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The Greene County Board of Supervisors on Monday, by resolution, approved temporary closing of 1 1/2 miles of County Road P-29, between County Road E-18 and the Webster County line.
Nicole Hasek
Reporter
The Jefferson City Council on Tuesday set dates for four public hearings. Two of them deal with proposed urban renewal area designations, a third will consider a proposed amendment to the current 2024-25 budget and the fourth is to assure that a long-gone alley is actually vacated.
The Greene County Community School Board of Education on Tuesday terminated the employment of two district employees.
DES MOINES – The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) has revealed the Top 16 finalists in the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest. After nearly 27,000 votes were cast during the popular vote round, these standout products are advancing to the next stage of the competition — a…
The Greene County Development Corporation met on Tuesday for their monthly meeting to discuss county improvement projects and upcoming events.
Nicole Hasek
Reporter
Jess Mazour of the Sierra Club, an environmentalist group fighting the use of eminent domain for the proposed Summit Carbon pipeline that connects from North Dakota to Iowa, updated Greene County residents on Thursday that the Iowa Senate would soon be debating House File 639.
Nicole Hasek
Reporter
The NEW Cooperative Foundation continues their commitment to supporting local 4-H youth. Recently, the Foundation donated $109,360 to 38 county extension and outreach offices, which will support 5,468 individual 4-H members.
Humanities Iowa, the official state partner of the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH), provides a list of about 100 speakers who are able to travel and give educational or historical presentations throughout the state. Every year, the Greene County Historical Museum selects a speaker to…
Nicole Hasek
Reporter
Ryam and Ryan Nelson are the new owners of Jefferson Monument Works, taking over from Sloan family after 79 years.
Nicole Hasek
Reporter
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Memorial Service for Shirley Stapleton, 76, of Jefferson will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, May 16, at First Presbyterian Church, Jefferson, Iowa. The family will greet friends at First Presbyterian Church from 2:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. Friday prior to the service. Memorials are suggested to Main S…
Virginia H. Kinney, 94, of Yale and Perry, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
With heavy hearts, the family of Kenneth "Kenny" Lee Molle announced his passing on 23 April. He fought a hard battle to the end just as he did while serving his nation as a Marine in the U.S. Marine Corps. He retired here in Jefferson, Iowa after 23.5 years of service retiring as a Master S…
Timothy Bruce Smouse, 71, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester due to numerous health issues. He had the will to go on, but his body said, “no more." He was born on January 15, 1954, in Manning, Iowa, the son of Charles and Mar…
Gary Lynn Harbaugh, the fourth of five children, was born to Merritt P. and Elma J. (Gliem) Harbaugh on April 11, 1944 in Cherokee, Oklahoma. He spent his childhood growing up and helping on the family farms at Jefferson and later in Webster City. He graduated from Webster City high school i…
Janice Ann Myers, daughter of Clayton E. Myers and Gusta A. Myers, was born September 10, 1938. She died under hospice care in Palm Springs, California on April 21. She was 86.
Born to Robert and Pauline Berns January 13, 1943, in Churdan, Iowa passed into his eternal life April 8, 2025. Raised on a farm while attending school in Lohrville and Churdan. Dan was gifted as an athlete once being recognized by the Des Moines Register as “Prep of the Week”. After graduat…
A memorial service for Sherie Harding will be held on April 14, 2025, at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson at 11:00 am with visitation with the family beginning at 10:00 am. Following the service, everyone is invited to a luncheon to be held in the Fellowship Hall where everyone…
Janelle Lynn Wilson, a beacon of laughter and courage, passed away on March 16, 2025, after a valiant battle with breast cancer. Born on October 3, 1955, in Hampton, IA, Janelle's vibrant spirit and loving nature left an indelible mark on the hearts of those she encountered throughout her 69…
Sports
Last Thursday the Greene County boys golf team traveled to Jewell for the South Hamilton Golf Tournament placing fourth overall. At the Jewell Golf and Country course, Roland-Story won the day with a 164 total. Third place Ogden narrowly bested the Rams, ending with 172 to the Rams 173.
Sam Bonner
Sportswriter
The Paton-Churdan boys and girls track teams showcased resilience, talent, and continued growth across two highly competitive meets last week — first at South Central Calhoun and then at Ogden on Friday, May 9. Facing tough opponents in each outing, the Rockets held their own and saw several…
The Paton-Churdan Rockets closed out conference competition with strong individual showings during the Rolling Valley Conference Meet, held in Dunlap and hosted by Boyer Valley. Both the boys and girls teams battled against deep, competitive fields and came away with several standout performances.
Greene County’s girls golf had a busy week with three matches in three days. Last Wednesday the Heart of Iowa girls conference golf meet took place in State Center at the Lincoln Valley Golf course with the Rams girls team finishing fifth at the meet with a total of 446. On Thursday the team…
Sam Bonner
Sportswriter
Last Thursday Greene County’s track finished strong in the Heart of Iowa Conference meet at West Marshall. The Girls were able to take third after scoring 94 points as a team, while the boys took fourth with 88 points.
Sam Bonner
Sportswriter
Opinion
The Trump tax cuts, enacted in 2017, are due to expire at the end of this calendar year, 2025. The new 2025-26 federal fiscal year doesn’t kick in until this October 1. Plenty of time for Congress to decide whether or not to renew the cuts. Right?
The deeper one dives into history, the more nuanced and complicated it seems. The nuances are all-important, though, because they enrich our understanding of human nature and of why things happened as they did.
Have you ever wondered about the history of our courthouse? There have been a total of three structures built on the present site in the town square. The first was a wooden structure built in 1856 that cost $1,835 from start to finish. The second one, referred to as the Red Brick Courthouse,…
I am having a dilemma. Really an ethical dilemma involving my friend who resides in a nursing home in eastern Iowa. It is causing me anger along with great frustration. For many reasons all the persons involved in this writing shall remain nameless.
I appreciated the recent newspaper story about Congressman Zach Nunn’s remarks to the Westside Conservative Club.
It usually takes a while for specific changes by the federal government to work their way down to the local level. But after about 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, executive orders have begun to directly tighten the screws in Greene County.
I am having a dilemma. Really an ethical dilemma involving my friend who resides in a nursing home in eastern Iowa. It is causing me anger along with great frustration. For many reasons all the persons involved in this writing shall remain nameless.
Rarely, if ever, has Iowa’s congressional delegation found itself situated to alter the course of America’s economy. But right now it can, and one of the six in the delegation has already taken a first step to do so.
Many atrocities are occurring in the United States today. Loss of individual rights, loss of jobs, shrinking of government services, and numerous other anxiety producing issues. BUT what if something worse might be occurring that will impact our long-term agricultural future?
There are few comparisons—maybe none—in American history to what President Donald Trump proposes for the takeover of Greenland by the United States.
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