For the first time in more than a decade, the Greene County supervisors did not elect John Muir as board chair. The supervisors held the annual organizational meeting Friday, Jan. 2. Supervisor Peter Bardole nominated Dawn Rudolph, who has served as vice chair for many years, for the position of chair, after saying, “John, you’ve done a great job, but…
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Kim Murphy, 1963 – 2025
Kim Elaine Murphy, daughter of Phyllis Laughery Moses and Rayfield Moses, was born on May 2, 1963, in Westminster, CA. She was the youngest daughter of eight children. Kim departed this life on Dec. 31, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. When Kim was just 2 years old, her family moved from California…
Read MoreSheriff asks public’s help in locating burglary suspect
A pair of suspects are in custody on charges related to the Dec. 18 burglaries at the Scranton Casey’s store and the Rippey Sparky’s One Stop, but Greene County sheriff Jack Williams is asking for the public’s help in locating a third suspect. Rocky Hughes, 46, is in the Greene County jail on charges of ongoing criminal conduct- influence enterprise,…
Read MoreCharlotte Dagit, 1941 – 2025
Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 3, at Salem United Methodist Church in Paton for Charlotte Dagit, 85, of Paton. Glenn Rohden will offer words of comfort. Danille Curtis will be soloist and also accompany congregational singing. Honorary bearers will be Ashley McEnany, Sarah Morris, Jordan Hartig and Zachary Hartig. Casket bearers will be Tyler Naeve, Derek Naeve, Alex Thompson,…
Read MoreRuling issued in Supreme Court case heard in Jefferson
The Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday issued its opinion in the case of Alex Butler and Sydney Stodola v. Midwest Property Management IC, LLC, KMB Property Management and Ruby Investments, LLC. Oral arguments in the case were held Nov. 4 at Greene County High School. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Honorable Chad Kepros in Johnson County. A…
Read MoreThe publisher’s 2025 reading list
Hello, GCNO readers! Another year of reading is “in the books,” to use a very bad pun. This year’s list is one book longer than the 2024 list, even though some of the books took me several weeks to finish. Demon Copperhead and Overstory are examples. Both were worthy reads but not fast reads. I particularly enjoyed The Women of…
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