In Greene County district court Carlos Carmelo Sierra Rojas, 25, of Des Moines was sentenced March 28 to 29 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- second offense. The jail term is concurrent to the sentence in another case in which a jury found Sierra Rojas guilty of a charge of assault on…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending April 1
Cases were initiated in Greene County magistrate court during the week ending April 1 as follows: Michael Shane Miller of Jefferson, possession of drug paraphernalia; Jason William Sheldahl of Scranton, violation of no contact order; Tanisha Kathleen Rice of Jefferson, violation of no contact order; Richard Allen Keller of Perry, theft- fifth degree; and Peyton Michael Paddock of Jefferson, public…
Read MoreGrCo school board selects Abbotts as superintendent
The Greene County Community School board announced April 1 that a contract for superintendent has been offered to Brett Abbotts pending a final background check. Abbotts is currently principal at Roosevelt elementary school in Council Bluffs. He has been in this position since 2017. Prior to that he held positions as assistant principal, athletic director, and teacher in schools in…
Read MoreGrCo teacher arrested at school for public intox, OWI
Preliminary breath test shows blood alcohol level three times the limit A Greene County High School teacher was arrested at school Thursday after staff members reported “abnormal behavior” to school principal Brian Phillips. Peyton Michael Paddock, 24, is charged with operating while intoxicated and public intoxication. Phillips called the police at 11:34 am, well into the school day. According to…
Read MoreDoug Carman appointed to medical center board of trustees
The Greene County Medical Center board of trustees appointed a new member at its March meeting. Long-time Greene County resident Douglas (Doug) Carman has joined the Greene County Medical Center board of trustees. Carman lives in rural Jefferson and is an active member of the community. He is retired from Peoples Bank in Scranton after 38 years of service.Carman is…
Read MoreAbsentee ballot requests accepted through May 23
Ballots must be received at auditor’s office by June 7 Eligible electors of Greene County can request an absentee ballot from the Greene County auditor’s office for the June 7 primary election March 29 through Monday, May, 23, at 5 pm. Regardless of the date the request for an absentee ballot is received at the auditor’s office, the ballots cannot…
Read MoreDrive-thru Toddler Fest coming to Greene County
Greene County libraries will present a re-imagined Toddler Fest after a two-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Toddler Fest is returning as “Toddle Through Your Library.” Each of the six libraries in the county will host a time families of children age 2-5 can drive through the library’s parking lot and pick up an activity bag. Each child will…
Read MoreMary Alice Duvall Woodruff, 1926 – 2022
Mary A. Woodruff passed away March 26, 2022 in Jefferson at age of 95. A celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 10:30 am at First United Methodist Church (UMC) in Jefferson. Interment will follow in the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Visitation with family will be at the church from 9 to 10:15 am, prior to the Celebration…
Read MoreHerma Parr, 1920 – 2022
Funeral services for Herma Parr, 101, of Jefferson were held April 2, 2022, at Central Christian Church in Jefferson. Interment was at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Herma Maxine (Hendershott) Parr was born on a farm south of Grand Junction on Aug. 10, 1920, to Baptist parents, Amy (Blanshan) and Oliver Hendershott. She had one sister, Saramae, who was three years older…
Read MoreMost of Kendrick Township pioneer cemetery now being farmed
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline “It’s a criminal act to destroy a pioneer cemetery,” supervisor Dawn Rudolph told the Greene County board of supervisors at their meeting March 28. “I support the cemetery.” Rudolph reported “discarded stones and bones” in the Kendrick Township pioneer cemetery called the Horan Cemetery, located north of the Raccoon River Bible Conference camp. She said…
Read MoreMany activities planned for National Library Week at Churdan library
The Churdan public library has many fun things planned for National Library Week, April 3-9. The week starts with a “Sound of Music” movie sing-along on Sunday, April 3, at 2 pm. The library will furnish popcorn, a “mix-in candy” bar and lemonade. Please feel free to bring a snack to share and your beverage if you don’t want lemonade.…
Read MoreVander Wilt named Main Street: Chamber director
Jefferson Matters: A Main Street & Chamber Community announced March 28 that interim director Beth Vander Wilt has been hired as the director. Vander Wilt has lived in Jefferson for 36 years and taught high school Spanish until her retirement in 2018. In the summer of 2018, she worked as a tour guide at Thomas Jefferson Gardens. In 2019, Vander…
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