In Greene County district court Brandon Lee Ferguson, 24, of Jefferson was sentenced Oct. 6 to one year in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- second offense. The jail term was suspended and he was placed on probation for one year to Boone/Greene County Probation. He was fined $430 with a…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 6
In Greene County magistrate court Allyn James Case was sentenced Oct. 4 to five days in jail on a charge of public intoxication. The jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation for one year to the Greene County sheriff’s office. He must also undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense.…
Read MoreBoys finish second in HOIAC cross country meet
The Greene County boys cross country team earned second place and had two All-Conference runners at the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference meet Oct. 10 at Lincoln Valley Golf Club in State Center. The top eight finishers are named as All-Conference. Ram sophomore Noah Hinote was seventh with a time of 19:02.84, and senior Ethan Frederick was eighth in 19:09.12.…
Read MorePattie Helms Goughnour, 1931 – 2022
Funeral services for Pattie Helms Goughnour, 90, of Jefferson, will be held Friday, Oct. 14, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Bruce Webster will officiate, with Amanda Helms as vocalist and Kathy Cuddy as accompanist. Interment will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. Pattie Ruth Miller Helms Goughnour was born on November 5, 1931, to Ira Miller and Beatrice Holmes Miller. Her…
Read MoreSilent auction to benefit Relay for Life
Relay for Life of Greene County is holding an online auction Monday, Oct. 10 until Friday, Oct. 14 at 6 pm. Items for the auction have been donated by many local businesses and individuals. The auction website is www.32auctions.com/greenecountyrelay. There is also a link to the auction from the Relay for Life of Greene County Facebook page. Items are…
Read MoreNominations open for GrCo Athletics Hall of Fame
The Greene County activities department is accepting nominations for the 2023 Greene County Athletics Hall of Fame class. Nominees can be graduates of East Greene, Jefferson, Jefferson-Scranton, or Jefferson. Nominations are due by Oct. 28. Induction will take place Feb. 2, 2023, and inductees will be recognized at the Ram basketball game Feb. 3. Persons who want a nomination form…
Read MoreReflecting on 4-H Week, 4-H members thank businesses for their support
~by Linda Hedges, Greenbrier 4-H club leader Learning in 4-H takes place in kitchens, community centers, church basements, county fairgrounds or anywhere young people and adults gather. And 4-H encourages youth to build skills that will last a lifetime: communication, leadership, citizenship, goal-setting, decision making, and responsibility. But as one leader and a group of Greenbrier 4-H’ers found out, this…
Read MoreIA Monarch Conservation Consortium issues report
AMES, Iowa — Iowa has been steadily adding new habitat for monarch butterflies over the past couple of years. The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium recently released its Monarch Conservation Effort Report, which offers a snapshot of monarch habitat establishment through 2020 in all 99 counties across the state. “This report demonstrates the significant impact so far from the combined efforts…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – B. Banister re: indoor pool
To the editor, I can’t believe that the construction of an indoor pool is even being considered. If built it would be another drain on us, the taxpayers. Property taxes here are high, to say the least. Years ago we were told that the rec center would pay for itself. Does it? I doubt it. Then there is the golf course,…
Read MoreGreene County public health holding flu shot clinics
America’s health experts have been looking to the southern hemisphere for indications of what the upcoming 2022-2023 flu season will bring. What they have seen has led them to predict this year’s flu season could be the worst in the last five years. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recently told Bloomberg, “The…
Read MoreCity workers observing Columbus Day
Jefferson city hall will be closed Monday, Oct. 10, in observance of the Columbus Day federal holiday. Garbage and recycle pickup will be delayed one day next week. The Jefferson public library will also be closed.
Read MoreRam boys second at Saydel cross country meet
“Another great effort from this team” was how Greene County cross country coach Jeff Lamoureux described the Rams’ performance in the Saydel Cross County Invitational Oct. 6. “We keep getting better each meet,” Lamoureux said. “I’m very happy with the second place finish by the boys. We finished ahead of some teams that have beat us in previous meets this…
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