Memorial services for DeAnna “Banana” McPherson, 69, of Jefferson were held December 23, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jefferson. Private interment will be at Dawson Twp. Cemetery, Paton. On August 15, 1952, an event occurred that was so significant, some experts would later claim that the earth stopped spinning on its axis for exactly one nanosecond. While this phenomenon has…
Read MoreDay: December 22, 2021
Greene County magistrate court, week ending Dec. 17
In Greene County magistrate court disposition was entered Dec. 16 against Tristan Isaiah Heese of Dow City, who was found guilty of interference with official acts at a non-jury trial. Heese was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $60. (Magistrate Jessica Morton) Information is available since the return of arrest warrants that Michelle A. Christian of Grand…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Dec. 17
In Greene County district court Ashley Marie McGrauth, 24, of Jefferson pleaded not guilty Dec. 15 to charges of possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Her trial date was set for March 1.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – GrCo Homeless Coalition
Dear Editor, Growing up in Greene County in the ’80s and ’90s, it would have seemed otherworldly to know that a man experiencing homelessness was living out of his minivan in front of the Grand Junction library. With exception to the rare transient, it seemed as if “homeless people” were relegated to the streets of downtown Des Moines, and other…
Read MoreCompensation board recommends salary increases ranging from 8 to 15 percent
Greene County elected officials will see their salaries increase more than the cost of living if the county supervisors accept the recommendation of the compensation board. The compensation board, which is composed of people appointed by the elected officials, is recommending salary increases from 8 to 15 percent. The federal cost of living adjustment is 5.9 percent. The board met…
Read MoreFrom Scrooge to goodwill in 10 seconds, just like the new space telescope
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Listening to a radio interview of a quartet of planetary scientists from NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, I learn that a new space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, will be sent off to outer space on December 24. It will allow investigation of astrology and the cosmos, and objects…
Read MoreMichael Morain to speak at historical museum Dec. 28
Event marks 175th anniversary of statehood Michael Morain, a fifth-generation Iowan with deep roots in Greene County, will be the featured speaker when the Greene County Historical Society celebrates the state’s 175th birthday with a special 2 pm program on Tuesday, Dec. 28, at the museum in Jefferson. The event, being held on the actual anniversary day of statehood in…
Read MoreRare December derecho spawns three tornadoes in Greene, Guthrie counties Dec. 15
~by The Scranton Journal An unusual weather system moved through the Midwest on Wednesday, leaving record-setting temperatures and a path of destruction from high winds and tornadoes. The National Weather Service in Des Moines has determined that three EF-2 tornadoes capable of producing wind speeds of 120 miles per hour blew through Guthrie, Greene and Webster Counties, starting just after…
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