In the neighborhood

April 1, 2019 Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club will hold its regular meeting Thursday, April 4, with a potluck meal at 7 pm. Dale Hanaman is the coordinator and Pastor Paul Burrow will present the program on a recent trip to Cuba. More on Angus – After reading last week’s articles on Angus, I received this message from…

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Steven Harberts, 1946 – 2019

Surrounded by loved ones, the Reverend Steven Lynn Harberts passed away peacefully at home in Jefferson, Iowa on April 1, 2019. Born October 29, 1946, in Waterloo to the Reverend Dick and Enola Harberts, Steven shared his birthday with his best friend and twin brother Stewart Lee Harberts of Essex. Steven’s education began in the one-room Humke Schoolhouse in Center…

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Grow Greene County awards $1.1 million in grants

A new Greene County animal facility and dog park got a bit closer to becoming a reality and the Jefferson fire department will be able to keep up with state-mandated changes in radio equipment with grants awarded by Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation at its fourth annual Awards Night, held April 1 in the Greene Room at Wild Rose Casino…

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Greene County district court, week ending March 29

In Greene County district court Kaden Mikel Lowe, 19, of Grand Junction was granted a deferred judgment March 22 after he pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal mischief- third degree, amended from trespass causing damage more than $200 and conspiracy to commit non-forcible felony. He must pay a $625 civil penalty and a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge. He…

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Police blotter – March 2019

Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Sunday, March 31: At 1:49 pm an officer investigated a one-vehicle property damage accident in the parking lot at White Oak Station. Luis Ortiz of Jefferson backed his 2008 Ford Focus, into the guards around the fuel pumps, causing $500 in damages to the rear of the vehicle. No…

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Sheriff’s report – March 2019

Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Sunday, March 31: At 1:16 pm a deputy and the Scranton fire department responded to a controlled burn that was out of control in the 700 block of County Road N-65 (D Ave) in Kendrick Township. At 5:21 pm a deputy and the Jefferson fire department responded to…

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Celebrating 100 years of commitment to veterans

The American Legion. Three words describing one sustaining patriotic organization which has vigilantly devoted 100 years to the mission of mutual helpfulness. Founded on March 15, 1919, the American Legion is known as the nation’s largest and most powerful wartime veteran’s service organization. Its four pillars of service include: Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism, and Children and Youth.…

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P-C’s Megan Carey at All-State Speech Festival.

Paton-Churdan senior Megan Carey was the only student in the county nominated for the All-State Speech Festival for individual events. The Festival was held last Monday on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls. Carey performed her prose piece, “I’ll Fix Anthony.” This was her second All-State nomination; she was nominated as a junior, also performing in the…

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Children’s author/artist in Churdan Monday

The public is invited to the Paton-Churdan school Monday, April 1, at 1 pm to hear children’s author and illustrator Tim Read talk with children about the power of creativity and imagination. Read is the author and illustrator of the My Very Silly Monster series of picture books, which includes an ABC book, a counting book, a color book, a…

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