The Greene County supervisors at their Feb. 24 meeting held the required public hearing on the proposed maximum property tax dollars for FY21 (beginning July 1, 2020). There were no public comments and the required resolution was approved. The maximum property tax dollars for general county services was set at $4,485,973, a reduction of $45,012 ($45,012) from the current year.…
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Cattlemen raise $20K+ in annual trophy sale
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal, photos by GreeneCountyNewsOnline Almost 200 beef producers, friends and business associates gathered at Clover Hall in Jefferson on the Greene County Fairgrounds Saturday evening to support the Greene County Cattlemen’s Association at their 86th annual meeting. It was a banner evening for the group as they raised $20,175 through the auction of Greene County Fair…
Read MoreHunter safety course slated in Jefferson
There will be a hunter safety training course offered March 3,5 and 7. The course, sponsored by the Greene County conservation board, is scheduled for 6:30 to 9 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. These will be held at the Milwaukee Road Depot in Jefferson. The class on Saturday will be located at Slininger Woods from 8 am to 4 pm.…
Read MoreRam girls end hoops season with loss to R-S
The Greene County girls basketball season culminated in Story City Feb.19. The Rams fell to third-ranked Roland-Story 55-30, ending the season with a 3-20 record while R-S advanced to the Class 3A Region 3 title game with a 19-3 mark. The Rams fell to the Norsemen twice earlier in the season by scores of 76-11 and 70-9. Even though the…
Read MoreScranton to honor alumni 6-on-6 players
The annual Soups and Hoops event will be held at the Scranton Community Center. Hosted by the Scranton Alumni Association and Scranton Betterment Committee, the festivities are planned for Saturday, March 21. In conjunction with the Scranton Alumni Reunion that is scheduled on Saturday, June 20, the organizers are inviting all Scranton alumni who played the 6-on-6 game for the…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
February 24, 2020 BARDOLE BAPTISM – Family members gathered at the Churdan United Methodist Church on Sunday, Feb. 16, for Luke James Paul Bardole’s baptism and Adam’s birthday. Luke and Adam are the sons of Schyler and Lauren Bardole. Attending besides Roy and Phyllis Bardole were Tim and Lori Bardole of Rippey, Cassie Bardole, Gabe Bardole, Pete and Yvette Bardole,…
Read MoreOvernight fire closes Scranton Manufacturing
It took the crews of 15 fire trucks about four hours to extinguish a fire overnight at Scranton Manufacturing. Greene County sheriff and Jefferson fire chief Jack Williams described it as a “massive scene,” with the Scranton, Jefferson, Glidden and Carroll fire departments responding. The fire was reported to Greene County dispatch at 11:23 pm.
Read MoreA live chat with Lincoln Highway explorer and author Sunday via Skype
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Retired U.S. ambassador Michael S. Owen said after extensively traveling the roads of a half-dozen African nations, Pakistan, Ireland and India in his 30 years as a career diplomat, he was thrilled to explore his American homeland by driving the historic Lincoln Highway in recent years. That’s brought him through Greene…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Feb. 21
In Greene County district court Devin Julian Villalobos, 18, of Jefferson pleaded not guilty Feb. 21 to a charge of sex abuse- third degree. A trial date was set for May. 12. A case was initiated against Nicholas Weber, 19, of Jefferson, on a charge of possession of marijuana.
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Feb. 21
In Greene County magistrate court cases were initiated during the week ending Feb. 21 as follows: Ryan Douglas Patterson of Jefferson, violation of no contact order, two separate cases; Nicole Terese Borkowski of Jefferson, violation of no contact order; and Nicholas Weber of Jefferson, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Read MorePolice blotter – February 2020
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Saturday, Feb. 29: Routine activity reported. Friday, Feb. 28: At 5:29 pm the owner of Cambridge Apartments reported the strong smell of marijuana at one of the buildings. The officer is investigating. At 10:29 pm an officer checked on an wanted male subject at a residence in the 600…
Read MoreNo early-out Wednesdays in 2020-21 school calendar
Greene County students will have different start dates and there won’t be weekly early dismissals in a 2020-21 calendar presented at the Feb. 19 regular school board meeting. The calendar calls for high school students to start classes Thursday, Aug. 27, while middle school and elementary students won’t start until Tuesday, Sept. 8. High school students will have 174 attendance…
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