~a column by Colleen O’Brien Lines upon lines upon rows upon – They pile up in the corners on the steps in the bathroom by my bed Hanging around hoping someone will need them Lines upon lines upon rows upon “Of the making of books there is no end.” Ecclesiastics 12:12 There are three manuscripts under my desk, bored with…
Read MoreDay: December 14, 2022
Jeff council okays bonds for sewer plant
Council hires search firm for new city administrator; Palmer is retiring in July The Jefferson city council at its Dec. 13 meeting held a public hearing and then approved a resolution approving up to $21 million in sewer revenue bonds to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant. Estimated cost of the project is $19.75 million, and that’s the amount of debt…
Read MoreMorton wins ISU heptathlon
Carter Morton, a third-year track and field athlete at the University of Northern Iowa and a 2020 Greene County High School graduate from Jefferson, won the Iowa State University Holiday Invitational heptathlon held on Dec. 9-10. Morton scored 5,651 points to secure his second career win in the event. Morton set new personal bests in three of four events on…
Read MoreForfeits hinder Greene County grapplers
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team had two meets last week, Thursday at ADM High School and Saturday at Ogden High School. Open weights are a problem for the Rams as they have many forfeits. The Rams are scheduled to host a meet on Thursday with Saydel, Interstate 35 and Nevada as opponents. Saturday…
Read MoreRam boys go 1-2 in hoops play
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team picked up one win and two losses last week in three nights of play. The Rams were scheduled to play again this Tuesday at West Marshall High School, Friday at home against Perry and on Saturday at Kuemper Catholic High School in Carroll. On Monday, Dec. 5,…
Read MoreRam girls have hard week on the basketball court
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls basketball team saw the court three times last week but were unable to pick up a win. The Rams were scheduled to play again on Tuesday at West Marshall High School, Friday at home against Perry, and on Saturday at Kuemper Catholic High School. On Monday, Dec. 5, the…
Read MoreSupervisors up asst county attorney to fulltime
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the meeting on Dec. 12, the Greene County board of supervisors unanimously approved county attorney Thomas Laehn’s request to make the assistant county attorney position fulltime. Laehn told the board workload in the county attorney’s office has increased and there will be several jury trials in 2023 in addition to seven Class A or…
Read MoreCareer Academy to hold Canva classes in January
The Greene County Career Academy and Iowa Central Community College will host a pair of classes in Canva, a creative design tool used for many social media applications, flyers and marketing materials, and personal projects like invitations and announcements. Canva has many pre-designed templates or users can start “from scratch.” An introductory class is slated for Tuesday, Jan. 10, with…
Read MoreSummit Carbon Solutions has most of its needed easements in Greene County for carbon pipeline
Summit Carbon Solutions reported Dec. 13 it has secured easement agreements accounting for 85 percent of its proposed pipeline route across Greene County. Across Iowa, 61 percent of the needed easements have been secured. “Summit Carbon Solutions was formed to open new economic opportunities for ethanol producers and to strengthen the ag economy that is so critical to families and…
Read MoreBlue Christmas service this Thursday
NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. Central Christian Church in Jefferson invites all who are seeing more darkness than joy this holiday season to a Blue Christmas service, a service of remembrance and hope, Thursday, Dec. 15. The quiet, contemplative service is intended for those for whom this time of year brings back memories of past pain and sorry. “For…
Read MoreSnowmobile, off-highway vehicle registrations expire Dec. 31
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reminds Iowans that registrations for snowmobiles and OHVs purchased during the 2022 registration cycle expire Dec. 31. Any decal displayed on a machine with a 22 printed on it will no longer be valid for machines used on snowmobile trails, public ice, or the OHV parks. Any registration that is not renewed prior to…
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