Greene County district court, week ending March 15

Information is available since the return of an arrest warrant that Austin Taylor Lawrence, 25, of Urbandale is charged with possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of a prescription drug. The warrant was issued Dec. 14, 2023, and served March 14. Cases were initiated as follows: Merissa Shawnay Olson, 34, of Jefferson, possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of a…

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Marvin Book, 1931 – 2024

Marvin Leroy Book, born February 17, 1931, to Carroll and Emma (Erb) Book in a farmhouse south of Guthrie Center, passed away March 17, 2024, in Des Moines due to complications from colon cancer and COPD. After moving around Iowa for various farming opportunities during his youth, the family settled on a farm west of Dana for Marv’s middle and…

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