The 40th Bell Tower Festival included several friendly competitions. Young performers took advantage of an opportunity to be on stage and compete for a chance to be on the Bill Riley Stage at the Iowa State Fair. Performers came from Jefferson, Cherokee, Gowrie, Harlan, Urbandale and Bayard. Winning in the Sprout division for ages 2-12 was 10-year-old vocalist/pianist Norah Otis…
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Brent Lindgren, 1954 – 2019
Brent Lester Lindgren, the son of Leonard and Alice Marie (Small) Davidson Lindgren, was born May 29, 1954, at Fort Dodge, and died suddenly on June 6, 2019. He lived his life to the age of 65 years and 8 days. Brent graduated from the Paton – Churdan High School in 1972 and later attended Iowa Central College in Fort…
Read MoreChurches tell VBS plans
Churches in the county have compiled a calendar of Christian activities planned for the summer. All children are welcome at the following vacation Bible schools: • June 17-19 – Paton First Presbyterian Church, 6-8:15 pm with a snack provided at the city park. More info: 515-968-4469.
Read MoreTeen summer reading program starts this week at Jeff public library
The sky is the Limit for fun at the Jefferson Public library this summer for teens and ‘tweens. The Teen Summer Reading Program begins June 13 and runs through Aug. 1. Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to participate. Students should visit the library any time to register and pick up reading logs.
Read MoreCelebrate a child’s first fish
Preserve the memory of your kid or grandkid hooking their first fish this summer with a special certificate. Print the certificate yourself from an electronic file posted online or request a printed certificate. Apply for a first fish certificate online at www.iowadnr.gov/firstfish or complete the form in the Iowa Fishing Regulations and mail it in.
Read MoreShade garden featured in Ungers’ Yard of the Month
Combine a shared interest in gardening with a lawn location not suited for grass and the result is a lush shade garden at the home of Collette and Jim Unger at 1218 Rush Ridge Road, the June 2019 Jefferson Garden Club Yard of the Month.
Read MoreRams win two over Nevada Cubs
~by Noah Rohlfing The Ram summer teams celebrated the Bell Tower Festival with wins over the Nevada Cubs Friday evening in Jefferson. The softball team got its second consecutive win of the season, using strong pitching by eighth grader Emma Hoyle to claim a 4-2 victory.
Read MoreBell Tower of Fame Award to pharmacy entrepreneur Charlie Porter
The 40th Bell Tower Festival opened Friday evening with the presentation of Bell Tower of Fame Award to Charlie Porter, a native of Jefferson and one of the founders of Medicap Pharmacies. This isn’t the first time Porter has been lauded in his hometown. Porter, a 1965 Jefferson Community High School graduate, was homecoming king and king of the Charity…
Read MoreRam softball team wins over G-R, baseball loses to Carroll
~by Noah Rohlfing After eight straight losses to start the 2019 softball season, the Greene County Rams are on the board with a win. A strong performance from starting pitcher eighth grader Emma Hoyle held Glidden-Ralston to three runs, while the Rams used seven hits and nine walks to score 11 straight runs after the first inning saw the score…
Read MoreChase Flack, 1992 – 2019
Services were held June 7 at the Greene County Middle School gymnasium for Chase Allen Flack, 26, of Ames, formerly of Jefferson. The Rev Cathy Van Gundy offered words of comfort. Coach Chris Conner, Coach Mark Sawhill and John McLaughlin also spoke. Recorded music was “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Born Free” by Kid Rock, and “Sweet Child o’ Mine”…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending June 6
In Greene County magistrate court Branden G. Smith of Jefferson was sentenced to 30 days in jail May 23 after he pleaded guilty to a charge of interference with official acts. No financial information was listed on Iowa Courts Online.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending June 6
In Greene County district court Renae Jane Baugh, 37, of Jefferson was sentenced to two years in prison after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- second offense. All but seven days of the prison time was suspended; she is to serve the jail time concurrent to the sentence in an earlier OWI case.…
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