August 31, 2020 Nancy and Dale Hanaman journey to Fort Dodge to visit the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. The actual fort was located in downtown Fort Dodge but there is one original building that was moved to the fort and museum site. The various buildings in the pioneer village have historical artifacts related to the Fort, that era and…
Read MoreYear: 2020
Russ Johnson, 1951 – 2020
Russell “Russ” Kent Johnson, the son of Veron and Bernice (Reincke) Johnson, was born January 2, 1951, in Waterloo. He passed away at the age of 69 years of cancer on an early Friday morning, August 28, 2020, at his home in Jefferson, with his wife De at his bedside. Russ grew up on a farm near Parkersburg and started…
Read MoreStudents start new year in new building
It took five years and two failed bond referendums, but Greene County High School students walked into a new building to start the school year Monday morning. The regional career academy that’s connected to the building and operated in partnership with Iowa Central Community College opened two weeks ago. Discussion of an entirely new high school began during the winter…
Read MoreElections is topic of Community Conversation Thursday
Billie Jo Hoskins, the deputy county auditor who oversees elections, is the speaker at a Community Conversation Thursday, Sept. 3, at 5:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. Hoskins will talk about the state requirements for elections, the costs of an election, preparations needed for an election, security and voter verification, the procedures poll workers follow for in-person Election…
Read MoreRams open gridiron season with 49-0 win over Perry
The Greene County Rams started their varsity football season with a 49-0 win over the Perry Blue Jays in Perry Friday night. The entire second half was played with a continuous clock, as the Rams were up 43 points at the half. Junior Bryce Stalder started his first varsity game as quarterback and scored three of the Rams’ touchdowns, with…
Read MoreAD Gordon tell plans for fan attendance at activities
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way Greene County activities director Todd Gordon sees the fall sports season and the start of the school year. “We want to make it through October. We want to have a Christmas concert,” he said at a recent Jefferson Rotary meeting. Coaches have changed practices to keep players healthy, he explained, keeping groups of…
Read MoreLast filing deadline past, candidates for county offices told
Billie Jo Hoskins, deputy for elections in the Greene County auditor’s office, has announced the following candidates for the Nov. 3 general election: COUNTY OFFICIES ALL SUPERVISORS ARE ELECTED AT LARGE; All terms on the ballot are 4-year terms For County Board of Supervisors District #1, vote for no more than one Mick Burkett – Republican Linn Cipperley-Price – Democrat…
Read MoreBruce Banister re: ‘popular’ kids
To the editor, Superintendent Tim Christensen recently said in an article in “The Jefferson Herald”, and I quote: “If the popular kids wear a mask, then others are going to be apt to wear one.” Gee Tim, would you please give us a list of the popular kids and particularly the “others”. I think parents deserve to know how and…
Read MoreThe Iowa Way
a column by Sen Joni Ernst Doesn’t it just seem like one thing after another? We’re in the midst of a global pandemic, which has taken the lives of more than one thousand Iowans, and then we get hit by a derecho. It’s been a trying year for folks across Iowa. The challenges we’re facing as a state, and a…
Read MoreFirst day for middle schoolers delayed to Sept. 10
The first day of school for students at Greene County Middle School will be Thursday, Sept. 10. That’s two days later than previously announced. School superintendent Tim Christensen explained the occupancy permit needed after the renovation project will be issued later than expected. Staff wants to give students an opportunity to walk through the building before school starts, and they…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Aug. 28
Former Grand Junction fire chief and ambulance driver Thomas Michael Launderville, 40, of Grand Junction was sentenced Aug. 28 in district court to 180 days of jail on a charge of operating while intoxicated- second offense. He was driving a Grand Junction ambulance at the time of the offense. All but 18 days of the jail term was suspended and…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Aug. 28
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered against Adam Eugene Coy of Boone on a charge of disorderly conduct, amended from domestic abuse assault. Coy was fined $65 with a $9.75 surcharge. Magistrate Jessica Morton ruled he is unable to pay court costs. A judgment was entered against James Pena of Denison on a charge of disorderly conduct,…
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