~by Tori Riley Staffing issues of the Jefferson police department have brought the department to a situation where providing 24-7 coverage is extremely difficult. The department’s roster is full at eight. There are currently only five, and one of them is at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). County attorney Thomas Laehn has referred to a potential “collapse” of the…
Read MoreDay: September 4, 2020
Larry Blake – ‘Popular kids’ taken out of context
To the editor, I do not ever in my time in school remember adults, let alone educators, determining who was “popular “. It is a peer imposed student hierarchy within each school. Usually other students aspiring to be like or liked by those they deem popular. Part of the “in” crowd. To take out of context Mr. Christensen’s comment about…
Read MoreJPD staffing hits dangerous low
Will be discussed at Sept. 8 meeting A pair of Greene County elected officials spoke about the staffing shortage of the Jefferson police department at the Jefferson city council’s regular meeting Aug. 25, while JPD police chief Mark Clouse had no comments on the situation. Sheriff Jack Williams told council members to expect to lose another JPD officer in the…
Read MoreGreene County farmers now eligible for federal emergency loans
On Thursday, United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue approved Gov. Reynolds’ request for a Secretarial disaster declaration for Benton, Boone, Cedar, Clinton, Dallas, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Story, and Tama counties. In accordance with the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 24 additional counties were designated contiguous natural disaster counties, including Adair,…
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