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Deputy: Lax training puts county at riskBy ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.com

In his six years as a full-time Greene County sheriff’s deputy, Kirk Hammer has used his Taser once and drawn it several other times.A November investigation by

the Washington Post found that, throughout the country, the equiva-lent of a person a week died in 2015

after being electrically shocked by law enforcement.The fact that the Greene County

Sheriff’s Offi ce didn’t conduct Tas-er training at all in 2015 reveals a lax attitude toward training, Ham-mer told The Jefferson Herald this week, that ultimately could prove to be a dangerous liability for the county.A Republican candidate for

Greene County sheriff, Hammer

said he’ll adopt more rigorous training standards if elected, espe-cially at a time when use of force by law enforcement nationwide is under scrutiny.“Those yearly refreshers are criti-

cal,” Hammer said. “It’s like any skill, it’s perishable.”Since being hired in 2009 as a

part-time deputy, Hammer said there’s also never been training on the use of ASP expandable batons

or mace.“I’ve been voicing my concerns

with this sheriff and the previous sheriff, and they just fall on deaf ears,” he said.His frustration, voiced publicly

on Saturday at the Greene County Republican Convention, has given a sudden jolt to the Republican pri-mary race for sheriff.Hammer is facing current Chief

Deputy Jack Williams in the June 7

Republican primary in a rematch of the 2012 primary, when Williams won by 14 votes.“We have offered ASP and chemi-

cal munitions class every year at our Peace Offi cer meetings,” Wil-liams wrote this week in an email to the Herald. “Kirk chose not to come to the classes.”“Wow. That is a bald-faced lie,”

Missed Taser training jolts Republican primary race for sheriff

KirkHammer

Hope in a hopeless place

Jeff erson native starts a churchin the most violent place on Earth

By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.com

Twice a week, Living Hope Church springs to life in a carport, where Sarah and Edward Na-

zar preach to a growing congrega-tion of 95 adults and children.After services Sunday morning

and Wednesday evening, the chairs are folded up and the sound system put away so that, you know, Sarah Nazar’s mother-in-law actually has someplace to park her car.It’s not without precedent.The late Rev. Robert Schuller’s

Garden Grove Community Church famously got its start in the 1950s at a drive-in movie theater in Southern California that he could rent for $10 each Sunday.Within 25 years, Schuller would

build the world famous Crystal Cathedral.

So, no, it’s not how the Nazars have gone about starting a church that makes it notable.It’s where.“San Pedro Sula is,” Donna Sut-

ton started to explain last week, giving pause as she looked to her daughter, Sarah Nazar, who was back home on the farm for her fi rst visit in a year.

“Can I say it?” she asked.Nazar, 36, shrugged.“It is the murder capital of the

world,” Sutton continued.The former Sarah Sutton, a 1998

graduate of Jefferson-Scranton High School, left home nearly 14 years ago to be a Christian mis-sionary in Honduras.But in the process of helping oth-

ers fi nd Jesus Christ, she found a husband and a new home.That new home just happens to

be one of the poorest countries in Latin America, a nation whose main exports are bananas, coffee, apparel and bad news.The State Department’s most re-

cent travel warning for Honduras notes frequent highway assaults, carjackings and kidnappings.Extortion is common, with peo-

Hope in a hopeless place

The Relay for Life of Greene County is turn-ing the big 2-0. The offi cial logo was unveiled March 10 in the courthouse rotunda.The 20th annual Relay is set for April 23.

Earn $25 for an A grade in geometry? How about $100 for completing four years of Spanish?High school students — and not just the kids with

parents ready to dish out the cash — now have an opportunity to earn “micro schol-arships” for aca-demic excellence and extracurricular participation.The University of

Iowa announced a partnership with Raise.me aimed at encouraging students to excel. The pilot program allows students to earn up to $1,200 in scholarship money to be accumulated in high school and cashed in at U of I, fi ve other pri-vate colleges in Iowa and more than 100 colleges and universities nationwide. Students at participat-ing high schools can visit the Raise.me webpage to sign up and start earning scholarship money.A single school in each Iowa county was cho-

sen for the pilot program based on the percentage of students using free-and-reduced lunch. Area schools chosen include Paton-Churdan and Coon Rapids-Bayard.“I think it’s a really ingenious idea,” P-C Principal

Annie Smith said. “I love the idea behind it and I’d love for it to catch on at other schools.”The pilot program is set to run for the next four

years before being evaluated for possible statewide implementation. Students currently in high school are able to retro-

actively earn money for extracurriculars and grades. For instance, if a current senior played basketball two years ago as a sophomore, he or she would still earn the $25.Brent Gage, U of I associate vice president for en-

rollment management, said he hopes the program can eventually expand.“It is our hope that these micro-scholarships make

a difference in student behavior and that after an evaluation period with feedback from schools and counselors we can expand the program statewide,” Gage said in a press release.Tom Rocklin, U of I vice president of student life,

told students at Cedar Rapids Jefferson on March

By MATTHEW REZABJefferson Herald staff

$25 for an A

P-C picked for pilot programU of I to offer unique‘micro’ scholarships

A good cause for 20 years

TEACHERS, PAGE 5

Greene County Superintendent Tim Christensen Wednesday evening explained the school district’s budget to the board of education, saying, “Totally driven by student enrollment.”He then pointed out that en-

rollment in the Greene County Community School District this year is up 14.43 students.Moments before, however, the

board at its regular meeting ap-

proved the fi ring of two teachers “based on budget,” Christensen noted, “not performance.”The Greene County Education

Association was left bewildered by the district’s fi rst reduction in force since the consolidation of Jefferson-Scranton and East Greene.“That’s what we want to

know,” Sean Thompson, presi-dent of the 80-member teachers’ union, said after Wednesday’s two-hour board meeting, when asked how teachers could be

eliminated when enrollment is up.The board voted 5-2 to ter-

minate the contracts of middle school P.E. teacher Ryan Eb-erly and high school family and consumer science teacher Lisa Hansen.Board members John McCon-

nell and Mike Dennhardt cast no votes.A third teacher at the elemen-

tary school was included in the cuts, but she fi led Wednes-day for a hearing, according to

Thompson, meaning she’ll get a chance to argue her case.Hansen teaches a third of the

time, according to the district, and works as an associate the remainder. Only her teach-ing contract was terminated Wednesday.“It’s just an unfortunate situa-

tion,” Thompson said.He said the union wasn’t no-

tifi ed in advance of the cuts, which were carried out Friday and approved Wednesday.Teachers had until Wednesday

to fi le for a hearing, he said.As a P.E. teacher himself at the

intermediate school, Thompson could only wonder what the loss of the middle school P.E. teach-er, for one, would mean.“Am I going to fi ll in at the

middle school?” he asked. “How many more teachers can we cut before we affect the val-ue of our education?”Talk from the February board

meeting of a six-fi gure bud-get defi cit was nonexistent at Wednesday’s meeting.

The district was expected to have a negative unspent balance of around $150,000 for 2015-16, a result of everything from an accounting software glitch to Gov. Terry Branstad’s high-profi le veto of supplemental aid.In a bid to save money, the dis-

trict previously accepted four early retirement requests and planned to not replace other po-sitions.The board on Wednesday

By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.com

Teachers cut even as enrollment climbs

American girl: Sarah (Sutton) Nazar, pictured last week during a visit home to her family’s farm north of Jefferson, went to Honduras nearly 14 years ago as a Christian missionary. She and her husband recently established a church in San Pedro Sula, a city in Honduras known for its violent crime. “God put that desire in me,” she says, “to go other places and tell people about Jesus.” ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

The before and the after: Sarah Nazar’s Living Hope Church works to improve a school in the Honduran community of El Volcan.

The Nazars’ new church, Living Hope Church, got its start a year ago in a carport in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula.

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Kluesner, of Ames, an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Beth, to Chris Etscheidt, son of Barb and the late Ron Ets-cheidt, of Anamosa.Mary Beth is a 2006

graduate of Ames High School and a 2010 gradu-ate of Iowa State Univer-sity where she received a bachelor of science in early childhood educa-tion. She is an early child-hood special education preschool teacher at Clear Creek Amana School Dis-trict. Mary Beth is the granddaughter of the late

Edward and Mary Ann Holden. Chris is a graduate of Luther College and a 2013 graduate of

Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa. He cur-rently is in his third year of pediatric residency at the University of Iowa.The couple plans to marry July 16 in Ames.

