In Greene County district court Zang Thang, 31, of Indianapolis, IN, was sentenced June 24 to 10 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of interference with official acts causing bodily injury. He was also fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge. He must pay an amount not to exceed $600 restitution for his court…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending June 25
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered against Tashina Sue Taylor of Jefferson on a charge of domestic abuse assault. She was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $60. Cases were initiated during the week ending June 25 as follows: Royce Christopher Gonnelly of Jefferson, possession of drug paraphernalia; Roger Lee Low of Carroll, possession…
Read MoreMed center trustees table new long term care facilities
The Greene County Medical Center board of trustees held its regular monthly board meeting Thursday, June 24. During the meeting a decision was made to table the EGR – Senior Continuum of Care project and focus on providing long term care services within Greene County Medical Center. The decision was based on increased costs of construction and continued COVID-19 uncertainty.…
Read MoreViolet Vaughn, 1927 – 2020
Violet Ann Brown Miers Vaughn died November 30, 2020 at Carlisle, at the age of 93 years. She was born April 4, 1927, the daughter of Ruth Mae Davis Brown and Ross Albert Franklin Brown. She grew up with her parents and two sisters in the small town of Arion. Violet worked as a school teacher. She married W. Dean Miers in the…
Read MoreGrCo baseball loses four, at 2-12 on season
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County baseball team had a tough week, losing all four games on their schedule. Monday, June 14, they fell to Roland-Story 15-6 and Wednesday it was South Hamilton 6-2. Saturday Saydel hosted a tournament where the Rams lost to Van Meter 7-3 and to Saydel 10-2. GC is 2-12 on the season and…
Read MoreRam softball team at 4-12 on season, battling illness and injuries
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team lost to Roland-Story 12-4 on Monday, June 14. A second game was on the schedule, but due to illness and injury to the Rams pitchers, it was forfeited to the Norsemen. Tuesday’s game with ADM was also forfeited for the same reasons. GC was back in action Wednesday, taking a…
Read MoreNicole Murphy wins $20,000 with scratch off lottery ticket
A Greene County woman bought a ticket in a new lottery game and won a $20,000 prize. “I just couldn’t breathe. I was shaking. It was an experience I had never had before,” Nicole Murphy, 46, of Jefferson told officials as she claimed her prize on June 14. “I’m guessing people who jump out of airplanes maybe get that experience,…
Read MoreMedical center foundation holds golf tournament
Greene County Medical Center Foundation director Nancy Houska couldn’t have asked for better weather for the Foundation’s golf tournament, held June 18 at the Jefferson Municipal Golf Course. Sunny skies, warm temperatures and 64 golfers made a perfect combination for fun and fundraising. Sixteen teams began with a shotgun start at 10 am, followed by a boxed lunch provided by…
Read MoreStevens named Extension farm management specialist
AMES, Iowa – With a little more than a year of experience working for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Alexis Stevens has yet to experience “normal extension life.” The newly named farm management specialist for Region 2, she began her extension career in February 2020, as the county extension director for the ISU Extension and Outreach Boone County office. Her start…
Read MoreHistorical Society to open new exhibit, “Dig it! The 1950s, ’60s & ’70s”
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Three decades that changed the world – and our part of it – are featured in a new exhibit, “Dig it! The 1950s, ’60s & ’70s,” that will open on Saturday, July 3, at the Greene County Historical Museum in Jefferson. An exhibit, designed and constructed by Mikki Schwarzkopf and Dianne…
Read MoreA slight wiggle in thinking
~a column by Colleen O’Brien A neighbor kid I knew in the 1980s, youngest of four boys and friend of my kids, grew up to earn a doctorate in psychology and become a nationally certified counselor and a marriage and family counselor. Steve, now Dr. Steven W. Nicholas, recently wrote a book on how to deal with suicides, writing in…
Read MoreSupervisors handle varied business
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors meeting on June 21 was noticeably clearer for those who electronically attended the meeting. GCNO noted much less background noise in the transmission and clearer audio quality when people spoke from the gallery. Board chair John Muir announced the installation of a new microphone. Sound quality has been an…
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