Greene County Schools will dismiss at 1:45 Monday afternoons to help teachers who are “hanging by a thread” due to the stress and increased workload of teaching through a pandemic. The school board made the decision at its regular meeting Oct. 21 at the recommendation of superintendent Tim Christensen. November 2 will be the first early dismissal. To give families…
Read MoreDay: October 24, 2020
Letter to the editor re: masks, Bruce Banister
To the editor, What is it going to take for the three foolishly recalcitrant people on the school board to realize that kids need to mask up at school? They won’t listen to Dr. Karber or Mr. Dennhardt, they won’t listen to the CEO of the medical center and they certainly aren’t listening to parents. The idiotic color coding system…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Oct. 23
In Greene County district court Steven Logan Dzuris, 32, of Jefferson was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of driving while license barred. He must pay up to $600 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fee and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville) Kayli Jayde Elsberry, 23, of…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 23
In Greene County magistrate court Jason William Sheldahl of Jefferson was sentenced Oct. 23 to seven days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of violation of a no contact order. The jail time is consecutive to sentences in three other Greene County cases. He was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $35. (Sentencing: Honorable…
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