All interested older citizens of Greene County are invited to participate in the congregate meal program in Jefferson or in Scranton.The Jefferson meal is served at

noon each weekday at Greene-wood Community Center. The Scranton meal is served each weekday at the former Method-ist education center at the cor-ner of Madison and Main St.Reservations can be made by

calling the meal site prior to 7:30 a.m. the day of the meal. Transportation in Jefferson may be arranged at the same time. In Jefferson call 515-386-9170 be-tween 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. or leave a message. In Scranton call 712-652-3800 by 2 p.m.Monday, March 21: Crunchy

baked fi sh, parsley potatoes, green beans, mandarin orange, raspberry lemonade. Tuesday, March 22: Turkey

roast, potatoes with gravy, peas and carrots, pumpkin dessert, tomato juice.Wednesday, March 23: Lem-

on-herbed chicken, scalloped corn, tomatoes Florentine, pine-apple dessert.Thursday, March 24: Hearty

vegetable beef soup, 1/2 peanut butter sandwich, celery sticks, peaches.Friday, March 25: Egg potato

casserole, broccoli, banana half, fruit oat muffi n, orange juice.Note: The total cost of provid-

ing each meal is $6.25. Elder-bridge Agency on Aging Senior Nutrition Program suggests a contribution of $3.50 to $5.50. Eligible persons (diners age 60 and over and their spouses) may contribute whatever they wish to the Senior Nutrition Program. Persons under age 60 must pay the total cost to the site manag-er. Please return trays and soup bowls daily.

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Celebrate the luck of the Irish with a tasty meal bursting with the color green. Begin with bacon-wrapped asparagus and hearty green bean casserole. Top it all off with a mint green and chocolate pie. Bacon-Wrapped Bundles

O’GreenFor a little bit of green ev-

eryone will devour, try bacon-wrapped asparagus smothered in a rich buttery sauce. You may want to make extras as it’s hard to eat just one bundle. 1 bundle fresh asparagus

Green treats for St. Patrick’s DayBy JANE LAWSONFor The Jefferson Herald

6 strips of regular-cut bacon2 tablespoons fi nely chopped

onion3 tablespoons butter1/4 cup white wine1 teaspoon white wine vinegar2 teaspoons sugar1/4 teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Trim asparagus ends. Divide asparagus into 6 bundles. Wrap each bundle with a strip of ba-con, pulling tightly as you go. Bacon should lie fl at against the asparagus. Place bacon-wrapped bundles on a foil-cov-ered baking sheet. Spread them out so bundles are not touching. Bake bundles for 15 minutes or until bacon is done.In a small skillet, saute onion

in butter until tender. Add wine and allow it to reduce, about 3 minutes. Then add vinegar, sugar and salt; and cook another 3 minutes. Remove bundles to a platter; pour sauce over as-paragus (especially the tips) and serve immediately. Hearty Green Bean and Sau-

sage CasseroleServe hungry leprechauns a

fi lling St. Patrick’s Day dinner full of plenty of green. A differ-ent take on green bean casserole

includes pork sausage instead of ground beef. 1 (16 oz) pkg pork sausage1/2 white onion, diced2 (10.75 oz) cans condensed

cream of mushroom soup1 cup milk1 tablespoon Worcestershire

sauce or soy sauce1 clove garlic, mincedground black pepper to taste2 (16 oz) pkgs frozen cut green

beans1 (2.8 oz) can French-fried on-

ions Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Crumble the pork sausage into a large skillet over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes and then add onion. Brown sausage and drain grease. Set aside.Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish

with nonstick cooking spray.In a very large bowl, stir to-

gether the cream of mushroom soup, milk, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and pepper. Stir in the sausage until well incorpo-rated then add the green beans, and stir until coated. Pour half of the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Top with half of the fried onions. Spread remaining green bean mixture over the on-ions.

Bake for 45 minutes or until bubbly around the edges. Re-move from the oven and sprin-kle the rest of the fried onions over the top. Return to the oven for 5 more minutes or until the onions are toasty. Let casserole rest 5 minutes before serving. Note: The green beans I used

were still frozen so it took a full 45 minutes to bake. If the green beans are thawed or canned, it will take less time, about 30 minutes. Serves 8 Minty PieThis dessert is so good you

might sneak a slice before din-ner is served. If you can part with some of your beloved Thin Mints, add them to this pie, oth-erwise, look for Grasshopper cookies at the grocery store. 2 pkgs (3 oz each) cream

cheese, softened1 can (14 oz) sweetened con-

densed milk15 drops green food coloring24 chocolate-covered mint

cookies, divided2 cups whipped topping1 (8-in) chocolate crumb pie

crust In a large bowl, beat the cream

cheese until fl uffy. Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth. Beat in the food color-ing. Coarsely crush 16 of the cookie and stir into the cream cheese mixture. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon cream cheese mixture into the pie crust. Cover and freeze overnight. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes be-fore serving. Crush the remain-ing 8 cookies and garnish the top of the pie. Yield: 8 servings

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COALITION, PAGE 5

Come out, come out, wherever you are — the Community Play-ers of Greene County this weekend will stage its version of “The Wizard of Oz.”If you’ve never heard of it, and if you don’t know all of the songs

word for word, it’s entirely possible you’ve been living under a house.Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Greene County

High School.Tickets are $12.50, and are available in advance for Friday’s show

at the Jefferson branch of Peoples Trust and Savings Bank, and for Saturday’s show at Home State Bank.Now, begone, before somebody drops a house on you, too.

With local support, Highway 30 Coalition elects Carroll presidentStaff reportMARSHALLTOWN — Mem-

bers of the U.S. Highway 30 Coalition of Iowa, a group of businesses, community lead-ers and organizations stretching from the Mississippi to Mis-souri rivers, Friday morning elected former Carroll Mayor Adam Schweers as its president.The coalition’s goal: the full

four-laning of Highway 30 across Iowa with the 7 miles be-

tween Carroll and Glidden as a priority.Highway 30 Coalition voting

member Douglas Burns, co-owner of The Jefferson Herald and Carroll Daily Times Her-ald, nominated Schweers for the position, a motion seconded by Clinton City Councilman Tom Determann during a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce building in Marshalltown. Determann, the retired head of

Determann Industries, a barge terminal and asphalt company along the Mississippi, will serve as vice president of the 30 Co-alition. The terms last for a year. The

20 members present unani-mously voted for the new slate.The election of Schweers and

Determann provides an east-west balance to the organiza-tion’s leadership.Greene County Develop-

ment Corp. Executive Director Ken Paxton and Jefferson City Councilman Larry Teeples sup-ported Schweers as well.Schweers, owner of Computer

Concepts of Iowa in Carroll, succeeds Edith Reiss Pfeffer of Clinton, the longtime and deeply politically connected president of the Highway 30 Coalition.“I want to first thank Edith

Pfeffer for her 19 years of dedi-

cation to the betterment of U.S. Highway 30,” Schweers said. “I look forward to working with Tom Determann and our wonderfully geographically di-verse commission in the years to come. I believe that U.S. Highway 30 is a critical piece of Iowa’s infrastructure, and I look forward to ensuring that there is proper funding and support at the Department of Transporta-tion, Iowa Economic Develop-

ment Authority and through our Legislature.”Schweers said U.S. 30 is a

critical piece to any 21st cen-tury strategy in farm-to-market shipment of goods and will also serve as an important corridor for any innovation triangle — connected to Iowa State Univer-sity — that might be created.“I believe a great deal of ex-

Well, bust our buttons!

Herald photos by Andrew McGinn

Woman reportedly wrecks holding room at jailStaff report

A 19-year-old Jefferson wom-an is accused of kicking the inside of a police car, spitting on officers, wrecking a holding room at the Greene County Law Enforcement Center and then al-legedly assaulting a jailer after a routine traffic stop March 10.

The list of charges facing Tesa Renee Binns includes interfer-ence with official acts/causing bodily injury; possession of al-cohol; public intoxication; dis-orderly conduct/fighting or vio-lent behavior; criminal mischief; and three counts of assault on persons in certain occupations.

Police say it began about 3:51

a.m. in the 500 block of West Lincoln Way, when an officer initiated a traffic stop on a ve-hicle with a defective taillight.

The vehicle pulled south into an alley and proceeded to the backyard of 103 S. Pinet St. be-fore stopping.

During the stop, the officer re-portedly smelled alcohol com-ing from the vehicle.

Both occupants — Binns and driver Michael Allen Von Stein, 20, of Jefferson — allegedly admitted to consuming alcohol, and also reported unopened con-tainers of alcohol in the vehicle.

