In Greene County district court Dalton Zachariah Haggerty, 25, of Pace, FL, was sentenced to two days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- first offense. He may complete the Des Moines Area Community College 48-hour alcohol education program in lieu of the jail time. He must undergo a substance abuse…
Read MoreDay: March 30, 2020
Greene County magistrate court, ending March 27
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered against Drew Bobby Agan of Boone on a charge of disorderly conduct, amended from assault. Agan was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. Court costs were $212.
Read MoreCOVID-19, a marathon, not a sprint
Gov Kim Reynolds’ rhetoric about the COVID-19 pandemic has changed in the two weeks since she declared a public health disaster in Iowa. At her daily press conference Monday she characterized the pandemic as “a marathon, not a sprint” in answering a question about how many peaks we can expect. “Today starts the fourth week since coronavirus was first confirmed…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – March 2020
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Tuesday, March 31: At 9:38 am a deputy investigated a suspicious person in the 500 block of N 16th St in Grand Junction. At 3:32 pm a deputy investigated a suspicious person on Highway 30 near County Road P-33 (S Ave).
Read MorePolice blotter – March 2020
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Tuesday, March 31: At 1:02 am while on routine patrol, an officer located several juveniles at Kelso Park. The officer removed the juveniles from the property. At 8:07 am a complainant reported finding a counterfeit $100 on his property in the 500 block of N. Wilson Ave. At 11:55…
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