slated for Friday, Sept. 13, during halftime of the Ram varsity football game.
Read MoreForge preparing for ‘massive’ Sept. 7 opening
~by Noah Rohlfing The Forge in Jefferson is starting to come together. As Linc Kroeger enters the building from a back entrance, work can be heard being done on the second floor of the building, with drills whirring and hammers pounding. On the ground floor, things are quiet for the time being. Chris Deal, a Jefferson native who is part…
Read MoreIowa getting drier, crops still two weeks behind
Another dry week across most of the state allowed Iowa farmers 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 4, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities included moving grain, spraying fungicides and insecticides, and harvesting hay and oats. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa was rated 5 percent very short, 26 percent short, 67 percent…
Read MoreBetty Larson, 1930 – 2019
Services were held Aug. 10 at First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson for Betty Jeanne Larson, 89, of rural Jefferson. Words of comfort were offered by commissioned pastor Wendy Pittman of First Presbyterian Church of Jefferson and Pastor Larry Monthei of Hope United Methodist Church of Cooper. Gary Haupert was soloist, accompanied by Cheryl Nailor. Honorary bearers were Jami Szwejk, Leslie…
Read MoreDoris Holz, 1928 – 2019
Services will be held Aug. 6 at First United Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction for Doris Jean Holz, 91, of Rippey. Words of comfort will be offered by commissioned Pastor Wendy Pittman. Meladee Graven and Kathy Carroll will be soloists, accompanied by Janet Wills. Honorary bearers will be Kathy Carroll and Margaret Holz. Casket bearers will be Joshua Holz, Christopher…
Read MoreDonna Blair, 1932 – 2019
Services were held Aug. 5 at St Joseph Catholic Church for Donna Blair, 86, of Jefferson, formerly of Paton. Father John Gerald was celebrant of the Mass of the Resurrection. Sheilah Pound was soloist, accompanied by Lois Last. Casket bearers were David Blair, Jay Blair, Jack Fredrickson, Brent Goughnour, Ron Fick and Larry Fatka. Interment was at the Paton Township…
Read MoreDelaney, Warren campaigning here this week
Democratic presidential candidates John Delaney and Elizabeth Warren will visit Greene County this week. John Delaney will discuss the economics of soybeans and cover crops with farmers and interested voters Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 9 to 10 am, at the farm of David and Emily Weaver, 1769 B Ave, east of Rippey. This will be Delaney’s third visit, with previous…
Read MoreYard of the Month honors to Telleens
A dream came true two years ago for Heath and Samantha Telleen, whose yard and gardens were selected as the Jefferson Garden Club’s Yard of the Month for August. The Telleens had experienced living on an acreage and were looking for that kind of setting when they moved to Jefferson in 2014. When Heath, a teacher at the Greene County…
Read MoreGreene County district court, July 18-31
In Greene County district court Randy Isaiah Johnson, 26, of Carroll was sentenced to two days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana- second offense. The jail sentence was suspended and he was placed on unsupervised probation for one year. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, July 18-31
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment for a $100 fine with a $35 surcharge was entered July 31 against Vania Marie McIntire of Boone on a charge of theft- fifth degree. She must also pay a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge and $110.55 restitution for her court appointed attorney’s fees. Court costs were $324.70.
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