in Greene County district court Nicolas Balderas Rodriguez, 61, of Jefferson was sentenced June 19 to 180 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated. All but 14 days of the jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. He may complete…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending June 28
Cases were initiated in Greene County magistrate court during the week ending June 28 as follows: James Michael Timmons of Jefferson, violation of no contact order, two separate cases; Christopher James Lehrkamp of Scranton, harassment- third degree; and Michael Allen Olson of Jefferson, public intoxication.
Read MoreJeff council okays mass text messaging service
Approves new contract for city administrator, hires a new police officer, and gives the green light to councilman’s girlfriend’s pet chickens Jefferson city residents will be able to receive emergency notifications, city notices, and general community information on their cellular phones. The city council at its June 25 meeting approved an agreement with TextMyGov for mass texting services. Residents will…
Read MoreSculpture park may be added to animal shelter/ dog park
A sculpture donated for display at the Community Animal Shelter as a memorial to retired Greene County teacher Keith Vander Wilt, who died of glioblastoma two years ago, may be joined by other pet-themed sculptures. The Jefferson city council at its June 25 meeting agreed to approve future sculptures on a case-by-case basis. Donors would first need to have the…
Read MoreJeff council learns impact of allowing trailer parking in front yards
Last September about two dozen residents attended a Jefferson city council meeting at which the council discussed changing an ordinance so as to prohibit parking campers and boats in the front yard of a residence. The change had been suggested by the planning and zoning board. Council members delayed a decision, saying there wasn’t a level of urgency. Council members…
Read MoreRam baseball team goes to 1-13
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal After two games were postponed last week, the Rams saw action on Monday and Friday, falling in both games, putting the team at a 1-13 overall record and 1-9 in Heart of Iowa Conference play. The Rams traveled to Nevada on Monday, June 17, falling 16-1 to the Cubs. The Rams scored their…
Read MoreRam softball team drops three
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team fell in three games last week, but despite the losses, held 11th ranked West Marshall to just three runs, and fell to 12-8 Kuemper by only one run. The Rams traveled to Nevada on Monday, June 17, falling 13-1 to the Cubs. Greene County scored their sole run…
Read MorePancake breakfast in GJ July 6
Grand Junction Fire & Rescue will serve their annual pancake breakfast Saturday, July 6, from 7 to 10 am at the Grand Junction Community Center. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, whole hog sausage, scrambled eggs, orange juice, milk and coffee. Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 5-12, and children younger than 5 eat free.
Read MoreTunes & Treats July 4 in Churdan
The Churdan public library will host the Town and Country Band for the annual Tunes & Treats Fourth of July celebration in the city park. The library staff and trustees will serve treats – ice cream sundaes, brownies a la mode or root beer floats – starting at 6:30 pm. Free will donations will be accepted. The Town & Country…
Read MoreRegister by July 3 to be part of Jeff city-wide garage sale
A Jefferson city-wide garage sale is slated for Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13. Recommended sale times are Friday from 4 to 7 pm and Saturday from 8 am to noon. Households that want to be listed on the garage sale map should contact Jefferson Matters: Main Street by July 3.
Read MoreGenealogical Society meets July 6
The Greene County Iowa Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, July 6, at 10 am in the basement of the Jefferson public library. The program will be about citizenship and what is required to become a citizen. The basement is handicapped accessible and air conditioned! Members and non-members are welcome. The reference room is staffed every Wednesday afternoon 1-3 and Saturday…
Read MoreSupervisors moving on project plan for courthouse HVAC
The Greene County supervisors plan to have on their July agenda a motion to proceed with hiring BBS Engineering to provide design plans for updating the HVAC at the courthouse. The next step in the much-needed project is to secure funding for it. Total project cost, which includes heating runs to replace the vintage radiators, cooling runs, work on the…
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