James Hans Ball was born the son of Lora and Luella (Peterson) Ball on November 8, 1932, at Webb, Iowa, and passed from this life with his loving wife of 64 years at his bedside on May 15, 2020, at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines at the age of 87 years. Jim grew up on his parents’ farm and graduated…
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More Fareway gift cards for local businesses
The Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce applied for and received $1,000 in Fareway gift cards last week, in addition to $2,000 received in April. Fareway Stores Inc announced last month a $200,000 donation to the Iowa Chamber of Commerce Executives. The $3,000 received by the local Chamber is the maximum amount any chamber could receive.
Read MoreJeff city hall opening Monday; library doing well but staying closed
There’s good news: Jefferson city hall will be open to the public again starting Monday, May 18. Regular hours are 8 am to 5 pm. There’s other news: The curbside service offered by the Jefferson public library staff is proving to be very successful. That allows the library trustees to take extra time in reopening the library. The trustees determined…
Read MoreWhere there’s a will
The Class of 2020 has had special opportunities to learn stamina, resilience, the the power of thinking “outside the box” as the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly changed the end of their senior year. A pair of seniors, Ashlee Harmeyer and Alexis Miller, had a drive thru graduation party Saturday.
Read MoreTower Tunes will mark Memorial Day weekend
The Bell Tower Community Foundation has scheduled special Tower Tunes Live concerts for Memorial Day weekend. A variety of patriotic songs and hymns will be played by three musicians over the weekend to celebrate this important holiday. Concerts will be played from 12:15 to 12:30 pm each day. Wendy VanderLinden will play Saturday, May 23, Yvette Bardole will play Sunday,…
Read MoreKiwanis chicken dinner postponed
The Staley’s Chicken Dinner hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Jefferson has been postponed to Sunday, Aug. 30, due to issues created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets previously purchased will be honored that day.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending May 14
In Greene County district court Jenniffer Kaye Jane Barkalow, 28, of Marshalltown was sentenced May 8 to seven days in jail after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana- second offense. The jail term was suspended and she was placed on informal probation for one year. She must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, ending May 14
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered May 8 against Penny Lane Sankey of Fort Dodge on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. Court costs were $95. Cases were initiated as follows: Steven Logan Dzuris of Jefferson, interference with official acts; and Teresa Ann Turner of Bayard, possession of…
Read MoreCOVID-19 update from GrCo public health
Greene County continues to see community spread of COVID-19. The Greene County public health department reports that as of May 14, Greene County has 14 confirmed cases of the illness; nine patients have recovered. A total of 1,163 county residents have been tested.
Read MoreJeff council okays loan to wrestling academy, contracts for runway and trails
The Jefferson city council at its May 12 meeting paved the way for an elite wrestling program to relocate in Jefferson with the approval of a $150,000, 10-year forgivable loan to T.J. Sebolt. Sebolt and his father Scott Sebolt are negotiating the purchase of The Fieldhouse from Greene County Youth Athletic Association. The building was originally the Safeway grocery store,…
Read MoreTest Iowa accuracy rates at 95 percent when result is positive
The results of COVID-19 testing done as part of the Test Iowa initiative have been validated by the State Hygienic Lab, Gov Kim Reynolds announced Thursday at her daily press briefing. The tests were found to be 95 percent accurate for persons with COVID-19, and 99.7 percent accurate for those who test negative. Since Test Iowa was launched 23 days…
Read MoreIntimidation, bullying used fight opponents of proposed CAFO
~by Janice Harbaugh The camera doesn’t lie. We’re all becoming aware of that in these strange days of pandemic when videoconferencing is becoming the way to meet. We’re getting good at reading people because we have time to study them without their actually being aware we’re doing it.
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