Von Stein was cited for posses-sion of alcohol by an underage

person.As the officer continued an in-

vestigation, Von Stein cooperat-ed fully. Binns, however, report-edly wouldn’t identify herself and began to exit the vehicle.

Both the officer and Von Stein advised her to remain inside.

Binns then allegedly exited the vehicle and began walking away.

After numerous warnings to get back in the vehicle, the of-ficer advised her she was under arrest.

The officer received minor in-juries in a struggle that ensued.

A Greene County sheriff’s dep-uty arrived and assisted in taking

Binns into custody. While being transported to the

LEC, Binns reportedly began kicking the interior windows and door panels of the patrol ve-hicle, causing damage.

After reaching the LEC, Binns continued to be combative, al-legedly spitting on the officer and deputy.

While in the holding room, Binns reportedly caused signifi-cant damage to the walls, kick-ing holes in them, then allegedly assaulted a jailer while being moved to a cell.

The jailer suffered a shoulder bruise and wasn’t seriously in-jured.

County posts low jobless rateStaff reportGreene County posted the

second-lowest unemployment rate for January in the eight-county Western Iowa Advan-tage region, according to recent figures from Iowa Workforce Development.The county’s jobless rate of

3.6 percent in January was be-low the region’s overall rate of 4.5 percent, but slightly higher than Iowa’s unemployment rate of 3.5 percent.The U.S. unemployment rate

was 4.9 percent in January.Western Iowa Advantage

tracks economic indicators and employment trends in Adair,

Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Ida and Sac counties. County unemployment rates

in the region for January: Adair, 4.2 percent; Audubon, 5.0 percent; Carroll, 3.0 percent; Crawford, 6.9 percent; Greene, 3.6 percent; Guthrie, 4.8 per-cent; Ida, 3.7 percent; Sac, 4.3 percent.

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If he only had a brain: Dorothy (Samantha Hardaway) meets the Scarecrow (Michael Kennedy) as she follows the Yellow Brick Road.

Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore: Ronda Kendall’s Affenpinscher dog, Cracker, playing the part of Toto, seems other-wise occupied during a recent rehearsal as the Lullaby League welcomes Dorothy to Munchkinland.

Tim Pound (from left) is the Tin Man, Josh Tuel is the Cowardly Lion, Samantha Hardaway is Dorothy and Michael Kennedy is the Scarecrow in the Community Players production of “The Wizard of Oz.” Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The Munchkin coroner (Josie Weaver), left, thoroughly examined her, and she’s not only merely dead, she’s really most sincerely dead.

Professor Marvel (Darren Jackson) never guesses, he knows!

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Email Andrew McGinna.mcginn@beeherald.com

People like it when they hear about their school district be-ing ranked high for its academic achievements or athletic suc-cess, but when it comes to hav-ing a high income tax surtax rate, this is something you wish your school district didn’t have.The income surtax rate for

Greene County School District is currently 12 percent. This means when a resident of the Greene County School District prepares their state income tax return, the amount they owe the state of Iowa for income tax is increased by 12 percent. Before the two school districts com-bined, the Jefferson-Scranton

district had a surtax rate of 7 percent and the East Greene dis-trict had a rate of 10 percent.Not everybody in Greene

County pays this 12 percent rate. Depending on where you live in Greene County, the other surtax rates are:Southeast Webster, 10 percent;

Glidden-Ralston, 8 percent; Coon Rapids-Bayard, 7 percent; Paton-Churdan, 5 percent; Pan-orama, 4 percent; Perry, 3 per-cent; Prairie Valley, 1 percent; and South Central Calhoun, 0 percent.The six counties surrounding

Greene County — Boone, Cal-houn, Carroll, Dallas, Guthrie

and Webster — do not have any school districts with a surtax rate as high as 12 percent. The Greene County School District has the highest rate for this sev-en-county area.I know school districts need

money to operate, and the in-come surtax is one way to gen-erate additional revenue for the district, but when I am read-ing about the Greene County School District’s current budget problems, I am concerned the current surtax rate will go even higher.

Jim LastGrand Junction

Your letters

Will school surtax rate go even higher?

Well, it looks like the “vote yes” referendum committee has started its campaign to force feed the Greene County School District taxpayers with reasons to vote yes next September for the $20 million bond issue.The fi rst advocate is newly

elected board member John Mc-Connell, a contractor. He said he voted against the

bond issue last September, but since being on the school board he has seen the light and now has converted to a “yes” man.In his recent guest commen-

tary, he used the word “effi cient-ly” three times and the word “effectively” two times. These are “glittering generalities” that lack facts or half truths to back up his newfound insight.Mr. McConnell says that let-

ting school out on hot days be-cause we don’t have central air-conditioning causes the school to make up those days. I believe his statement is wrong, because school is dismissed at 12:30 or 1 p.m. and the school system gets credit with a full day of atten-dance, just like snow early outs or late starts. I see air condition-ers at the middle school in each room. Do they not work?

Has this contractor ever heard of building ramps and putting in an elevator like in the court-house for the handicapped?Mr. McConnell infers that we

have more students now than a century ago in our county. That statement is totally false. Let me point out that in the

middle 1960s, we had 1,600 students in four buildings, and today we have 1,200 students in fi ve buildings. Our county pop-ulation has shrunk from 12,000 people in the 1960s to 9,250 to-day. Please do your homework before you make accusations that a whole county’s worth of students won’t fi t into the pres-ent day buildings.Since when did new buildings

make for a better learning en-vironment for our students? So if we have new facilities, that means those profi ciency scores will escalate, right?They just won’t give an inch

on that new gym.Mr. McConnell says the new

gym is more of a community investment than a school invest-ment. Fine, then let’s have mon-etary donations and gifts fund the new gym, and not burden the taxpayers.

Can you imagine a mom and dad from Algona getting off work at 5:30 p.m., driving to Jefferson for a district or sub-state basketball game at Jeffer-son’s new gym at 7 p.m. They won’t shop here, they won’t eat here, because they won’t get home until 11 p.m. and have to go to work the next day. They might buy a tank of gas to get home on. Same way with those district

and invitational wrestling meets that are held on Saturdays. Most stores are closed on Saturdays, or else they close at noon. Yes, sir, that will generate large sums of revenue.We do need to clean up

$500,000 worth of budget is-sues from the past two years. Who is going to fess up to being responsible for those four screw ups?And don’t forget the new bus

barn the board wants to spring on us in the coming September vote, or in a new referendum.I’ve got a dark, dirty job to do,

but I’m just the man for the task. Now, bring on your next “yes committee person.”Denny LautnerJefferson

Not buying McConnell’s argument

I am writing this letter asking the readers to get a hold of Rep. Chip Baltimore and Sen. Jerry Behn and respectfully ask them to support the bill that would help protect dogs in dog breed-ing facilities.Did you know that Iowa has

over 200 puppy mills? They

house over 15,000 adult dogs, and Iowa is second in the nation only to Missouri in the number of puppy mills. In 2015, more than half of

them were cited for violating the Animal Welfare Act. That’s up from 2014, when 47 percent were cited. And so far in 2016,

41 percent of breeders have been cited for violations. I am asking Rep. Chip Bal-

timore and Sen. Jerry Behn to support animal welfare legisla-tion, and let’s show the nation that Iowa can and will do better.Adrienne SmithJefferson

Man’s best friend in need of help

DOUGLASBURNSTAKING NOTE

RICKMORAINGREENERY

Let’s start with Hillary Clinton in her own words.Last summer, during a 23-min-

ute interview, I asked Mrs. Clin-ton about a potential running mate, should she achieve the historic status as the fi rst wom-an to be nominated by a major party for president.Here’s that exchange.The Herald: In 1992, your

husband selected a running mate that really wasn’t based on geography, balancing geogra-phy or ideology. He seemed to pick somebody who reinforced his own strengths, his own char-acter.Using that history as a guide,

do you think another Northeast-erner, another woman, perhaps Elizabeth Warren (a U.S. sena-tor from Massachusetts) could be your running mate? If you follow what your husband did, she would be your Al Gore, so to speak.Hillary Clinton: “And they

were from neighboring states, too, right, Arkansas and Tennes-see. You know, Doug, I don’t know, and I don’t want to get ahead of myself because I am on just the beginning phases of this campaign. First, I have to win the nomination. Then I can look to see how we win the election and what a running mate can contribute to that.“I am totally open. I have no

predispositions. I want to focus on my own race right now, and then, when I get the nomina-tion, turn and say, ‘How are we going to win the general elec-tion? Who can be a really good president? And who can help us make the case to the American people?’ ”Now back to the analysis.The Warren selection makes

sense for these reasons:1. Warren would delight sup-

porters of Clinton’s rival for the Democratic nomination, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Ver-mont. Maintaining the Sanders energy for the Democrats is an easier task with Warren as a run-ning mate. Warren, who spoke at the Ho-

tel Fort Des Moines for Bruce Braley during the 2014 election cycle, connects with the Demo-cratic base. Had she run for president, Warren would have captured the Iowa caucuses. No doubt in my mind.The longer Sanders holds even

a loose reach on viability for the nomination, the more likely Warren is as Clinton’s vice pres-idential selection.2. No one at the top levels of

