~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Greene County can boast a wrestling champion following Saturday’s state tournament in Des Moines. McKinley Robbins maintained his undefeated season with a 7-5 victory in the Class 2A 120-pound final. Robbins, the tournament second seed, opened his championship quest with a 9-4 decision over Dawson Townsend of Davis County. In the second round, Robbins posted a…
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State title for grappler McKinley Robbins
Greene County sophomore McKinley Robbins brought home the Class 2A State Championship medal at 120 pounds on Saturday. After finishing second at 106 pounds as a freshman, Robbins achieved his goal of a state title this year. It wasn’t easy as his matches were close, including one overtime decision. He finishes this season with a perfect 34-0 record. Robbins is just…
Read MoreThe uber greedy
~a column by Colleen O’Brien This country enjoyed a brief respite for sensible people when Joe R. Biden was elected honorably – without ANY cheating or lying – President of the U.S. by a majority of the people of the U. S. But the nightmare soon returned, in the form of mayhem and murder, televised across the world under the…
Read MoreJeff council okays $400K for animal shelter
The Jefferson city council at its regular meeting Feb. 23 approved a resolution of intent to authorize up to $400,000 in a general obligation bond for a portion of the cost of constructing a new animal shelter. The bonds will be sold at the same time as those approved last month. Two council members and the mayor reported hearing comments…
Read MoreRam boys finish hoops season with 5-14 record
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team split in action recently, losing to Southeast Valley 69-48 on Feb. 8 and defeating Saydel 75-48 on Feb. 9. The Rams had another run at SEV Feb. 16 in the first round of the Class 2A substate tournament but came up short. Greene County ended the regular season with…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
February 22, 2021 RIPPEY LIBRARY Website: www.rippey.lib.ia.us Email: rippeyli@windstream.net Hours: Mon-Fri 2- 5 p.m. ~by Phyllis Bardole, librarian This has been a cold month and I felt very cold, too! Our printer decided not to talk to our new computer, but thanks to our computer “specialist”, it is working now. There are a few problems still, but I can use…
Read MoreCovid positivity rate continues sliding
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing is at 1.4 percent as of Tuesday morning, Feb. 23, reported Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. There have been no new cases diagnosed in the previous three days. Nine new cases were diagnosed in the past seven days and 46 have been diagnosed the past 14 days. Of 785 total cases,…
Read MoreJack Harmer, 1943 – 2021
Jack Harmer, 77, of Jefferson, died February 19, 2021, at his home. A memorial service will be held Monday, March 1, at 1 pm at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson, followed by interment of cremains and military rites at Jefferson cemetery. Jackie Merritt Harmer was born October 6, 1943, in Council Bluffs, to Virginia (Pine) and Barton Merritt Harmer of…
Read MorePolice blotter – February 2021
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Sunday, Feb. 28: At 12:06 am a deputy requested assistance from an officer after a reported break-in the 1800 block of Highway 30 west of Grand Junction. The officer checked Jefferson for the subject, but did not locate him. At 2:01 am a complainant reported the theft of her…
Read MoreCovid test positivity rate lower than 2 percent
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing is at 1.7 percent as of Feb. 22, according to Greene County public health director Becky Wolf, There have been no new cases diagnosed in the last 24 hours and the last three days. There were nine new cases in the last seven days and 46 new cases in the last 14 days.…
Read MoreEsther Monthei, 1937 – 2021
A graveside service for immediate family will be held Feb. 26 at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery for Esther Ann Monthei, 84, of rural Jefferson. Larry Monthei will offer words of comfort. Honorary bearers will be Theresa Subbert, Jody Hoskins, Larry Dean Monthei, Jennifer Hansen, Joe Subbert, Angie Freml, Jeremy Hoskins, Amanda Burbank, Dawn Tingwald, Curtis Hoskins, Audrey Hinote, Keith Monthei,…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – February 2021
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Sunday, Feb. 28: At 12:06 am a deputy investigated a burglary in 1800 block of Highway 30 west of Grand Junction. At 1:30 am a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 1900 block of County Road E-53 west of Grand Junction. The driver was found to have…
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