In Greene County district court Jason A. Thede, 48, of Jefferson was sentenced June 14 to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of assault-simple, amended from assault causing bodily injury or mental illness. The jail sentence was suspended and he was placed on informal probation for one year. Thede was fined $100 with a $35…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending June 19
In Greene County magistrate court James Christopher Tornabane Vanderpool of Jefferson was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge on a charge of disorderly conduct, amended from assault. Court costs were $60. Cases were initiated in magistrate court as follows: Tyler James Smits of Jefferson, violation of a no contact order; Kimberly Nadine Murphy of Scranton, theft- fifth degree; John Taylor…
Read MoreRams back after rain postponements
~by Noah Rohlfing After rainouts on Tuesday, the Greene County softball team faced a doubleheader with PCM. The Rams got a split in the doubleheader, winning their fifth game of the season in the process. The first game was the completion of a suspended contest from May, in which the Rams were down 3-1 when the game was stopped due…
Read MoreSchool construction update
Greene County school superintendent reports a significant amount of work has been completed on the high school/career academy building site. The building pad itself has been finished. This involved cutting down the hillside on the west side of the site and moving in fill dirt on the east side of the site to raise the level of the east side…
Read MoreOstendorf and Danner, mainstays through school changes, retiring
~by Noah Rohlfing for the Scranton Journal Greene County Elementary has seen lots of change over the past 30-plus years, but two of the ever-present teachers at the school, Ann Ostendorf and Lori Danner, are hanging up their pencils and retiring at the end of the school year. Ostendorf, a kindergarten teacher for 35 years who has labeled each one…
Read MoreSpecial election for Jeff council Tuesday
Voters in Jefferson will vote Tuesday, June 25, for a council person to fill the remainder of a term that expires Dec. 31, 2021. On the ballot are Amelia Carman, Darren Jackson, who is now serving on the council as an appointee, Mike Mentzer and Mark Wright.
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity’s Kretzinger to retire, Lamoureux to step up
The board of Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity announces that executive director Erich Kretzinger will retire effective June 30. Kretzinger has been in the position for 10 years. Following a succession plan created in 2014, when service area and staffing were expanded to include supporting Guthrie County volunteers, associate director Jeff Lamoureux will move into the position of executive…
Read MoreCo attorney writing ‘social host’ ordinance
Hosting a party at which underage drinking or smoking is done may carry a hefty price tag in Greene County. County attorney Thomas Laehn told the county supervisors Monday that at the urging of county sheriff Jack Williams, he’s working on a social host ordinance. The ordinance would allow for civil penalties against people who knowingly host parties with alcohol…
Read MoreGrCo HS tells honor rolls
(Editor’s note: Middle school honor rolls can be found under the Good News tab.) Greene County High School guidance counselor Ruth Broman has released the honor rolls for the spring trimester. Students on the high honor roll with a grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0 include: 12th grade – Jordan Aubrey, Arthur Bardole, Samantha Behne, Janella Brophy, Gina Brown,…
Read MoreJack Bucklin explains ‘protest sign’ in parade
“Somebody’s got to do something!” That’s what I said to a friend who told me “Oh, Jack, don’t do it” after I told her what I was about to do, carry a war protest sign in the Bell Tower parade. I was feeling it, though, feeling it especially hard when I saw the news that the US was moving a…
Read MoreSpecial events planned for Scranton sesqui
A wide variety of special events are planned for the Scranton sesquicentennial Saturday, June 29. The line-up includes: Quilt raffle – See the Doris Tolsdorf/Heartfelt Quilters quilt displayed at Peoples Bank in Scranton. Raffle tickets for the quilt may be purchased the day of the celebration at the information table at the corner of Madison & Main. Tickets are available…
Read MoreOne more holiday?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien June nineteenth is a ceremonial holiday (meaning you don’t get off work) in several states in the U.S.; it has never been declared a national holiday. Juneteenth, sometimes called Freedom Day, sometimes called Emancipation Day, is an American holiday celebrated by African Americans because they were freed from enslavement. It grew out of the announcement…
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