The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is urging Iowans to buckle up during the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort. The national seat belt campaign, which coincides with the Memorial Day holiday, is May 22-June 4, 2023. In 2022, 55 percent of traffic fatalities in Iowa were unbelted or unknown. So far, in 2023…
Read MoreYear: 2023
Commencement speech according to Mom
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Do you remember the speaker at your high school graduation? Me, neither. I recall only that our speaker was male. Were females invited as speakers at such events in 1962? If the fellow in my gym gave us good advice that afternoon, I don’t recall it. As far as I was concerned, he was the…
Read MoreDenise Geisler, 1955 – 2023
Services were held May 20, 2023, at kingdom Hall of Jehovah’as Witnesses in Jefferson. Interment will be at a later date in Lake City. Denise Colette (LaVine) Geisler, daughter of Ronald and Karon LaVine, was born in Lake City on July 4, 1955, and departed this life May 11, 2023. Denise graduated from Lake City High School in 1973. She…
Read MoreGrCo school board discusses new football field restrooms, middle school play equipment and more
The Greene County Schools board of education demonstrated at its May 17 regular meeting that more goes into educating students than teachers, curricula, and classrooms. Most of the board’s agenda was non-academic items – things like restrooms at the football field, cashless admission gates at athletic events, and outdoor play equipment for middle schoolers. Building trades instructor Kirk Davis updated…
Read MoreSupervisors protect the health and safety of residents during RAGBRAI pass through and the Bell Tower Plaza from chalk art
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline National Grid Renewables is not abandoning its Grand Junction Solar project despite the denial of a needed permit by the county board of adjustment. Doug Hawn, county emergency director, told the county supervisors at their May 15 meeting that he, county zoning official Chuck Wenthold, and the assistant county attorney will meet with Tom Karas…
Read MoreAuthor to speak Wednesday in Jefferson
Iowa author Ann Hanigan Kotz will speak Wednesday, May 24, at part of the Jefferson public library’s 2023 author series. Hanigan Kotz grew up southwest of Denison in a large farming family. She is a retired teacher, with most of her career at Waukee High School as an advanced placement English teacher. She picked up her writing career after retiring.…
Read MoreJudith K. Burnell, 1951 – 2023
Services were held May 18, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson for Judith K. Burnell, 71, of Jefferson. Words of comfort were offered by commissioned pastor Wendy Pittman of the church. Danille Curtis was soloist, accompanied by pianist Cheryl Nailor. Casket bearers were Patrick Daugherty, Richard Daugherty, Christopher Daugherty, Todd Altemeier, Ramsey Durst and Colton Day. Interment as at…
Read MoreBehne advances to district golf
The Greene County boys golf team saw their season come to an end in the Class 3A sectional golf tournament on May 11. Junior Nathan Behne placed fourth overall with an 18-hole total of 78 and advanced to district competition in Orange City May 15. Behne had knee surgery following a basketball injury and was medically cleared to play golf…
Read MoreRippey alumni meeting May 27
The Rippey Alumni Meeting will be held at the United Methodist Church in Rippey on Saturday, May 27. The meal will be served at 12 noon by the Rippey Methodist Church kitchen crew. The meal is always delicious and will cost $12. Please pay at the door rather than sending money in advance. Reservations are necessary and should be made…
Read MoreRam soccer report
The Ram final regular season soccer matches were played on Friday night at Linduska Field in Jefferson as Greene County hosted East Sac County. The Raiders won 9-0 in the girls contest while the Class 2A No. 6 Rams boys team won 10-0 by the 10-goal margin rule with just under 10 minutes to play in the second half. Greene…
Read MoreAuthor Kent Krueger speaks in Grand Junction
About 75 readers and fans of New York Times best-selling author William Kent Krueger heard him speak at the Grand Junction Community Center last Saturday. He was hosted by the Grand Junction public library. Krueger, who uses his middle name rather than his first name, is the author of the Cork O’Connor mystery series, which now numbers 18 books, as…
Read MoreJeff council okays policy for open records requests
The Jefferson city council at its May 9 meeting adopted a policy for dealing with requests for records that under Iowa law are open to the public. Although the Iowa Open Meetings and Open Records laws are decades old, the city has not had a policy for dealing with requests for records. City administrator Mike Palmer explained to the council…
Read More