Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, IN, the last candidate to visit Greene County before the Feb. 3 caucus, was the pic of 112 of the 339 Democrats – 33 percent – of the Democrats who caucused. He and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders were the only candidates to be viable in all seven of the county’s precincts. Buttigieg and Sanders…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending Jan. 31
In Greene County magistrate court Jason William Sheldahl of Jefferson was sentenced Jan. 28 to seven days in jail on a charge of violation of a no contact order. He will receive credit for time served. Court costs were $90. In a related case, Sheldahl was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge on a charge of false report to public…
Read MoreTrump sweeps GOP caucus
President Donald Trump received 132 of the 133 votes cast at Greene County Republican caucuses. William Weld received one vote in the West precinct. Votes for Trump were Central, 20; East, 20; Jefferson 1, 14; Jefferson 2, 15; Jefferson 3, 26; North, 22; and West, 15.
Read MorePatricia Monogin, 1934 – 2020
Patricia Monagin, 85, of Jefferson, died January 30, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines surrounded by her daughters Carole Monagin-Rustan and Kelly Walker, her son Mike Monagin, and many family members. She was preceded in death by her parents Albert Case and Irene Mohr; brothers Jim Case, Chuck Case, and Donnie Case; sister Stella Ludwig; and sister-in-law…
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