The love for a beautiful historic home brought Brian and Michelle Kolle to Jefferson from Kansas in 2017. The Jefferson Garden Club yard of the month for August 2026 is the result of their love for gardening at their home at 506 N. Wilson Ave. During the period of 1902-1905, the home was built for Gillam Toliver, a historic figure…
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Community Players slate Old Time Radio Hour
The Community Players of Greene County will once again finish the summer with a rendition of an Old Time Radio Hour. This year the players have slated two performances. Saturday, Aug. 29, the radio will be “broadcast” from the stage of the Greene County High School theater. The audience will see how a show would have been staged from a…
Read MoreCamp out storytime at Rippey public library
The Rippey public library hosted a special storytime event Aug. 12 – a camp out! Kids had a great time listening to crickets, playing in tents, eating ‘smores, and gazing at the stars… all indoors. The late-night storytime event happened inside the library. With a sound machine, a star projector, and some tents, the outdoors came inside. Attendees enjoyed two…
Read MoreTours of new jail planned
The new Greene County jail will be open to the public for tours Friday, Aug. 28, from 4 to 6 pm, and Saturday, Aug. 29, from 8 am to noon. Those will be the only tours for the public, as inmates will be moved to the facility Aug. 30. Voters approved the necessary tax levy for the jail in the…
Read MoreFirst freedom
~by Colleen O’Brien I sit at my friend’s dining room table waiting for her as she gets ready to go out. In front of me is a pilsner glass of pens and pencils. After staring them down for a while, I choose one very sharp pencil with a never-used eraser. As if touched by a fairy wand, I am at…
Read MoreHome State Bank Foundation makes 3-year commitment to medical center foundation
The Home State Bank Foundation recently committed $30,000 over the next three years to the Greene County Medical Center Foundation, reinforcing its longstanding commitment to strengthening healthcare in Greene County. As a community bank with deep roots in Greene County, Home State Bank believes investing in quality local healthcare is an investment in the entire community. This commitment reflects the…
Read MoreAnnual school supply drive helps students start the school year ready to learn
Jefferson Telecom was happy to serve as a drop-off location for the annual school supply drive. Thanks to generous community donations, 150 local students will receive school supplies to help them start the school year off right. Pictured are Lindy Lehman of Jefferson Telecom (left) and Teresa Lansman of New Opportunities. “Thank you to everyone who donated and helped support…
Read MoreVery wet week in Iowa
There were 3.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 16, 2026. This is 1.8 days less than last year, when there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture condition rated 4 percent very short, 15 percent short, 64 percent adequate, and 17 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 5 percent very short, 21 percent short, 63…
Read MoreJames Copeland Jr, 1930 – 2026
James Henry Copeland, Jr. was born on December 4, 1930, the youngest and only son of five children born to James and Fay Copeland of Kansas City, MO. Most of his boyhood was spent in Davenport. He was always interested in sports and as a young man he wanted to be a sports caster. He attended Davenport High School and…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Aug. 14
Nolan Roger Wilson, 28, of Grand Junction was sentenced Aug. 11 to a term not to exceed 50 years in prison after he entered an Alford plea to a charge of child endangerment resulting in death, a Class B felony. He must serve at least 25 years of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole. He must pay $150,000 restitution…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Aug. 14
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was entered against Eric Thomas Winger of Jefferson on a charge of harassment- third degree. Court costs were $60. A case was initiated Aug. 12 against Michelle A. Wenger of Bellevue on charges of interference with official acts and disorderly conduct/ loud raucous noise.
Read MoreLinduska Field press box vandalized, equipment stolen
Greene County Schools superintendent Brett Abbotts is asking the public for information regarding vandalism and theft that occurred at the Linduska Field press box earlier this summer. Abbotts provided information Monday afternoon that “significant damage” had been done to the press box during a theft July 29 at approximately 3:50 am. According to Abbotts’ information, a number of critical components…
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