Cases were initiated in Greene County district court during the week ending Feb. 16 as follows: Bridgette Nicole Perez, 35, of Scranton, domestic abuse assault causing injury or mental illness; Breanna Dawn Mahers, 21, of Jefferson, possession of marijuana; Whitney Case, 37, of Jefferson, domestic abuse assault causing injury or mental illness; Noel Matthew Bartusek, 30, of Churdan, driving while…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending Feb. 16
In Greene County magistrate court cases were initiated during the week ending Feb. 16 as follows: Breanna Dawn Mahers of Jefferson, possession of drug paraphernalia; Todd Edward Geisler of Jefferson, public intoxication; and Lewis Delbert Randolph of Jefferson, public intoxication.
Read MoreImproving the lives of Iowans
~by Iowa House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrst February 18, 2024 The Iowa Legislature hit the first deadline of session last week, known as the funnel, and it means we’re almost halfway done with the 2024 session. It’s no secret the first weeks of session have been marked by politics, frustration, and division. That’s because most of the bills brought up…
Read MoreJeff council okays bond issue for recycling trucks, E. Lincoln Way improvements
The need for improvements to E. Lincoln Way was a point of contention at the Feb. 13 Jefferson city council meeting during a public hearing on selling $1.7 million in general obligation bonds to finance the purchase of a pair of sanitation trucks and finish the project started years ago on E. Lincoln Way. The need for the sanitation trucks…
Read MoreJanice ‘Jan’ Welker, 1948 – 2024
Janice “Jan” Eileen Welker, age 75, a resident of Mt. Sterling Health & Rehab Center in Mount Sterling, IL, and formerly of Jefferson, passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at the nursing home. She was born Nov. 16, 1948, in Carroll, the daughter of Thomas Leo “Ike”, Jr. and Margaret Mary Healy Lyons. Janice worked as an office administrator for…
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