Services will be held Feb. 24 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for William J. Calvert, 74, of Story City, formerly of Jefferson. The Rev Heather Dorr, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Jefferson, will offer words of comfort. Nicole Friess-Schilling will be soloist, accompanied by Sheryl Sloan. Casket bearers will be Dan Calvert, Ed Calvert, Don Dunlop, Steve…
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Shiena Hadley, 1981 – 2023
Shiena Marie Hadley, 41, of Jefferson, passed away from a motor vehicle accident on Saturday, February 18, 2023. She was born March 21,1981 in Lodi, CA, the daughter of Robert Hadley and Nora Leyva. Shiena graduated from Jefferson-Scranton High School in 1999. She was married to Eric Rosenow on Feb. 13, 2004. They were the proud parents of three children: Markus, Emma,…
Read MoreJeff council okays Imagination Alley, accepts bid on city hall project
The Jefferson city council at its Feb. 14 meeting approved a resolution supporting art improvements to the east-west alley between Art on the Fly and Royal Jewelers. Jean Van Gilder presented the project on behalf of the Jefferson Matters: Main Street Tower View Team. Imagination Alley is the third and final downtown alley project. According to Van Gilder, it is…
Read MoreSid Jones retires after 39 years with Home State Bank
Home State Bank in Jefferson announces the retirement of Sid Jones after more than 39 years of distinguished service at the bank as CEO and bank president. At the recent Feb. 17 annual meeting, the board voted to transfer CEO duties to bank president Bob Allen. Jones joined Home State Bank in 1983 and was elected president and CEO in…
Read MoreRam history made with two gold medals in state wrestling
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Greene County crowned two champions at the Class 2A state wrestling tournament last weekend. It is the first time in school history that the Rams brought home two gold medals from state. McKinley Robbins and Kale Petersen closed out their outstanding high school careers on the mat with state titles. Robbins won the 138-pound title…
Read MoreRams end hoops season with 10-13 record
The Rams boys basketball team ended their season Saturday with a 80-51 loss to Kuemper Catholic (Carroll) in Class 2A District 2 second round play. The game was rescheduled from Thursday due to inclement weather. The Knights led 35-26 at halftime. They widened the margin in the second half. Senior Jesse Miller led the Rams with 23 points with 12…
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