Greene County Schools prepared for new school year

Rams to get less athletic training coverage at lower cost Greene County Schools’ buildings are ready for the new school year. School superintendent Brett Abbotts reported at the Aug. 13 school board meeting that 92 new Clevertouch® interactive display screens have been installed district-wide; new LED lights have been installed at the middle and elementary schools; and the sound system…

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Peterson, county supes discuss recycling

“The devil is in the details” seems to be the case concerning recycling in Greene County. With the dissolution of the Greene County Recycling Agency last March, providing recycling in the county fell in the lap of the city of Jefferson. The county supervisors approved the needed 28E agreement with the city of Jefferson to provide recycling services for residents…

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Mickey Starr, 1943 – 2025

Services for Mickey Starr, 82, of Jefferson, will be held Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson.  Burial will take place at Union Cemetery, Coon Rapids. Memorials are suggested to PAWS in Jefferson. Lois “Mickey” Sanders Starr, was born May 28, 1943, in Columbus, Ohio to W.D. “Bus” Sanders and Darlene Baker Schreier. Mickey graduated from Jefferson…

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