American politics is stronger or more savvy than Warren on Wall Street excesses. She un-derstands the true structural reasons for the most animating issue in our politics: income in-

equality.Warren has unmatched cred-

ibility as a force for Wall Street reform. That insulates Clinton from charges she’s too cozy with New York money.3. The gender gap. Imagine a

ticket of two extraordinarily ca-pable and accomplished women running against Donald Trump. Is there any Democrat who would generate as much ex-citement as Warren? No. Clin-ton needs the injection of such freshness.4. As referenced in my ques-

tion to Mrs. Clinton, the War-ren selection would be right out of President Bill Clinton’s playbook. Rather than making a Lyndon Johnson-like call to balance the ticket as occurred in 1960 with John Kennedy, go with a candidate who reinforces more than complements. Mrs. Clinton saw fi rsthand how this worked for her husband with Gore.5. Warren is known for telling

truth to power. Perhaps as much as any presidential candidate, Clinton, who has been on the national stage as a leading fi g-ure for decades, needs someone unafraid of challenging her be-hind closed doors.Clinton is most likely our next

president, and should make a choice that will enable her to govern effectively.

Huge fi nancial contributions from political action commit-tees (PACs) play an equally huge role in American politics. No question about that. But this year, in both parties,

there are candidates who are bypassing that asset, at least so far. Whether that means anything for the future of cam-paigning is an open question at this point, but it’s something we haven’t seen up till now.First, the Republican:Donald Trump is fi nancing his

own campaign. He can afford it. He’s worth

anywhere from a couple of bil-lion (a lowball estimate) up to more than $10 billion (his own claim). Even if he were to spend a

total of $500 million, that’s only 25 percent of the lowball estimate, and only fi ve percent of what he himself says he’s worth.No other presidential candi-

date of a major party in Ameri-can history, to my knowledge, has ever campaigned entirely on his own money, except pos-sibly back in the earliest days of the republic, when actual campaigns as we know them were unknown. The perpetual news cycle and

multiple media options have given Trump continuous free publicity, so he hasn’t spent much on campaign ads. He has disavowed PAC help.

Next, the Democrat:Bernie Sanders has also dis-

avowed PAC money. But he’s not a wealthy man. He can’t af-ford to fund his own campaign the way Trump does. Instead, he’s used the Internet

to solicit small contributions from his supporters. And he’s outraising his primary election opponent, Hillary Clinton, ac-cording to both Clinton and himself. On our home computer, we

get multiple solicitations for funds every day from candi-dates from both parties. Both Clinton and Sanders are using the Internet to raise money. Sanders gives us several op-

tions: $5, $10, $20, $30, $50, etc. Clinton’s latest request is for

$1 (one dollar). But she also holds fundraisers

that solicit big donations from wealthy sources (60 of them in February, according to Sand-ers), and there is also a Super PAC through which big donors give large contributions to ben-efi t her candidacy.It’s not clear to me whether

Clinton’s claim that Sanders is beating her in fundraising includes what the Super PAC is raising and contributing to her campaign efforts. Maybe she’s talking just about her own campaign fund, not the total of her own campaign and that of the Super PAC. (Note: There

are two smaller PACs that are raising a little money that ben-efi ts Bernie. He says he has not asked them to help him.)But either way, it’s clear that

Sanders is not short of money. Like Trump, he has enough to

go the distance to his party’s national convention this sum-mer if he chooses to do so, while spending all he desires in whichever states he chooses to campaign.Political types in both par-

ties, but particularly among the Democrats, decry the Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case that drastically un-leashed Big Money campaign contributions. It’s been the conventional

wisdom since then that presi-dential campaigns are forced to give birth to Super PACs and “dark money” solicitations that freeze regular Americans out of the political process.Trump and Sanders this year

are proof that that thinking is not necessarily true.Big PACs are still the standard

way to go. But if you’re inde-pendently super-wealthy, or if you decide to bank on a cam-paign dependent on millions of smaller contributions, those are options available to you, as The Donald and Bernie make clear.The fact that big-time PACs

are evidently optional is anoth-er revelation that makes 2016 unique in American politics.

Why Hillary Clinton will selectElizabeth Warren as running mate

More than one way to skin a cat

NOW SHOWING IN JEFFERSON

MOVIE REVIEW

Thanks to “Olympia,” fi lm-maker Leni Riefenstahl’s two-part documentary fantasia on the 1936 Ber-lin Olympics, the eternal fi lm image of Jesse Owens is that of a calm, then fi ercely competi t ive, then jubilant A m e r i c a n d o m i n a t i n g the Germans and everyone else, in the air (the long jump) and on the track.Riefenstahl’s mythologiz-

ing close-ups also captured an ideal. Here was grace in fl ight, an

African-American sprinting and leaping into history. Symbols are important, and for

a brief shining moment Owens became America’s, brandished right in der Fuhrer’s face.After the games, Owens’ life

was not always easy. The work he did (he was denied access to the Hollywood career he wanted) was thwarted in vari-ous directions. That part of the story will have to wait for a bi-opic other than director Stephen Hopkins’ “Race.”

Once “Race” arrives in Berlin, and lays out the dramas unfold-ing behind the scenes, the fi lm gathers some momentum and its various simplifi cations and shortcuts matter less. But it’s a frustrating and somewhat dodgy movie, manufactured with the support and close co-operation of the Owens family, the Jesse Owens Foundation and the Jesse Owens Trust.It’s possible to make a sports

biopic with a lot of interested parties making sure the results are reasonably fl attering (as they should be, with Owens) as well as inspirational. It’s pos-sible, but it isn’t easy. “Race” gives up on fi guring out how to dramatically enliven Owens in his own story before the mid-point.The problem here, I think, is

the same problem that gummed up the works with the recent Jackie Robinson biopic “42.” The screenplay by Joe Shrap-

nel and Anna Waterhouse pre-occupies itself with laying out an easy-reader version of his-torical context for younger au-diences and for anyone who is new to Owens and his achieve-ments. Played by Stephan James, Owens is mostly used as a respondent to the events and the times, not a dimensional force in his own story.Also, why so much screen

time for the white guy? Yes, Ohio State University

head track coach Larry Sny-der was the man who brought Owens up and into the record books. But too often Snyder, as played by Jason Sudeikis with a smug, diffi dent air, fails to jus-tify the co-starring status.It’s hard to know what James

could’ve done in more compel-ling circumstances. As is, Ow-ens’ early years in Cleveland; his wife-to-be (Shanice Banton) and baby, sidelined for a while, until Owens commits to home and hearth; and other parts of the narrative form a two-hour highlights reel. Jeremy Irons hams it up as

Avery Brundage, leader of the American Olympic interests and the fi ercest opponent to a principled but unsuccessful U.S. boycott. (William Hurt mumbles through the role of Brundage’s chief adversary, the Amateur Athletic Union head Jeremiah Mahoney.)It’s a tough call, this one.

“Race” can’t help but engage when it gets to the games. But what’s the point of telling

Jesse Owens’ story if you don’t get into what made him tick, and drove his success as an ath-lete?MPAA rating: PG-13 (for the-

matic elements and language).Running time: 2:14

‘Race’ doesn’t go the distanceBy MICHAEL PHILLIPSTribune Newspapers Critic

Jesse Owens

thE JEFFERSON HERALD Page 5, Jefferson, Iowa, Thursday, March 17, 2016

GREENE COUNTY LAMB PRODUCERS BANQUET

Saturday, March 19 • Serving 6:30 PMClover Hall • Greene County Fairgrounds

Tickets available at the door.

Offering several delicious lamb entrees, side dishes and dessert!

