People for Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) will host a microchip clinic for pets Saturday, Sept.26, from 2 to 4 pm at the Community Animal Shelter in Jefferson. Persons who want to bring their dogs or cats for microchips are asked to call the shelter and leave a message at 515-386-2340, send a message via Facebook, or email pawsofgreenecounty@hotmail.com A PAWS…
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Funeral notices
Marilynn Hoskinson, 99, of Jefferson. Services: Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 10:30 am at First Presbyterian Church, Jefferson. Interment: Junction Township Cemetery, Grand Junction. Visitation: Tuesday from 5 to 7 pm at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson, 515-386-2171. Survivors: daughters Becky (Tom) Dettmer of Mason City, Kathy Hoskinson of Waterloo, and Tracy Nation of Johnston; aunt Georgia Pingel of Cedar Falls; four…
Read MoreLarry Jackson, 1939 – 2026
Larry Darwin Jackson was born March 14, 1939, to John and Norma (Sanderson) Jackson. Larry attended school in Jefferson and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1957. He went to college at Northwest Missouri State at Maryville, MO. On November 17, 1961, Larry entered the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Germany and enjoyed traveling in Europe. He was honorably…
Read MoreFall Festival car show at Pleasant Hill Sunday
Pleasant Hill Memorial will host its second annual Fall Fling car show Sunday, Sept. 13, at the historic site located at 1794 Redwood Ave, southeast of Jefferson. The car show is open to classic cars pre-2000. Registration will be from 9 to 11 am, with the show from 11 am to 2 pm. Awards will be announced at 2 pm.…
Read MoreCoalition launches campaign opposing constitutional amendment on taxes
by Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital DispatchSeptember 9, 2026 A coalition of Iowa organizations launched a campaign Wednesday opposing the Nov. 3 ballot issue that will ask Iowa voters whether to amend the state constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of lawmakers to raise state personal and corporate income taxes. Fair Taxes for Iowa’s Future, which includes labor unions, progressive…
Read MoreView from my window: A nature diversion
September 6, 2026 Goodness only knows how frustrated as well as frightened I am with the tariffs, the war, the cost of building the arch for Trump, and the demolishing of the East Wing to be replaced with a bunker and ballroom for the White House. As a farm family member, the extreme cost of diesel fuel and nitrogen, along…
Read MoreFirst-person story of Sept. 11, 2001, at the Grand Junction library this Thursday
Grand Junction public library will present a special commemorative program marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 7 pm in the Max F. Wetrich Community Room in the library. Alan Robinson, a New York, NY, resident on Sept. 11, 2001, will present the…
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[The following is a column I wrote 11 years ago, and I submit it again to my editor because there’s a new noise-monger in my ‘hood, and he’s raising my ire. He drives a motorcycle that operates at a noise level akin to a downhill 18-wheeler using a Jake brake. Operating a motor vehicle without a functional, factory-installed muffler, or…
Read MoreMedical Center Foundation offers seminar in making the most of charitable giving
Certified Financial Planner, Certified Public Accountant to share expertise For many people, charitable giving is about more than writing a check. It’s about supporting the people, organizations and causes they care about. It’s about making those gifts as meaningful as possible. Two local professionals, Max Neese, CFP® with Journey Financial and Ross Martens, CPA with Martens & Associates, will share…
Read MoreThree-fourths of corn, soybeans rated good to excellent
“The first week of September was one of the hottest on record, setting up some muggy conditions for attendees at the Farm Progress Show. As we headed into the Labor Day weekend, parts of northern Iowa received much-needed rainfall that will help chip away at longer-term soil moisture deficits,” said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. “Farmers are busy chopping…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Sept. 4
In Greene County district court judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was entered Sept. 1 against Duane Edward Forkner, 59, of Jefferson, on a charge of disorderly conduct, amended from assault causing bodily injury or mental illness. Court costs were $163. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville) Ryan James Brown, 54, of Jefferson was sentenced to two years…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Sept. 4
Magistrate Jessica Morton entered dispositions Aug. 3 in four cases against Kenneth Joseph Bonnette of Scranton. In both of two cases in which Bonnette was charged with violation of a no contact order, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail, with all but seven days suspended. The jail terms are concurrent. No fine was entered. The jail terms are…
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