In Greene County district court Zachery Allen Waters-Rice, 26, of Jefferson was sentenced Feb. 28 on four of 12 charges filed against him after an incident in May 2022 in which he was alleged to have stolen a pickup truck containing firearms, threatened a man with a gun, and led law enforcement on a high-speed chase around the county. He…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending March 3
In Greene County magistrate court cases were initiated during the week ending March 3, 2023, as follows: Christopher Herbert Lawrence of Jefferson, theft- fifth degree; Michael Norman Spaulding of Ogden, trespass; Kimberly Nadine Murphy of Scranton, trespass; Tyler Rysavy of Boone, violation of no contact order; Eric Nathan Ranker Jr of Scranton, theft- fifth degree; Christian Michael O’Brien of Jefferson,…
Read MoreElaine Wiggins, 1937 – 2023
Memorial services for Elaine Wiggins, 85, of Jefferson, will be held March 7, 2023, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Jefferson. Fr. John Gerald will officiate. A rosary service will take place March 6, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson. Sue Taylor will lead the rosary Private family interment will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery at a later date. Memorials are…
Read More‘The Addams Family’ musical on stage this weekend at GrCo HS
Greene County High School students will present “The Addams Family,” a new musical comedy, this Friday and Saturday at 7 pm and Sunday at 2 pm, at the high school performing arts center. The musical takes off from the 1960s sitcom with the rather unusual Addams family. Gavin Vander Linden plays Gomez Addams, with Ava Schilling in the role of…
Read MorePeterson named Mr Wrestler of the Year in Class 2A
Greene County senior Kale Peterson, the Class 2A state champion wrestler at 132 pounds in 2023 and 2022, and the Class 1A state champion as a sophomore at West Fork (Sheffield), was named Mr Wrestler of the Year. The award is presented by Fareway Stores Inc and IAwrestle, in conjunction with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWOCA). Peterson…
Read MoreSupervisors see corrected taxable valuations for county
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Tax valuations and tax levies were on the agenda at the Feb. 27 meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors. Pam Olerich, real estate and tax coordinator, told the board valuations of property are being corrected in all Iowa counties because the State used a 56.49 percent rollback to calculate property valuation instead of…
Read MoreGrCo Schools offers no increase in base teacher pay
The Greene County Community Schools board presented its initial offer to the Greene County Education Association at a special meeting Feb. 27. The board’s proposal is not to increase the base pay for the 2023-24 school year above the current base of $33,350. Instead, the district would make one-time payments to current teachers in the district as well as new…
Read MoreWebb House fundraiser this Friday to benefit outdoor play equipment for GrCoMS
Students in grades 6-8 are invited to a dance/game night Friday, March 3, from 7 to 9 pm at the Webb House. There will be free pizza and prizes for the games. Chaperones for the evening will be staff from Greene County Middle School. Admission will be $3, with proceeds from the event going toward new outdoor games at the…
Read MoreCattlemen hold annual banquet, raise just short of $30,000
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal It was a record night for the Greene County Cattlemen’s Association as the group raised $29,775 at its annual banquet Saturday evening. A nice-sized crowd enjoyed rib eye steaks grilled by the Cattlemen with Lidderdale Country Store providing the sides. Dan Laughery of Guthrie Livestock Auction and Jon Schaben of Dunlap Livestock Auction cried the…
Read More‘Meet Your Legislators’ Saturday, March 11
The public is invited to “Meet Your Legislators” on Saturday, March 11, at 10 am at the Welcome Center, 201 E. Lincoln Way, Jefferson. The event is sponsored by the board of Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County as a community service, as the importance of an informed electorate was a strongly held belief of former President Thomas Jefferson. State…
Read MoreThe Capitol Roundup
~a column by State Senator Jesse Green February 24, 2022 Next week is funnel week, which is our first deadline for keeping policy bills alive. If an individual policy bill does not pass out of committee by the end of the week, it is dead for the rest of session. Due to this deadline, the week prior is a busy…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
March 1, 2023 Rippey Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club will meet Thursday, March 2, beginning with a potluck meal at 6:30 pm at the Rippey United Methodist Church. Volunteers who helped for the BRR Ride meal will be special guests. Rick Fazel will present the program. Giant potato masher gifted to Hanaman The Rippey Lions Club has served…
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