The story of how the Greene County sheriff and deputies caught the thief who is charged with robbing Peoples Bank in Scranton resembles daytime television drama more than crime drama. The mother of one of the suspect’s former girlfriends was the one who first provided a name to go with the man shown in surveillance video. Photos of the suspect,…
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‘Meet Your Legislator’ virtual forum slated for Saturday
The Thomas Jefferson Gardens board will host a second “Meet Your Legislator“ Saturday, March 13, at 10 am. This is the third year the Thomas Jefferson Gardens board has provided this community service. The forum will be held virtually via Facebook due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Senator Jesse Green and Representative Phil Thompson, both Republicans who represent Greene County,…
Read MoreMarch Mania returns for NCAA mens hoops tourney
Jefferson Telecom announces a free college men’s basketball tournament contest sponsored by local businesses. March Mania is free and easy to enter, just go to jefferson.pickitchallenge.com (or click on the ad on GreeneCountyNewsOnline) and fill out an online bracket. The contest is open to all residents of Greene County who are 18 or older. Participants can now complete the quick…
Read MoreFind the Peeps for a chance to win at Jefferson area stores
Several Jefferson area retailers have joined together to offer Retail Revamped, a series of promotions with a goal not only to coax residents to shop locally, but to lure shoppers from neighboring communities to Jefferson. The Retail Revamped merchants will host Spring Open Houses this weekend, March 11, 12, and 13. The merchants are fully stocked with new spring…
Read MoreDNR to conduct burns at Dunbar and Snake Creek
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to conduct prescribed burns this spring in Greene County on Dunbar Slough Wildlife Area, located one mile south and three miles west of Scranton and Snake Creek Wildlife Area, located two miles north of Rippey; and in Guthrie County on McCord Pond Wildlife Area, located one mile south and two miles west of…
Read MoreSecond arrest in Peoples Bank robbery
A second suspect has been arrested in the connection with the robbery at Peoples Bank in Scranton Feb. 25. Tyler Mattingly, 26, of Carroll was arrested March 3 on charges of robbery- first degree aiding and abetting and theft- first degree aiding and abetting. Mattingly is being held in the Carroll County jail.
Read MoreBank robbery, propane tanks, tower music and more discussed by supervisors
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the regular meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors on Mar. 1, county attorney Thomas Laehn praised county sheriff Jack Williams and county deputies for the arrest of a person who allegedly robbed the Scranton office of Peoples Bank last week. Laehn praised the evidence-collecting skills of law enforcement. Laehn also reported convening…
Read More‘Triton Tour’ at Greene County Career Academy March 22
Students who are interested in attending Iowa Central are invited to attend a Triton Tour with their families on Monday, March 22, from 4 to 7 pm. This will be held in Iowa Central’s Greene County Career Academy located at 1901 N. Grimmell Rd in Jefferson. Admissions representatives from Iowa Central will provide assistance with completing financial aid, enrolling in…
Read MoreCattlemen raise $22,800 with annual auction
-courtesy of The Scranton Journal Despite the trials and tribulations of 2020, the Greene County Cattlemen’s Association raised about $2,000 more on its 2021 trophy auction held at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson Saturday evening. A grand total of $22,800 was spent on the trophies, pies and other merchandise by businesses in support of the Cattlemen.…
Read More‘Beauty and the Beast’ on the GrCoHS stage March 5-7
Greene County High School vocal music students will present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”, the first musical in the new auditorium, this coming weekend. Performances are slated for Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6, at 7 pm, and Sunday, March 7, at 2 pm. Playing lead roles are Andrea Grundon as Belle, Avery Bardole as Beast, Clay Peters as…
Read MoreSuspect arrested for Peoples Bank robbery
A Fort Dodge man was arrested Saturday and 10:30 am and charged with the Feb. 25 robbery of Scranton office of Peoples Bank According to a press release from Greene County sheriff Jack Williams, Zachary Michael Anderson Wailes, 27, of Fort Dodge has been charged with robbery- first degree and theft- first degree. The sheriff’s office was assisted by the…
Read MoreArmed robbery at bank in Scranton
The Peoples Bank location in Scranton was robbed at 10:37 this morning, Feb. 25. The Greene County sheriff’s office has released a photo from the bank’s surveillance cameras and is asking the public’s help in identifying the suspect. Greene County sheriff Jack Williams did not provide information of how much money was taken. The suspect, a White male probably in…
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