Recognizing 2015 Sheep Exhibitors

Also an Auction will be held

NOTICE - Grand Junction ResidentsAll dogs in the City of Grand Junction must be

registered no later than 03-31 of each year to avoida fi ne. You may mail a copy of your pet’s rabies

vaccination record and $5 to the City of Grand Junction,PO Box 15, Grand Junction IA 50107 and will mail your

tags, or come to City Hall at 212 Main Street E.

Fines will be assessed beginning April 1.

Call 515-738-2585 for more info.

Hop on in to the Hardin Clover 4-H Club Annual Bake Sale

Friday, March 25 • 8 - 10 amSouth Room

Greene County Courthouse

DO YOUR EASTER BAKINGTHE EASY WAY!

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ple having to pay ransoms to get loved ones back.

Then, of course, there are the killings, mostly the handiwork of drug gangs.

Since 2010, the U.S. Embassy has recorded 42 murders of U.S. citizens there — 10 since Janu-ary 2014 alone.

December brought news of the Zika virus, spread by the Aedes mosquito, leading Honduras to declare a national emergency.

In pregnant women, the virus can render a baby to be born with microcephaly, a condition whose sufferers were known in less enlightened eras as pin-heads.

And in Honduras, which is 97 percent Roman Catholic, the av-erage woman still bears three or more children.

Yet unlike classmates whose idea of slumming it is living in Granger instead of Grimes, there’s no other place in the world Sarah Nazar would rather be.

“There’s no end to what you can do in a nation like Hondu-ras,” Nazar said last week.

Oh, sure, it’s great to visit Jef-ferson.

“You come to Jefferson and it’s just a breath of fresh air,” Nazar said.

In San Pedro Sula — a city of 1 million known as the most vio-lent place on Earth — her cell-phone never leaves her purse.

In addition, “I’ve always got my hand on my purse,” she said.

“Yes, I know what the statistics are,” she explained. “You know where to be and where not to be. You live with wisdom and just believing in God’s protection.”

But with her marriage 10 years ago this week to Edward, a Honduran who learned Eng-lish through those 10 years of marriage, Sarah Nazar became something more than just anoth-er missionary from the United States.

“I’ve seen a lot of missionaries

come and go,” she said.In April 2015, the Nazars

founded Living Hope Church — or as it’s known in Honduras, Iglesia Esperanza Viva.

Supported from afar by Abun-dant Life Ministries, Sarah Nazar’s church growing up in Jefferson, Living Hope Church already is looking to make its first upward move.

For this first year, the church has used her mother-in-law’s carport as a sanctuary.

“Really, it’s her garage,” Nazar

said.But a nice garage, more akin to

a covered, tiled patio.“She’s been so kind and so

generous,” Nazar said of her mother-in-law, who owns a tor-tilla factory. “She’s an amazing lady. She really lives for others.”

The Nazars soon will be rent-ing a plot of land visible to traf-fic in a developing area of the city.

Their plan is to bring in ship-ping containers to use as walls of a bigger, better Iglesia Espe-

ranza Viva.Nazar envisions construction

one day of a traditional build-ing.

“Yes, faith does play a big part in this,” she said.

When the couple — along with their 4-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, who has dual citizen-ship — finally decided to start a church of their own, they didn’t even consider leaving Honduras.

“It’s such a part of my heart and life,” Nazar said.

The Nazars are in the process of establishing a nonprofit in the U.S. called Living Hope Minis-tries so that people here can do-nate to their cause there.

In its first year, the church has adopted the impoverished mountain community of El Vol-can. The Nazars and their flock have reroofed the local public school and made other improve-ments with El Volcan’s children in mind.

“It’s a real missions experi-ence,” Nazar said. “I was going

to say it’s not like you have to cross a river, but you do.”

They want the kids, in particu-lar, to see that, “In Jesus, things can be better and they can have better,” Nazar said.

The church wants to find an or-phanage they can help as well.

In August, the church will host a missions team from Abundant Life in Jefferson — officially bringing Nazar’s work full cir-cle.

Donna Sutton, a lifelong resi-dent of Jefferson and a member of Abundant Life, still vividly recalls the day she helped Sarah pack for her first mission to Ar-gentina.

“I remember thinking, ‘This is what I’ll always be doing,’ ” Sutton said. “I never expected her to return.”

Argentina was to be Sarah’s first mission after graduating from Rhema Bible Training Center’s two-year program in Oklahoma.

She made it a year and a half before open rioting, spurred by an economic crisis, sent her home.

By July 2002, she felt led to Honduras, where a friend from Bible college who was already there suggested it would be a good fit.

“It was a very good fit,” Nazar said.

“Obviously,” she added, “a family roots me even more.”

Back in Jefferson, the Suttons — Donna and husband Bill — have, for nearly 14 years now, had to answer the same ques-tion over and over: Aren’t they afraid for their daughter’s life in a place like Honduras?

Their answer is always the same.

“Not that I don’t ever think about a blonde in Honduras, and how much she sticks out,” Donna Sutton said.

But it’s called faith for a rea-son.

“My belief,” Nazar said, “is that God is going to turn that around, and Honduras will be known for something other than violence.”

Hammer said in response. “That’s just ludicrous. That’s unreal. I’ve never turned down training.”Williams lost the 2012 gen-

eral election to Steve Haupert, a first-term Democrat who’s not seeking re-election.Haupert told the Herald that

Hammer’s frustrations are “le-gitimate.”“It was my fault we missed on

the Taser,” he said.Haupert, who carries an ASP

baton, said he trains on that at home on a punching bag.He has faith in his six deputies’

use of their defensive weapons.“I trust every guy out in the

field,” Haupert said. “If I had a genuine concern, we’d be work-ing on whatever that is.”He said that three deputies

were out at various times last year for physical reasons, lead-ing to a crunch on manpower and time.“It’s been hectic,” he said.At the same time, the number

of service calls has increased.“Society today is a little mean-

er,” Haupert said.That is exactly why the sher-

iff’s office needs to beef up training, according to Hammer.“A lot of it is ‘Mayberry

R.F.D.’ that it’s not going to happen here,” Hammer said.According to John Godar, cur-

rent president of the Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Associa-tion and a major with the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in Ce-

dar Rapids, most agencies in Iowa provide annual training on Tasers and ASP batons.All law enforcement agents, he

said, must be trained initially to carry any item.The Iowa Law Enforcement

Academy only requires qualifi-cation with firearms once a year, Williams said.Current practice, according to

Godar, is a “train the trainer” style of teaching, where one employee will get certified as an instructor and then train ev-eryone else.Jefferson Police Chief Mark

Clouse is the local Taser in-structor.He has provided Taser instruc-

tion to both officers and depu-ties in the past.“As a training instructor,”

Clouse said, “I did not certify them (the deputies) last year, but I’m not the only instructor in the state.”Clouse said his officers are all

current on training.“My focus is the police depart-

ment,” he said.A native of Alta, Hammer

served with the Christian Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office in southwest Missouri from 1993 to 2008.While Christian County is sig-

nificantly larger than Greene County, its deputies earned far less, he said, yet still conducted annual training.“I’m just tired of everything

being brushed over and the pub-lic not knowing the truth,” he said.He said his experience in

Greene County has been “real eye-opening.”

“I firmly believe we can do better,” Hammer said, “and we have the resources to do better.”Lax training, he said, puts the

county at risk.Hundreds of lawsuits have

been filed, according to the Washington Post, since the 1993 founding of Taser Inter-national Inc., the company that makes the stun gun of the same name.Deputies in Greene County

carry an older Taser model, the X26, which fires in two modes.Probe mode shoots out two

barbed darts at the end of elec-trical wires. Drive stun mode delivers a localized shock.“If I tase someone and it goes

bad ... they’re going to sub-poena my training records,” Hammer explained. “How am I going to answer questions in a deposition? When I say I’m not current on training, how many zeroes does that add to the law-suit?”Haupert said his deputies are

“prepared enough.”“Be ready. Always be alert.

But don’t let the obsession con-sume you,” he said.He described the current atmo-

sphere in his office as “tense.”“It’s been tense, and people

don’t like people,” Haupert said.It’s obvious that tension has

now spilled out into the open.“I should have made it clear

that if you work for the sher-iff’s office, you don’t put signs in yards,” Haupert said of the primary.“I’m going to try to remain

neutral.”

2 that the initiative is de-signed to encourage and im-prove college readiness for high school students across Iowa.Courtney Walter, a counselor

at Audubon High School, said the information is still rela-tively new to her students, but she’s seen some seniors “perk up” at it. She said the U of I program is unique compared with other Iowa colleges.

