Last day to register to vote is Oct. 23 for the Nov. 7 school, city election Greene County auditor Billie Jo Hoskins and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate are encouraging Iowans to celebrate National Voter Registration Month in September by registering to vote. National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 19, 2023. The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)…
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JSPC 1999 state champion football team featured in documentary Tuesday
“An Underdog Story”, a documentary about the JSPC Hall of Fame season of 1999, will be shown on the big screen Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Sierra Community Theatre. Doors will open at 6:30 pm with the documentary starting at 7. The special showing is part of WHO-TV’s RVTV with Murph and Andy on the courthouse square that evening. WHO-TV…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Sept. 1
Persons pleaded not guilty in Greene County district court during the week ending Sept. 1 as follows: Andrew Lee Jensen, 41, of Jefferson, possession of marijuana- second or subsequent offense; Kyle Dean Rysavy, 24, of Jefferson, domestic abuse assault impeding air/blood flow causing bodily injury; and Teresa Ann Bebb, 59, of Perry, operating while intoxicated. Trial dates were set for…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Sept. 1
Cases were initiated in Greene County magistrate court during the week ending Sept. 1 as follows: Carranza Howell of Jefferson, theft- fifth degree; and William Ronald Breidert of Glidden, operating without interlock device.
Read MoreManure clean-up underway in unnamed Franklin Township stream
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has identified the source of the manure release in an unnamed tributary of the North Raccoon River to the Crosman Land and Livestock confinement facility, located north of the town of Cooper. First reported to the DNR on Aug. 21, an unknown amount of manure from the confinement’s earthen manure storage basin was found…
Read MoreSpeak up
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The only way to have a decent life for everyone is to have a democratic government. It’s harder to keep it going than a dictatorship or an oligarchy, but the idea of it is for everyone, however many times we forget that. The undermining of it in this country and around the world is currently…
Read MoreView from My Window – The dog days of summer
~by Mary Weaver Do you remember watching Sesame Street with your kids or grandchildren? I feel like Oscar the Grouch. As you may recall Oscar lived in a garbage can, was a slimy green colored furry Muppet that always spoke gruffly. If you are really old, he is a parallel to Mr. Bluster who was a puppet on the Howdy…
Read MoreLong named Outstanding Soil & Water Conservation District commissioner
The Conservation Districts of Iowa held their annual conference this week on Aug. 28-29 in Ames. At the conference during an awards presentation Greene County’s own commissioner, Fred Long, was honored with the Outstanding Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner of the Year. Long has been a Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) commissioner for eight years and…
Read MoreRichard Ostendorf, 1934 – 2023
Services for Richard Henry Ostendorf, 89, of Cooper Aug. 331 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. The Rev Dennis Martins, pastor of the church, will offer words of comfort. Becky Keeney will accompany congregational singing. Honorary bearers will be Larry Monthei Sr, Willard Hostetler, John Milligan, Dave Hohulin, Ryan Goldsborough, Sam VanDeBerg, Reid Kemp and Keenan Nicholson. Casket bearers will…
Read MoreTigers hand Rams a loss in first gridiron game of the season
The Greene County football team kicked off their season last Friday, falling 20-0 at Carroll High School in a hot and humid contest. The first quarter resulted in no points for either team, with Carroll putting up six points in the second, eight in the third and six more in the fourth. Ram senior quarterback Gabe Ebersole ran 62 yards…
Read MoreRam spikers open season with success
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team officially kicked off their season last week with a quadrangular on Tuesday, picking up one win, followed by another win from Thursday’s game. The Rams traveled to Dallas Center-Grimes on Tuesday to take part in the Mustang Invitational. Greene County faced Ballard, falling in three games. The Bombers…
Read MorePAWS plans Sept. 9 microchip clinic
PAWS – People for Animal Welfare Society – will hold a microchip clinic Saturday, Sept. 9, from 12 to 3 pm at the Greene County Animal Shelter, 1700 Doreen Wilber Drive, in Jefferson. PAWS members encourage all dog and cat owners, especially owners of those that enjoy an occasional day out wandering the neighborhood, to have their pets microchipped. “We…
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