McDonald family remembers Harley The second annual Road Trip in memory of Harley McDonald is scheduled on Saturday, Aug. 24. The event begins and ends at the Scranton Community Center. Harley McDonald suffered serious burns on New Year’s Day 2022 in a fire at a cabin in the woods near his home outside of Scranton. He died of his injuries…
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Pickleball tournament to raise funds for scholarship
Pickleball enthusiasts, prepare your paddles! The first “Pickleball for a Purpose” tournament is set for Saturday, Sept. 14 at 9 am at the Russell Park courts. The tournament is open to men and women and proceeds from the entry fee of $20 per team go to help support local scholarships offered by P.E.O. Chapter CZ. In case of rain, the…
Read MoreState Fair exhibitors told
Judging of 2024 Greene County 4-H static exhibit entries took place Tuesday, July 9, at the Greene County Fairgrounds. A variety of judges rated exhibits in the areas of animals; agriculture and natural resources; creative arts; science, engineering, and technology; family and consumer sciences; and personal development. The static exhibit judging event was coordinated by static superintendents Stacy Hardaway, Michele…
Read MoreCounty Fair results told
The 2024 Greene County Fair 4-H Dog Agility Show was held on Tuesday, July 9, with the 4-H Dog Obedience and Showmanship Show held on Wednesday, July 10, both at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Jessica Fisher of Boone judged the dog agility show, Deb Owens of Luther judged obedience, and Jada Staples of Ames judged handling/showmanship and rally. The shows…
Read More4-H clothing, communication county fair results told
The 2024 Greene County Fair 4-H Clothing Event was held Tuesday, July 9, at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Thirteen exhibitors competed in the event, which was judged by Sherry Vogel of Gowrie. Youth participants also showcased their projects in the 4-H Fashion Show held Friday, July 12, at the fairgrounds. Results of the 2024 Greene County Fair 4-H Clothing Event…
Read MoreSierra Club rallies opposition to Summit’s proposed CO2 pipeline
Interest is high in a carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions to run diagonally through Greene County from the Louis Dreyfus ethanol plant in Grand Junction on the east side of the county to connect to a Poet ethanol plant near the southwest corner of the county. About 75 persons attended a meeting in Jefferson Aug. 8…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Aug. 16
In Greene County district court Brittney Mary Dawn Olson, 23, of Jefferson was sentenced to 180 days in jail after she changed her plea to child endangerment. The jail term was suspended. She was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge; both were suspended. Olson was sentenced to 90 days in jail on a charge of operating while intoxicated. All but…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Aug. 16
In Greene County magistrate court cases were initiated during the week ending Aug. 16 as follows: Joshua James Parrish of Jefferson, criminal mischief- fifth degree; Kegan Rowdy Steven Claiser of Jefferson, operate vehicle without interlock device; and Steven Logan Dzuris of Jefferson, consumption of alcohol in public place and simulated public intoxication.
Read MoreGrCo school board completes ‘paper work’ for bond sale
Iowa Central Community College honors Doug McDermott The Greene County Community Schools board of directors took the final steps to sell general obligation capital loan notes at their regular Aug. 14 meeting, approving various resolutions and certificates, and finally approving a resolution authorizing the issuance of $5,165,000 general obligation capital loan notes, Series 2024, levying a tax for the payment…
Read MoreJeff council applies for rural housing readiness program
The Jefferson city council continues to work toward developing housing options. At its Aug. 13 meeting, the council approved applying to participate in Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s Rural Housing Readiness Assessment. The program supports the use of publicly available, online information and the efforts of rural communities to interpret that hard data to implement changes through local zoning…
Read MoreTextMyGov starts Aug. 26 in Jefferson
Jefferson city staff and council are launching TextMyGov, a new, smart text messaging service. Residents can receive important information such as road closures, water main breaks, emergency notifications and general information specific to the city of Jefferson via their mobile phone. The city of Jefferson will officially launch the new text messaging system to the public on Monday, Aug. 26.…
Read MoreJanice Adkins, 1934 – 2024
Funeral services for Janice Adkins, age 89, of Jefferson will be held Aug. 17, 2024 at First Baptist Church in Jefferson. Interment will be in Franklin Township Cemetery near Cooper. Janice Fern (Lee) Adkins was born Oct. 8, 1934, to Hugh and Berniece (Smith) Lee. Also waiting for her was her sister Vivian. Janice attended country school until fifth grade and graduated…
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