County attorney praises work of law enforcement

~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At their meeting on Oct. 11, the Greene County supervisors heard from county attorney Thomas Laehn about three high-profile cases that have been successfully prosecuted to the point of sentencing. In one case, a major methamphetamine pipeline through Greene County was shut down. In another case, a person who assisted with the bank robbery in…

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Julie Yepsen, 1956 – 2021

Julie Yepsen, 65, of Jefferson, died of COVID-19 on October 12, 2021, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Private interment for the immediate family will take place in the Jefferson Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring of 2022. Survivors include her husband Tom Yepsen; daughter Laura (Matthew) Krohne; son Jared (Tasha)…

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