In Greene County district court Douglas Alan Berglund, 58, of Jefferson was sentenced Oct. 19 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- third or subsequent offense. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Correctional Services for three years. He…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 23
In Greene County magistrate court Michelle Lynn Higgins of Rippey was sentenced Oct. 22 to 10 days in jail, with credit for time served, after she pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct- fighting/violent behavior, amended from domestic abuse assault. The jail time was suspended and she was placed on informal probation to the Greene County attorney’s office for…
Read MoreSchoolboy Soldiers of Rippey monuments dedicated
Greene County High School students exceeded expectations on an assignment given by history teacher Dena Boyd back in the spring of 2025. Students in Boyd’s Iowa history class had heard from guest speaker and longtime Iowa journalist Chuck Offenburger about the 34 students from the Rippey school who, along with two teachers, left their homes to fight with Union troops…
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