Greene County district court, week ending June 2

Persons pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Greene County district court during the week ending June 2 as follows: Matthew James Cummings, 36, of Jefferson, theft- first degree; and Noah M. Winkelman, 34, of Jefferson, operating while intoxicated- first offense. Trial dates were set for Sept. 11 for Cummings and for Aug. 22 for Winkelman. Cases were initiated in district…

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Greene County magistrate court, week ending June 2

Cases were initiated in magistrate court during the week ending June 2 as follows: Zein Mohammed Ibrahim of Harcourt, harassment- third degree (two counts); Christopher James Lehrkamp of Scranton, public intoxication; Richard Randall Eatwell of Newton, fraudulent practice- fifth degree; and Alyssa Lorene Ralston of Des Moines, theft- fifth degree against older individual, and in a separate case, theft- fifth…

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Rams eSports team state champions in SMITE

The Greene County e-sports team placed first in the state in SMITE, topping Iowa Falls – Alden 2-0 June 1. Other teams playing SMITE were Central Decatur, Lone Tree, Osage, Belmond – Klemme, Roland – Story and West Delaware. Greene County beat Roland-Story in the semi-finals to advance to the finals against Iowa Falls – Alden. The Iowa High School…

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PTSD topic of discussion June 6

All military veterans, their families, and the families of deceased veterans are encouraged to attend a discussion of post-traumatic stress disorder – PTSD – Tuesday, June 6.  The discussion will begin at 7 pm at the Greene County Community Center meeting room. Guest speaker will be Wayne Marck, Veterans Affairs outreach specialist. Sometimes a service member doesn’t recognize PTSD in…

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