“Some students have already signed up, but what is unique about (The University of) Iowa is they stack their schol-arships, most other schools consider it part of the merit awards,” Walter said. Walter advises “two or three”

students who eventually choose U of I each year.Iowa State University will

not be participating in the pro-gram.“We have examined the pro-

gram and believe it has some good features,” John McCar-roll, ISU executive director

of University Relations said. “However, as we looked at our strategies for recruiting stu-dents and providing financial aid, we decided it would not be a good fit.”Smith said college is expen-

sive and the cost can be a bar-rier even if a student works hard and participates in school activities.“I think it can’t hurt and I

think it’s a great program for students,” Smith said. “I’m re-ally excited that we were cho-sen and we can give this op-portunity to our kids.”

isting business expansion has happened along the U.S. 30 cor-ridor the last 10 years that is being overlooked, and I am pre-pared to have discussions about traffic counts, safety and why an expanded Highway 30 should be considered with or ahead of the costly widening of Interstate 80,” Schweers said.

U.S. Highway 30 is the longest road in the state of Iowa, running a distance of 331 miles from the Mississippi to Missouri rivers. The U.S. 30 corridor spans 12 counties and 39 cities.

According to the 2010 Census, more than 551,000 people live in the 12 counties along the U.S.

30 corridor, representing nearly 20 percent of the population of the state of Iowa. The popula-tion of the 12 counties increased more than 5.5 percent from 2000 to 2010.

At the Marshalltown meeting, coalition members expressed concern about potential plans to add lanes to Interstate 80 rather than using Highway 30 four-laning for interstate traffic relief and economic development.

“Any shift of priority away from Highway 30 to Interstate 80, and a move to turn that into a super highway would repre-sent that greatest single shift of resources from rural to urban Iowa in the history of Iowa,” Burns said. “The vitality of ar-eas other than Des Moines and Davenport and Iowa City de-

serve consideration and our al-legedly pro-rural delegation, people like Senator Joni Ernst, who was elected as a darling of rural Iowa, need to stand up for us now.”

At a recent meeting in Des Moines, Highway 30 economic-development advocates pressed the case to Lt. Gov. Kim Reyn-olds and legislative leaders.

Reynolds said she understood the importance of four-laning 30 on a variety of fronts, chiefly safety, as a fully four-laned 30 would serve as an alternative statewide route to I-80.

“It takes the pressure off 80,” Reynolds said, noting that in eastern Iowa, traffic is heavy on that nation-crossing interstate.

“I mean, 80’s just scary,” Reynolds said.

TEACHERSFROM PAGE 1

agreed only to hold its public budget hearing for 2016-17 at 5:15 p.m. April 13.That budget is mostly set with

exception to supplemental state aid, which Christensen said he expects to be 2 percent.The other two major factors

in the school budget — enroll-ment and taxable valuation — are both trending up.Enrollment in the district

stands at 1,298.8 after this year’s gain.Taxable valuation in the dis-

trict is up 1.1 percent, Chris-tensen said.The meeting Wednesday

opened with another personnel issue — one which the board would neither confirm nor deny.Heather Hinote, wife of var-

sity boys basketball coach Jera-mie Hinote, appeared before the board during open forum to question what she said was her husband’s dismissal from his coaching job.Christensen said no action had

been taken. Board members said they either were unaware of the situation or else had only heard of an evaluation taking

place.“So what you’re saying,” said

Catherine Wilson, who was among the supporters of Hinote at the meeting, “is the board has not been notified of the firing of Jeramie Hinote?”Heather Hinote called her hus-

band’s alleged dismissal a “per-sonal attack on him.”“I don’t know if we can talk

about a particular employee in an open meeting,” board mem-ber Teresa Hagen said, explain-ing the board’s policy of not engaging with the public during open forum.In other business:• The board approved the pa-

rameters of a new scholarship, the Dixon Scholarship, the re-sult of a $600,000 gift to the district.Scholarships will be award-

ed annually to 15 students at $2,000 per scholarship. All stu-dents will be eligible.• The board directed Chris-

tensen to continue conversa-tions with the county board of supervisors about possibly buy-ing the former National Guard armory to serve as a new bus barn.The district’s current lease

with the Greene County Fair Board is coming due, Chris-

tensen said, but it could be more economical for the district to have its own building.Construction of a brand new

building could run the district $200,000, said McConnell, a contractor.The fair board wants a deci-

sion by May in order to proceed with plans for a new cattle barn — the design hinges on whether the district wants to still park its buses at the fairgrounds.The district has rented space

at the fairgrounds for more than 25 years.“Absolutely nothing against

the fair board,” McConnell said, “but it comes down to numbers.”• The board gave approval to

share its curriculum director one day per week with South-east Webster-Grand, and its media specialist one day per month with Ogden.• The board unanimously ap-

proved the purchase of 250 new Chromebooks for the high school from the 1-cent sales tax fund at a cost of $65,937, but not before a spirited discussion about whether Chromebooks are the right device.“My kids who were students

thought they sucked,” McCon-nell said.

The Bee & The Jefferson Herald For News and Editorials email: news@beeherald.com

Sarah Nazar’s husband, Edward, a native Honduran, snaps a selfie while their church, Living Hope Church, reroofs a school in the mountain community of El Volcan. The Nazars started the church in April 2015. Sarah Nazar is a 1998 graduate of Jefferson-Scranton High School. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

thE JEFFERSON HERALDPage 6, Jefferson, Iowa, Thursday, March 17, 2016

Obituary ofMark Porter

Mark Steven Porter, son of Robert Porter and Patricia Erps Porter, was born August 6, 1955 in Manning, Iowa. Mark passed away peacefully with his fam-ily by his side from complica-tions of Multiple Myeloma on March 9, 2016 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. He was 60 years of age.A Service of Remembrance

was held Monday, March 14 at Slininger-Schroeder Funer-

al Home, Jefferson. Words of comfort were given by Pastor Ken Bose of Trinity Lutheran Church, Perry. Honorary bear-ers were Jim Aswegan, John Hill, Joe Cummings, Matthew Campfi eld and Matthew Douglas. The recorded music played was “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor and “Closer To Believ-ing” by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Interment was at Dodge Township Cemetery, Guthrie County.Mark grew up in Bagley and attended school in Yale, Jamai-

ca, and Bagley, graduating from YJB High School in 1973. After graduation he went to Grandview College, majoring in Art. Mark went to work for Isadore Construction Company and then later for AAI in Jefferson where he worked for 29 years. He then moved to Ames and worked for Rich Lepper Construction and Lowe’s.On June 3, 2006, Mark was married to Brinda Taylor. Mark

and Brinda took many trips on their Harley Davidson. Mark enjoyed fi shing, hunting, woodworking, golf, drawing, custom painting, cars and stained glass. He was a dog lover, having many dogs throughout his life.Mark was preceded in death by his father, Robert; his uncle,

Howard Porter; and his aunts, Doris Stout and Eleanor Mob-ley. He is survived by his wife, Brinda Taylor Porter of Ames; his daughter, Kelly Porter (Matthew) Campfi eld; and grand-son, John Robert Lewis Campfi eld all of Westminster, CO; his mother, Patricia Porter of Bagley; his sister, Susan Partridge of Iowa; mother-in-law, Sarah Taylor of Sigourney, IA; broth-ers and sisters-in-law: Jim (Robbie) Aswegan of Alleman, IA and John (Valerie) Hill of Fairfax, IA; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and many friends.Memorials are suggested to the Multiple Myeloma Research

Foundation.Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, (515) 386-2171.

