In Greene County district court Craig Robert Arthur, 48, of Ogden was sentenced Sept. 2 to two years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of unauthorized use of credit less than $1,500. A judgment was entered for a $855 fine with a $128.25 surcharge. Arthur was sentenced to two years in prison on a…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending Sept. 5
In Greene County magistrate court judgments were entered in two separate cases against Madison Meyers of Jefferson. In the first, Meyers was charged with simulated public intoxication. A judgment was entered for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge and $60 court costs. In the second case, Meyers was charged with public intoxication. She was fined $105 with a $15.75…
Read MoreView from my window – Crisis in the health of the public
September 7, 2025 As most of you know I am a former public health nurse. The actions of the United States Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are alarming and anxiety producing for me, and should be for you. The actions of Gov. DeSantis of Florida make me grateful that we sold our condominium in a little…
Read MoreSupervisors, Peterson discuss intake process at Greene County Animal Shelter
The Greene County Animal Shelter opened two years ago this month. The board that operates the facility is still working to define the facility’s role in the community. Although shelter is in its name, it’s meant to be a pound. County supervisor Dawn Rudolph serves on the animal shelter board as a representative of the county. She and Jefferson city…
Read MoreGreene County partners with AgriVia PLLC for drainage district services
The Greene County board of supervisors on Sept. 8 entered into an agreement with AgriVia PLLC for the provision of drainage district watchperson services following the resignation of long-term Greene County drainage clerk Michelle Fields. Under the terms of the agreement, AgriVia will provide many of the services previously provided by Fields, including interacting with Greene County landowners and contractors…
Read MoreCars, quilts and music at Pleasant Hill Memorial Sunday
Pleasant Hill Memorial will host its first annual car show Sunday, Sept. 14, at the historic site located at 1794 Redwood Ave, southeast of Jefferson. The car show is open to class cars pre-2000. Registration will be from 9 to 11 am, with the show from 11 am to 2 pm. First, second and third places will be awarded in…
Read MoreRippey fire department disbanding
After providing firefighting services for 114 years, Rippey fire department has disbanded. The Washington Township trustees made that decision earlier this year. “In the years past we have been blessed with many faithful volunteers that have been committed to providing fire protection to the Washington Township residents,” a spokesperson for the trustees said. “As time has passed, people have moved,…
Read MoreCemetery walk will focus on military veterans
The Greene County Historical Society’s annual walk through the Jefferson Cemetery will include the graves of Jefferson men who served in the nation’s 19th Century wars. The walk will take place Sunday, Sept. 21, at 2 pm at the Jefferson municipal cemetery on E. Lincoln Way, and will last about an hour-and-a-half. Rain date is Sept. 28, same time, same…
Read MoreMonarch tagging program in GJ Sunday
Carla Hilgenberg has been tagging monarch butterflies through the Monarch Watch program for 28 years. She will discuss her work with the program on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 2 pm in Grand Junction. Hilgenberg, director of the Bayard public library, will present her program at the new shelter house built on the former site of the East Greene High School…
Read MoreCrops nearing time for harvest
Mostly dry conditions allowed Iowa farmers 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 7, 2025, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Disease pressure in row crops remained a concern to producers. Field activities included cutting and baling hay and harvesting corn silage. Topsoil moisture condition statewide rated 2 percent very short, 13 percent short, 75…
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