In Greene County magistrate court Dalton Weber of Jefferson was granted a deferred judgment Feb. 12 on a charge of domestic abuse assault. He must complete the Iowa domestic abuse program at his own expense and he will be on informal probation for one year. A judgment was entered for a $65 civil penalty with a $100 domestic abuse surcharge.…
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In the neighborhood
February 16, 2020 LIONS CLUB – The next Rippey Lions Club meeting is Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 pm at the Rippey United Methodist Church beginning with a served meal. The club recently welcomed Greg Jacobs as a new member. Greg is a third generation member with his father Paul Jacobs and grandfather John Jacobs members in past years. Paul…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Phylis Crowder in support of Sean Sebourn
To the editor, The city council, once again, at the expense of the residents, voted unanimously to hold a special election on March 3 to fill the vacant council seat. This in spite of the large group of supporters present at the Jan. 14 council meeting urging for the appointment of a very viable candidate, Sean Sebourn, to fill the…
Read MoreGlennie Costello, 1933 – 2020
Glennie Jean Costello, daughter of Benhardt and Marie (Ladehoff) Segebart, was born June 2, 1933, in Crawford County. Glennie passed away peacefully with her family by her bedside February 12, 2020, at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson at the age of 86. Glennie grew up in Vail and graduated from Vail High School. On April 6, 1953, she…
Read MoreGood crowd raises funds for National Wild Turkey Foundation
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal A near capacity crowd enjoyed an evening of food, drinks and fund raising for the Greene County Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Held at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson Jan. 31, the event drew more than 100 guests who enjoyed the meal catered by Lidderdale Country Store. More…
Read MoreRieder honored by HS Athletic Directors Assn
Doug Rieder (right), longtime sports broadcaster with Raccoon Valley Radio, was honored at a recent Greene County basketball game with the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association Media Award. Rieder has done play-by-play of Jefferson-based high school sports for 40 years. The award was presented by IHSAD past-president and Greene County athletic director Todd Gordon (left). Gordon nominated him for…
Read More4-H news
The Greenbrier 4-H club met at Landus Co-op on Monday, Feb. 10. Conner Allender of the Young Leaders reported their group was doing chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine’s Day as a fundraiser. The Young Leaders would be preparing them during the week and pick-up would be Feb. 13 and 14 at the Greene County Extension office.
Read MoreJeff council discusses merger of Chamber, Main Street
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At a time when Jefferson has received national recognition for restoration and historical preservation of its Main Street District and is seeing increasing tourism from those efforts, many are wondering how best to proceed. The city council heard from representatives of the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce and Jefferson Matters: Main Street at the council meeting…
Read MoreNEW Cooperative looking at adding feed mill at Cooper location
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Managers for NEW Cooperative Inc., an agronomy company based in Fort Dodge and operating a site south of Cooper on Highway 4, spoke to the Greene County board of supervisors at the regular meeting on Feb 13 about expanding operations at the Cooper site.
Read MoreThe Behn Report
~by Sen. Jerry Behn February 14, 2020 One of the first things we did during our fifth week in the Senate was pass our education funding bills, Senate File 2164 and Senate File 2142. These bills together mean approximately $90 million in increased funding for Iowa schools. We are confident this amount is sustainable and responsible, allowing us to prioritize…
Read MoreNew Way Trucks acquires Canadian manufacturer
Scranton, IA – New Way Trucks, Inc., an Iowa-based refuse truck manufacturer, announced Feb. 13 the acquisition of ROTO PAC® from Ginove, a Quebec-based manufacturer of refuse equipment best known for its patented ROTO PAC; the world’s first auger-driven organics collection truck in North America.
Read MoreAlliant Energy warns of scammers
Alliant Energy reports that customers in Wisconsin and Iowa have received calls from scammers pretending to be Alliant Energy. These callers threaten to cut off power in a few hours unless immediate payment is made. The following information is provided by Alliant Energy:
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