Moderate rainfall during the week slowed harvest in some areas as Iowa’s farmers had an average of 4.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 29, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, completing fall tillage, applying fall fertilizer, baling stalks, and hauling manure. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 12…
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Stalder, Shipley on HOIAC first team in volleyball
The Heart of Iowa Activities Conference released All-Conference honors teams for the 2023 volleyball season with five Rams being selected. On the All-Conference first team are senior Kaylee Stalder and junior Emma Shipley. On the second team, junior Violet Reedy was selected. Senior Graci Cooklin and junior Payton Kokenge were chosen as honorable mention. The Rams placed third in the…
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GREENBRIER 4-H The Greenbrier 4-H club met at Clover Hall on Oct. 9. In old business, record books will be returned at family night in November. For new business we were informed enrollment needs to be done before Nov. 15 to avoid a late fee. Our Greenbrier club put big 4-H signs around the county for National 4-H week. Following…
Read MoreBetty Johnson, 1924 – 2023
A memorial service for Betty J. Johnson, age 99, of Jefferson, will be held Nov. 7 at First United Methodist Church, Jefferson. Interment will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. Betty was born September 6, 1924, in Guthrie Center. She was the daughter of Reuben Myrick and Bernice (Fisher) Myrick Starr. Betty began her primary education in Guthrie Center and continued…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – October 2023
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Tuesday, Oct. 31: At 12:26 pm a deputy assisted the Jefferson PD with an arrest in the 300 block of W. Reed St. At 2:14 pm a deputy and a Jefferson officer assisted a jailer with the inmate arrested earlier that afternoon as he tried to escape from…
Read MorePolice blotter – October 2023
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Tuesday, Oct. 31: At 12:26 am a complainant requested an officer at a residence in the 300 block of W. Reed St for a relative who was assaulting family members there.Officers arrived and spoke to the parties involved. The officer’s investigation led to the arrest of Joshua Parrish, 27,…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Oct. 27
In Greene County district court Thomas Lee Caldwell, 47, of Woodward was sentenced Oct. 18 to 15 years in prison on a charge of possession of a controlled- third or subsequent offense, subsequent offender. He had been found guilty of the crime at a jury trial Aug. 28. Caldwell’s prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation to…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 27
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was entered against Breanna Dawn Mahers of Jefferson after she pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct- abusive epithets/threatening gesture, amended from assault. Court costs were $60. A judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was entered against Jamie Jo Francis Theulen…
Read MoreMarlys Ostrander, 1944 – 2023
Services will be held Nov. 4 at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson for Marlys Ostrander, 79, of Jefferson. Interment will be at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Marlys Renee Ostrander, age 79, of Jefferson, passed away October 29, 2023. Marlys was born to Cecil and Elinor (Farquhar) Barrett on July 16, 1944, in Jefferson. She graduated from Jefferson Community High…
Read MoreIA Dept of Ed provides ‘report cards’ for public schools
The Iowa Department of Education released new Iowa School Performance Profiles Oct. 26. The performance ratings are based on how each school’s students performed on a variety of measures, including student proficiency and growth, the 2022-23 school year. The ratings range from exceptional (highest performing), high performing, commendable, acceptable, needs improvement, and priority (lowest performing). The Department of Education bases…
Read MoreJefferson housing project information
Provided by Greene County Development Corporation, Oct. 24, 2024 In 2019, a Greene County Development Corporation (GCDC) survey of our largest employers showed that 30 percent of their employees were commuting in and out of the county for work. A majority of those employees also said they wish they could live in Greene County, but they couldn’t find adequate, affordable…
Read MoreP-C middle schoolers ride High Trestle Trail
Paton-Churdan middle school student rode the High Trestle Trail on Friday, Oct. 20. All 40 students rode the 12-mile trip from Woodward to Slater and a majority gutted out the trip back to Madrid to end the day with almost 20 miles. It was a beautiful day on the trail. Students enjoyed social time with friends, practicing bike etiquette and completing…
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