Funeral NoticesFuneral Services

HillmanIvan Hillman, 92, of Jeffer-

son died Thursday, March 10, 2016.A Service of Remembrance

was held Saturday, March 12 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Words of comfort were given by Bruce Webster, Minister of Church of Christ, Jefferson. The re-corded music played was “Knowing You’ll Be There” and “I’ll Meet You In The Morning” by Gaither Vocal Band and “Grandpa, Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days” by The Judds. Honorary bearers were Kylie McDonald, Ellie McDonald, Marlie McDon-ald, Drake McDonald, Lori Gordon and Lana McDonald. Serving as casket bearers were Neil Hillman, Nick Hillman, Alex Gordon, Matthew Gor-don, Rich Gordon and Randy McDonald. Interment was at Paton Township Cemetery, Paton. Ivan Gene Hillman was born

May 4, 1923 to Glenn Hillman and Verna Bateman Hillman on a farm northwest of Dana, Iowa. He graduated from Dana High School in May of 1941. After graduation, Ivan attended Iowa State Univer-sity for two years. He studied agriculture and then returned to work on the family farm. Ivan was united in marriage to Betty Calvert on May 5, 1945. They were married for 66 years. Ivan and Betty were the parents of two children, Jolene Kay and Rick Ivan.Ivan’s greatest accomplish-

ment was attending to the fam-ily farm for over forty years and raising two wonderful children. After their children were raised, Ivan and Betty enjoyed spending the winter months in Harlingen, Texas. They met numerous wonder-ful people and enjoyed en-tertaining friends and family

when they came to visit. Ivan enjoyed playing softball for the Dana Town Team, garden-ing, Iowa State athletics, and attending his grandchildren and great-grandchildren’s athletic activities, being their biggest fan. Ivan was a 4-H leader, a member of the Dana City Council, Dana Methodist Church and later a member of the Grand Junction Methodist Church.Ivan took great pride in the

ability to live independently until October of 2015. At that time, he moved to Regency Park in Jefferson. He enjoyed the great care and compassion he received from the staff at Regency Park. Ivan died on March 10, 2016, at the age of 92 years.Ivan devoted his life to his

wife, Betty, two children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by his daugh-ter, Jolene German and her husband, Freddie, of Jeffer-son; son, Rick Hillman and his wife, Judy, of Dana; four grandchildren: Lori Gordon (Rich) of Grand Junction; Lana McDonald (Randy) of Winterset, IA; Nick Hillman of Dana and Neil Hillman of Sunrise, Fla.; six great-grand-children: Alex and Matthew Gordon, and Kylie, Ellie, Marlie,and Drake McDonald; step-granddaughter, Teresa Cross (Dan) of Jefferson; and three step-great-granddaugh-ters: Stephanie, Emily, and Zoe Joy. Ivan is also survived by his two brothers: Wayne Hillman of Alliance, Neb. and Max Hillman of Springfi eld, Mo.; and a sister, Martha Hill-man of Marshalltown, IA.Ivan was preceded in death

by his parents; wife, Betty; and great-granddaughter, Ka-tie Jo Gordon. Slininger-Schroeder Funeral

Home, www.sliningerschro-eder.com.

DunlopMaxine Gladys Dunlop, 99, of

Jefferson died Monday, March 14, 2016 at Greene County Medical Center. Funeral service were held at

10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 17 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson with burial at the Jefferson Cemetery. Visitation

was on Wed. and Thurs. with the family present until the time of service. Mrs. Dunlop is survived by

her husband, Duane and sister, Billie Pevestorf of Jefferson and brother, Robert (Margaret) Calvert of Charles City.Hastings Funeral Home of

Jefferson, www.hastingsfh.com.

NorgartLeroy Norgart, 60, of Grand

Junction, formerly of Jeffer-son died Thursday, March 10, 2016. He has been cremated

and no services are planned at this time.Slininger-Schroeder Funeral

Home, www.sliningerschro-eder.com.

VA Pension Benefits Informational Program

The Lakeside Village is proud to host a

presented by Darcia Robson, Guthrie County VA Adminstrator

Thursday, March 24, 2016 • 10:00 AMThe Lakeside Village Private Dining Room

A Veterans Administration pension is a benefit paid to wartime veterans, dependents or surviving spouses who meet certain eligibility and needs criteria.

Topics of this presentation include:• General information about the VA Pension

• Eligibility Criteria • Claim Process

This event is free and intended for the public to attend. Come and learn about the tools you need to determine whether you or a loved one qualifies for this life-changing benefit.

Phone and Internet Discounts Available to CenturyLink Customers

The Iowa Utilities Board designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink’s basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $20.46 per month and business services are $35.50 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon request.

CenturyLink participates in a government benefit program (Lifeline) to make residential telephone service more affordable to eligible low-income individuals and families. Eligible customers are those that meet eligibility standards as defined by the FCC and state commissions. Residents who live on federally recognized Tribal Lands may qualify for additional Tribal benefits if they participate in certain additional federal eligibility programs. The Lifeline discount is available for only one telephone per household, which can be either a wireline or wireless telephone. A household is defined for the purposes of the Lifeline program as any individual or group of individuals who live together at the same address and share income and expenses. Lifeline service is not transferable, and only eligible consumers may enroll in the program. Consumers who willfully make false statements in order to obtain Lifeline telephone service can be punished by fine or imprisonment and can be barred from the program.

Lifeline eligible subscribers may also qualify for reliable home high-speed Internet service up to 1.5Mbps for $9.95* per month for the first 12 months of service. Please call 1-866-541-3330 or visit centurylink.com/internetbasics for more information.

If you live in a CenturyLink service area, please call 1-888-833-9522 or visit centurylink.com/lifeline with questions or to request an application for the Lifeline program.

*CenturyLink Internet Basics Program – Residential customers only who qualify based on meeting income level or program participation eligibility requirements, and requires remaining eligible for the entire offer period. First bill will include charges for the \first full month of service billed in advance, prorated charges for service from the date of installation to bill date, and one-time charges and fees described above. Qualifying customers may keep this program for a maximum of 60 months after service activation provided customer still qualifies during that time. Listed High-Speed Internet rate of $9.95/mo. applies for first 12 months of service (after which the rate reverts to $14.95/mo. for the next 48 months of service), and requires a 12-month term agreement. Customer must either lease a modem/router from CenturyLink for an additional monthly charge or independently purchase a modem/router, and a one-time High-Speed Internet activation fee applies. A one-time professional installation charge (if selected by customer) and a one-time shipping and handling fee applies to customer’s modem/router. General – Services not available everywhere. Have not have subscribed to CenturyLink Internet service within the last 90 days and are not a current CenturyLink customer. CenturyLink may change or cancel services or substitute similar services at its sole discretion without notice. Offer, plans, and stated rates are subject to change and may vary by service area. Deposit may be required. Additional restrictions apply. Terms and Conditions – All products and services listed are governed by tariffs, terms of service, or terms and conditions posted at centurylink.com. Taxes, Fees, and Surcharges – Applicable taxes, fees, and surcharges include a carrier Universal Service charge, carrier cost recovery surcharges, state and local fees that vary by area and certain in-state surcharges. Cost recovery fees are not taxes or government-required charges for use. Taxes, fees, and surcharges apply based on standard monthly, not promotional, rates.

SuttonGloria Ann Sutton, 92, died

Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Jefferson, Iowa.A Service of Remembrance

was held Tuesday, March 15 at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson with words of comfort given by Rev. Julie Poulsen, grandson, Mark Ward-er, a youth Pastor from Rich-fi eld, Minn. and granddaughter, Sarah Nazar, a Missionary from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Congregational hymns sung were “Because He Lives” and “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” with Matt Schutt as the accom-panist. Serving as casket bear-ers were John Warder, Zachary Sutton, Mark Warder, Evans McWilliam and John Beltz. In-terment was at Jefferson Cem-etery, Jefferson.Gloria Ann Sutton was born

on an icy winter day February 17, 1924 to Jay Stewart and Ruth Seaman Stewart at their country home in Hardin Town-ship, Greene County, Iowa. At age 18 months, Gloria had a double mastoidectomy at Iowa Methodist Hospital. She went to school at Hardin #4 and had the same teacher until complet-ing 8th grade. During those years her biggest challenge was wondering if she would pass the test to be able to go to high school. She did pass, and also graduated from Jefferson High School in 1941. That was fol-lowed by one year at Iowa State University. However, romance ruled over education and Gloria married Keith Sutton on Janu-ary 5, 1943 at the age of 19.She set out on a course of be-

ing an Air Force wife. On their honeymoon, they drove to Eagle Pass, Texas where Keith was assigned as an instructor in the aircraft AT-6. While there, Gloria worked in the local bank as a teller. They soon moved again to Liberal, Kansas where Keith instructed on the B-24s and Gloria worked as a clerk in a mobile home park. Next, they went to San Antonio, Texas where Keith instructed on the B-29.At last the war was over, and

they returned to Greene Coun-ty to start farming with only a small savings account on which they survived. The highlight of their marriage was the birth of their daughter, Sharon in 1946. Then a few years later was an-other blessing when Bill was born in 1952. According to Gloria, “Both of them were a joy throughout our lives.”Gloria belonged to the United

Methodist Church in Jefferson, and taught 5th grade Sunday

School for several years. She was a member of church circle and the card recycling group. She was also a member of the Hardin Friendly Circle.She was preceded in death by

her father and mother, Jay and Ruth Stewart, and her husband, Keith. Survivors include chil-dren, Sharon Warder (John) of Burnsville, Minn. and William Sutton (Donna) of Jefferson; grandchildren, Lisa Speese (Gary) of Bloomington, Minn, Laurie Brown (Nathan) of Mendocino, Calif., Mark Ward-er (Kelli) of Richfi eld, Minn., Sarah Nazar (Edward) of San Pedro Sula, Honduras and Zachary Sutton of Des Moines, IA; great grandchildren, Caleb, Aaron and Victoria Sigfrid, Tauren and Tasahra Brown, Ju-lia and Will Warder and Eliza-beth Nazar. Slininger-Schroeder Funeral

Home, (515) 386-2171.

