Medical staff at Greene County Medical Center has announced Karen Luken, ARNP with the Iowa Digestive Disease Center (IDDC) of Clive (pictured, left) will begin seeing patients in Jefferson the third Wednesday of each month, beginning Nov. 20. “We are pleased to have a provider with an extensive background in gastrointestinal medicine joining our list of specialists at Greene County…
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Greene County district court, week ending Nov. 15
In County district court Phillip Dean Amos, 51, of Jefferson was sentenced Nov. 12 to 10 years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of delivery or possession with intent to deliver 5 g. or less of methamphetamine. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Correctional…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Nov. 15
Information is available since the return of an arrest warrant that Alysha Marie Oravetz of Washington, IA, is charged with theft- fifth degree. The charge was filed in August 2020.
Read MoreSheriff’s report – November 2024
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Saturday, Nov. 30: At 5:30 pm a deputy investigated a car-deer accident on Hwy 144 near 190th St north of Grand Junction. Daniel Rurup of Gowrie struck a deer with a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, causing an estimated $10,000 damage to the vehicle. At 8:01 pm a deputy investigated…
Read MoreSupervisors have new plan to use LOSST funds to help pay for courthouse HVAC
Two weeks ago rural voters in the county turned down Public Measure IM that would have allowed a portion of the Local Option Sales and Service Tax (LOSST) revenue allocated to the county on behalf of rural residents to be used to repay bonds for a new HVAC system at the courthouse. The vote was 877 (62.82 percent) against and…
Read MoreBonds sold to finance jail construction
Interest on $10 million in capital loan notes sold to fund construction of a new county jail is locked in at 3.821 percent. The Greene County supervisors with Northland Securities advisor Heidi Kuehl opened bids at their regular meeting Nov. 18, and then reconvened during the afternoon to accept the bid. Low bidder was BNY Mellon Capital Markets of Pittsburgh,…
Read MorePoet Caleb Rainey returning to Jefferson for workshop, showing of documentary about him
Caleb Rainey, featured poet at Ekphrasis this past Sunday, will return to Jefferson Saturday, Nov. 23, for “A Day with Caleb ‘The Negro Artist’ Rainey and Friends”. The Saturday event will include a 10 am workshop on writing poetry, a noon luncheon, and a 1:30 pm screening of the 2024 documentary about Rainey, “The Negro Artist,” produced by Emmy Award-winning…
Read MoreGrCo school board elects officers, okays early retirement incentives
Greene County Community Schools board elected Cindi Daubendiek as president and Michelle Fields as vice president at an organizational meeting Nov. 13. Board committee assignments are as follows: Daubendiek – Jefferson park & recreation board, negotiations, school improvement advisory (SIAC), and scholarship; Fields – administrative and classified salaries, and facilities; Bonnie Silbaugh – negotiations, Greene County Community Schools Foundation board,…
Read MoreCorn harvest 97 percent complete
Iowa’s farmers had an average of 3.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Nov. 17, 2024, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Primary fieldwork activities included fall tillage, fertilizer applications, and some row crop harvest. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 8 percent very short, 28 percent short, 61 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. In west…
Read MoreAmerican Legion honors veterans
Members of American Legion Post #11 visit local nursing homes annually on Veterans Day. Members give a brief Veterans Day speech followed by a presentation of a small gift to each veteran. This year the veterans received a personalized flashlight with their name on it along with their service branch. Each facility then has cake and punch for their residents.
Read MoreMedical Center Auxiliary slates holiday fundraisers
Greene County Medical Center Auxiliary members have already spent weeks planning for the 2024 holiday season, and they are ready to help make spirits bright with special décor, gift ideas and tasty treats. “This is a busy time of year for all of our Auxiliary members as we kick off the Holiday of Lights, expand the Gift Garden gift shop…
Read MoreMore details of questioned abatement in Churdan
November 12, 2024 To the editor, Let us unpack together this sheriffs’ response to my letter of the past week. First, Mr Williams begins upholding his action against me by stating that I failed to mention a court order. This is most certainly untrue as I state clearly that all items in that order had previously been removed from my site. On…
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