Nordman, Green claim a Republican mandate from voters in 2024 election ~by Victoria Riley, GreeneCountyNewsOnline Voters in Iowa gave Republicans a mandate to govern and can expect to see the Republican agenda pursued aggressively. That was the message at the first “Meet Your Legislator” hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Gardens board Feb. 1 at the Welcome Center in Jefferson. Chuck…
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Funeral notices
Sharon Stalder, 71, of Jefferson. Services: Monday, Feb. 10, at 10 am at First Presbyterian Church, Jefferson. Interment: Scranton Township Cemetery. Visitation: Sunday from 4 to 6 pm at the church. Survivors: husband John Stalder; children Kyle (Cheri) Stalder of Jefferson, IA, Breanna (Jacen) VanDielingen of Phoenix, AZ, Bethany (Jayson) Persch of Cave Creek, AZ, and Karlin (Ryan) Passehl of…
Read MoreMadonna Woodley, 1936 – 2025
A memorial service for Madonna Woodley, who passed away January 29, 2025, and her son Fred Woodley, who passed away December 26, 2024, was held February 4, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jefferson, with the Rev. Dennis Martens officiating. Interment for mother and son was in Junction Township Cemetery. Fred’s obituary was published previously. Madonna Jean Woodley, daughter of John Frederick…
Read MoreFaye Wood, 1925 – 2025
Funeral services for Faye Wood, age 99, of Bagley, were held Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson, with Charlene Wolfe officiating. Interment was at Wright Cemetery. Pall bearers were Bradley Gardner, Nathan Grecco, Jac Strabley, Jeff Strabley, Jon Strabley, Nate Wolfe, Darrius Martin-Alston, Nolan Rhoad, and Shea Wolfe. Juanita Faye Wood, daughter of Otto Murphy and Leota…
Read MoreRam wrestlers have three champions at Charger Invitational
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams wrestling team had an extremely successful week this past week. The Rams closed the week at the 24-team Charger Invitational in Guthrie Center Saturday, Feb. 1. The Rams placed fifth with 160.5 points. Southeast Polk finished first with 237.5 points. The Rams crowned three champions during the event. The…
Read MoreP-C boys hoops get sixth win on season
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets boys basketball team has continued to improve upon their season from a year ago. The Rockets finished last year with just one win; this year, they’ve earned six. In their last week of action, they earned their sixth win of the year with a 68-41 victory over West Harrison. There…
Read MoreP-C girls hoops fall to WCV, CAM
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets girls’ basketball team had a tough week this past week with two losses. The Rockets played the West Central Valley Wildcats Jan. 28, resulting in a 49-12 loss. The Rockets finished their week against the CAM Cougars Jan. 31, ending in a 52-27 loss for the Rockets. Their game against…
Read MoreRam bowlers fall to OABCIG
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams girls and boys bowling teams faced off against OABCIG this past week in Jefferson. They hosted the Falcons at Spare Times Lane and Lounge in Jefferson where the boys fell by a score of 2,856-2,690 and the girls fell by a score of 1,897-1,813. For the boys, Chase Fecher…
Read MoreRam boys fall to Nevada, R-S on the hardwoods
~by Dustin Teays for the Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams boys basketball dropped two games in Heart of Iowa Conference play last week, scoring well below their 38-point average in both games. The Rams boys faced the Nevada Cubs Jan. 28, which resulted in a 71-24 loss for the Rams. The Rams faced the Roland-Story Norsemen to finish their…
Read MoreRam girls drop two HOIAC hoops games
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams girls basketball team faced two Heart of Iowa Conference opponents last week. The Rams welcomed the Nevada Cubs to Jefferson in their first game of last week and lost fell by a final score of 73-20. The Rams then traveled to Roland-Story High School to face the Iowa Girls…
Read MoreWaldo honored with Sports Media Award
A special award was presented to Luann Waldo, retired News Gazette/Scranton Journal editor, was honored with 2025 Sports Media Award during the Panorama vs AC/GC basketball game Jan. 24 at Panorama High School. Waldo (pictured, right) was given a plaque and a standing ovation from the large “pink out” crowd. She was nominated for the honor by Panorama athletic director…
Read MoreSupervisors hear pipeline update from Summit Carbon Solutions
The meeting was cordial but not overly friendly when Riley Gibson of Summitt Carbon Solutions provided an update of that company’s proposed Phase 2 of a carbon dioxide pipeline from Grand Junction southeast to Coon Rapids. Gibson was on the agenda at the supervisors Feb. 3 meeting. Board chair John Muir came prepared with questions about determination of main line…
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