Disposition was entered March 22 in Greene County district court in four separate cases against Royce Christopher Gonnelly, 33, of Jefferson. The earliest of the cases was initiated in July 2023 on a charge of operating while intoxicated. On that charge Gonnelly was sentenced to one year in jail, with credit for time served; all but 15 days was suspended.…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending March 22
In Greene County magistrate court Kyann Karysa Brown of Jefferson was granted a deferred judgment on a charge of trespass causing damage, amended from burglary- first degree. She must pay a $430 civil penalty and $534.05 to the Crime Victim Assistance Program. She was placed on informal probation for one year. (Sentencing: Honorable Christopher C. Polking) A judgment for a…
Read MoreCapitol Roundup: Civility within education funding
~by State Sen Jesse Green (IA-24) March 22, 2024 Greetings from the Golden Dome. Education funding conversations are always central to overall budget conversations, and rightly so. Education represents over 50 percent of our state budget, and if you look at your property tax bill, education is also half of it. What complicates these conversations even more is that the…
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