American Legion Post #11 named local winners in the American Legion of Iowa’s flag essay contest at Greene County Middle School. Fifth grade students were asked to write an essay on “What the Flag Means to Me”. Flag essay chair Barb Labate and Post 11 commander Fred Long visited with fifth grade social studies classes prior to their writing. Social…
Read MoreYear: 2023
2023 – The year in review
News highlights of 2023 ranged from a celebratory opening a new animal shelter to sometimes heated discussions at Jefferson city council meetings concerning a new housing development. A ribbon cutting was held Sept. 24 at the new animal shelter at 1700 Doreen Wilber Drive in Jefferson. Animals had been moved from the former shelter in January as the space was…
Read MoreJo-Ann Hall, 1957 – 2023
Jo-Ann (Horton) Hall passed away on December 27, 2023, at Regency Park Nursing and Rehab in Jefferson after a long courageous battle with dementia. She was 66 years old. Jo-Ann Horton was born on August 5, 1957, to Faith (Worman) Horton and Larry Horton in Hammond, IN. The family moved to Iowa and made their home in Madrid. Jo-Ann graduated…
Read MoreFarm ancestors topic when genealogy group meets Jan. 6
The Greene County Iowa Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, Jan. 6, at 10 am. Assistance in finding more information about farming ancestors will be the program. Mary Ealy’s topic will be on using plat books and understanding land descriptions to find where ancestors lived and worked. The meeting room at the Jefferson Public Library basement is handicap accessible. Members and…
Read MoreRobinson named director of GJ library
Alan Robinson has been named director of the Grand Junction Public Library. A resident of Grand Junction, he was previously director of the Jamaica Public Library in Jamaica. Robinson also worked at the Cobblestone Hotel in Jefferson and at Jefferson Matters: Main Street following a 20-year career as a business journalist in New York. “The Grand Junction library is an…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Dec. 29
In Greene County district court Christopher Herbert Lawrence, 43, of Jefferson was sentenced Dec. 21 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- third or subsequent offense. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Corrections for three years. He was…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Dec. 29
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was entered Dec. 22 against Joshua Allen Leroy Jordan on a charge of disorderly conduct- fighting/violent behavior. Court costs were $96.50. A case was initiated against Jennifer Marie Ashby of Jefferson on a charge of domestic abuse assault.
Read MoreSupervisors okay use of master matrix for another year, hear funding requests
Names committee to determine use of opioid settlement ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Greene County will receive approximately $72,000 as its share of $345 million Iowa will receive through settlements with pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies found liable for the opioid crisis. The funds will be disbursed over five years. At the board of supervisors’ Dec. 27 meeting, county attorney…
Read MoreRam bowlers fall to Gilbert
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys bowling team faced their first loss of the season Dec. 18 while falling by 314 points to Gilbert, with the girls suffering a similar fate. The Rams will bowl again on Monday, Jan. 8, in Waukee. Gilbert traveled to bowl at Spare Lanes in Jefferson, and with the boys’…
Read MoreRams top Eagles for first hoops win of the season
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team notched their first victory of the season by downing Saydel last week. The girls team showed offensive improvement but came up short on the scoreboard. Ram boys – The boys team fought their way to pick up their first win of the season, beating Saydel 57-52 on…
Read MoreScranton library notes
Happy New Year! Stop in the library and pick up a calendar with reading challenges for 2024. I plan to highlight one that I complete to make the calendar a little more colorful. Thank you to everyone who filled out surveys. Congratulations to our prize winners, Ashley Squibb and Zayden Cram. I am hoping to see lots of youngsters in…
Read MoreProperty valuations increase across the county
Greene County property owners will likely not be surprised that property valuations in the county as of Jan. 1, 2023, increased significantly. Auditor’s office real estate and tax coordinator Pam Olerich reported to the supervisors Dec. 27 that the total valuation is now at $876,889,249, an increase of 8.87 percent. Rural values increased 6.84 percent while urban (within incorporated cities)…
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