In Greene County district court Sylvester L Trotter, 32, of Carroll was sentenced April 24 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- third offense. He will be given credit for time served. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and follow all recommendations until maximum benefits are attained.…
Read MoreDay: April 29, 2020
Greene County magistrate court, ending April 27
Cases were initiated in Greene County magistrate court as follows: Andrew Steven Gathercoal of Grand Junction, possession of drug paraphernalia; Matthew John Goff of Jefferson, public intoxication; and Sandra Ann Burris of Scranton, assault- simple.
Read MoreGlennie Sayre, 1932 – 2020
Glennie Sayre passed on to her final home on April 26, 2020. For the past five years she had been a resident of Brown Deer Senior Living in Coralville. She was 87 years of age. Glennie Eileen Lane Sayre was born in Jefferson on October 31,1932, to Thomas Boston and Erma Caroline Lane. She was educated at Bristol # 6…
Read MoreSupes hear more about Raccoon River watershed flap
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard more information at its regular meeting April 27 about a controversy brewing over the North Raccoon River Watershed Management Coalition (NRRWMC). This involves the development of a watershed management plan by the coalition. Greene County is a member of this coalition.
Read MoreDem, GOP voters should watch mailboxes for absentee ballot request
Greene County auditor Jane Heun, her fellow county auditors across the state, and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate encourage voters to cast absentee ballots by mail in the upcoming June 2 primary. During the COVID-19 pandemic, voting by mail is the safest option, a press release stated.
Read MorePlanting ahead of average year
Although most of Iowa received spotty rains, there were 5.3 days suitable for field work during the week ending April 26, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. In contrast, it was mid-June before Iowa farmers had a week with 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork in 2019.
Read MoreThe diary of a coronavirus rebel
Diary entries by Cori O’Virus, as dictated to Colleen O’Brien Last time I wrote, I was thinking of myself as the paradoxical parasite , Cori O’Virus on a mission to save my species – coronavirus, as well as my host’s species – humans. My human host has just fallen asleep, with the radio on, as usual, so I listen most…
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