To the editor, So, this is how the Trump presidency ends, with insurrection, violence and murder. Trump and son Don Jr. incited the MAGA crowd and the violence that followed but Republican politicians, including Iowa’s Grassley, Ernst and Reynolds, enabled him for four years, both vocally and in cowardly silence. You could say that all 74 million people who voted…
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Webb House lasanga dinner fundraiser
Organizers of the Webb House will serve a lasagna dinner as a fundraiser Sunday, Jan. 17. The meal will be carry-out only. Dinners must be pre-ordered by calling the First United Methodist Church office at 515-386-4411 by Friday afternoon. Meals can be picked up Sunday between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm at Webb House, 401 S. Wilson Ave, in Jefferson.…
Read MoreCovid positivity rate still falling
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County continues declining. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reported positive tests were 7.7 percent of all tests in the last 14 days. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the county is 692. There have been no new cases in the last 24 hours, seven in the last…
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