In Greene County district court James Kenneth Harris, 35, of Woodward was sentenced April 20 to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic abuse assault- second offense, amended from domestic abuse assault- third or subsequent offense. He will be given credit for time service. He must complete a batterers education program. Harris was fined…
Read MoreDay: April 25, 2022
Series of town hall meetings on Diversity Project has started
About 65 persons attended the first in a series of town hall meetings hosted by Greene County Development Corporation to provide an overview of the Diversity Project, now named Nueva Vida en Greene County, or New Life in Greene County. The meeting was held at Clover Hall in Jefferson. Several more people attended a meeting later in the evening in…
Read MoreJohn Peters, 1939 – 2022
Services will be held April 28 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for John Peters, 82, of Jefferson. Burial will take place at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel at a later date. John Robert Peters passed away April 23, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born August 30, 1939, in Fort Madison, the…
Read MoreJoan Harbaugh, 1932 – 2022
Joan Harbaugh passed away surrounded by her children on April 24, 2022, at the age of 89. No public services are planned. Memorials in her name may be given to the family, or left at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Joan Marie Harbaugh was born on August 22, 1932, in Greene County, the daughter of Harry Price and Edith (Mischke)…
Read MoreTourism award to Deal’s Orchard
Deal’s Orchard was awarded the Outstanding Retail Experience Award in the rural category at the Iowa Tourism Conference held last week in Des Moines. The Iowa Tourism Office presented 26 awards recognizing excellence in 13 categories, with a recipient in metro and rural businesses. The Apple Barn is the center of Deal’s Orchard’s retail business. The Apple Barn offers apples…
Read MoreChurdan man killed in Carroll County crash
A Churdan man was killed Saturday in a crash in northwest Carroll County. According to information from the Iowa State Patrol, at 11:37 am Alexander Fister, 31, of Lytton was northbound on Velvet Ave driving a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 “Big Horn” pickup truck. Dennis Hardy, 69, of Churdan was westbound on 130th St driving a 2022 GMC Sierra pickup…
Read MorePolice blotter – April 2022
Following are excerpts of activity reported by the Jefferson police department: Saturday, April 30: At 3:19 pm staff at Regency Park reported a possible elder abuse occurring there. The Department of Inspections and Appeals will conduct the investigation into the reported matter. At 7:29 pm a resident caught a stray dog in the 300 block of Edgewood Ave. The officer…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – April 2022
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Saturday, April 30: At 4:53 pm a deputy investigated a dog bite in the 200 block of North St in Dana. At 6:05 pm a deputy assisted with a calf out on Highway 4 and 210th St north of Jefferson. Friday, April 29: At 12:18 pm a deputy…
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