Funeral Notices

SmalleyRussell “Dale” Smalley Jr.,

76, of Beaver, Iowa passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at his home. Dale’s wishes were to be

cremated. Visitation was held Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Carson–Stapp Funeral Home in Ogden. A memorial service was held Monday, March 14 at the Carson-Stapp Funeral Home followed by a luncheon and Celebration of Life at the

Beaver Community Center. Burial will be held at a later date in the Beaver Cemetery. For online obituaries and con-dolences please visit: www.carsonstappfuneralhome.comIn lieu of fl owers, memorials

may be left to the discretion of the family.

ConroyRamona Ann Conroy, 86, of

Jefferson died on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Greene County Medical Center in Jef-ferson.

Visitation will be held on Fri-day, April 8, 2016 starting at 1:00 p.m., with family present from 5-7:00 p.m., at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, April 9 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Jef-ferson.

Ramona is survived by her husband, Kenneth of Jefferson; son, Daniel Conroy of Jefferson; daughters: Cindy Conroy of Earlham; Kathy (Brian) Lage of Manning; Joan (Kurt) Olsen of Pillager, Minn.; Mary (William) Boyett of Kingman, Ariz. and Teresa (Bob) Bleifus of Wildo-mar, Calif.; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Memorials in Ramona’s name may be sent to The Iowa Com-mission for the Blind.

Hastings Funeral Home, (515) 386-8181.

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LOCAL FOCUSTown hall meeting set for

MondayThe Greene County Develop-

ment Corp. will host a spring town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Mon-day at the Greene County Com-munity Center.

The meetings have become a regular forum to get informa-tion out about economic develop-ment.

Presenters include Ken Paxton of GCDC; Jefferson City Admin-istrator Mike Palmer on down-town revitalization; Peg Raney on Jefferson Matters: Main Street projects; Stefanie Koenig, of the Small Business Development Center, on resources available to start a business; Greene County Superintendent Tim Christensen on the school bond issue; Carla Offenburger on updates at the Greene County Medical Center; Angie Pedersen on bus tours and tourism events; and Cherie Cer-veny on the Greene County Early Learning Center.

There also will be time for questions.

Resources available for small business owners

Stefanie Koenig, regional di-rector of the North Central Iowa Small Business Development Center in Fort Dodge, will meet with local entrepreneurs and small business owners from noon to 1 p.m. and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 29 at the Greene County office of Iowa State Uni-versity Extension.

Koenig is being hosted by the Business Improvement Commit-tee of Jefferson Matters: Main Street.

Koenig will be available to talk about the services she has to of-fer.

Ken Paxton, executive direc-tor of the Greene County De-velopment Corp., also will share resources available through GCDC.

Those interested in starting or expanding a business are invited to attend.

Koenig also is available to pro-vide one-on-one business con-sulting throughout the afternoon. Email stefaniek@ncisbdc.com or call 515-576-6242 to schedule an appointment.

Ernst to have local office hour in April

Representatives from the of-fice of U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will be available to meet with local constituents from 10 to 11 a.m. April 15 in the Greene County courthouse boardroom.

Representatives will be able to assist with problems or questions about Social Security, veterans benefits, military affairs, pass-ports, immigration issues and other federal programs.

Ernst will not be present.If unable to attend, visit ernst.

senate.gov to submit a casework request.

Extension to host corn stover workshop

Corn stover — the cobs, leaves

and stalks of corn plants left in a field after harvest — are being used in the production of etha-nol, including cellulosic ethanol facilities in Nevada and Emmets-burg, presenting an opportunity for producers to participate in a developing corn stover supply chain.

To help producers understand the opportunities, Iowa State University Extension and Out-reach will host a free workshop from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Friday at Greene County Extension.

ISU Extension and Outreach field agronomists Mark Johnson and Paul Kassel, as well as ag-ricultural engineering specialist Kapil Arora, will host the work-shop.

Stover removal, in either round or square bales, can impact ag-ronomic decisions such as nutri-ent balance and soil quality, and can influence harvest logistics in terms of removal amounts and reduced tillage.

The events are free but pre-reg-istration is required.

The workshop is sponsored by Greene County Farm Bureau.

Daffodils to benefit Relay for Life

The National Honor Society’s Relay for Life Stompers from Greene County High School are once again selling daffodils, a universal symbol of hope and life.

There are several options for placing an order.

Area churches will have sign-up sheets available for pre-orders until Easter Sunday, March 27.

There will be a sign-up booth at Fareway from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, and at Hy-Vee from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.

Daffodils may also be ordered directly from one of the NHS Stompers committee members: Brooke Hayes, Katelyn Durbin, Morgan Lansman, Abby Badger, Olivia Hansen, Hannah Promes, Karlie Anthofer, Wyatt Tipton and Molly Mannel.

Other orders can be called in to the high school, 515-386-2188, or emailed to adviser Ruth Broman at rbroman@greenecountycsd.net.

Deadline for ordering is April 4.

Daffodils will arrive April 5 and will be delivered that week.

Cost is $10 for a bundle of 10. Checks should be written to Re-lay for Life.

Funds from daffodil sales sup-port Greene County’s 20th an-nual Relay for Life, to be held April 23 at the Greene County Community Center.

Adults to experience prom firsthand

The Greene County High School Interact Club is sponsor-ing a prom for adults the night before the high school prom.

The event, “A Dance to Re-member Your Prom,” will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. April 8 at the Wild Rose Event Center.

The event offers a chance for the students to share their prom decorations with the community.

A live band, Gaylin Sudik and Friends, will play a mix of coun-try, ’50s and ’60s music.

Admission is $7 per person.

Gannon headed to All-State Speech

Autumn Gannon will represent Paton-Churdan High School on April 4 at the All-State Speech Festival at the University of Northern Iowa.

Gannon wrote her own poetry, “All Roads Lead to Alone,” for contest.

The P-C Speech Team this year fielded two Large Group entries:

A Group Improv team of Gan-non, Megan Carey and Jenna Beyers received a I rating at dis-trict contest in Ballard. At state at Waukee High School, they re-ceived an overall II rating.

A Short Film group (comprised of freshmen Eric Thompson,

Clayton Smith, Jack Bryson, Me-gan Carey, Jenna Beyers, Eric Sabus and Carter Meseck) re-ceived a II rating at district.

Two other students competed in individual speech for P-C:

Clayton Smith received a II rat-ing with a comedic prose piece, “Yoga Mat for Sale,” and Megan Carey advanced to state at Des Moines North with a children’s prose piece, “My Mama Says,” where she received straight I rat-ings.

Controversial pipelineapproved

The Bakken Pipeline is set to cross Iowa, including nearby Boone, Calhoun and Webster counties, after winning a con-struction permit March 10 from the Iowa Utilities Board.

A permit approved the same day from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will allow the pipeline to cross publicly owned land.

The pipeline is expected to di-agonally cross the state through 18 counties, carrying 570,000 barrels of crude oil daily from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota to Illinois.

In its decision, the Iowa Utili-ties Board determined pipeline transportation of crude oil to be safer than the alternatives.

The board also cited jobs and other economic benefits associ-ated with construction and op-eration of the pipeline, projected to be at least $787 million during construction alone.

The permit from the DNR will allow Dakota Access LLC — a subsidiary of Texas-based En-ergy Transfer Partners — to construct the pipeline across the Big Sioux River Complex Wild-life Management Area in Lyon County as well as borings for the pipeline under the Big Sioux River in Lyon County, the Des Moines River in Boone County and the Mississippi River in Lee

County.

Historic Boone County bridge collapses

BOONE — Kayakers and ca-noeists were being warned late last week to avoid a popular stretch of the Des Moines River in Boone County following the partial collapse of an historic bridge.

The west side of the Wagon Wheel Bridge collapsed into the water March 10.

The bridge is located southwest of Boone and just north of the Kate Shelley High Bridge on the Des Moines River.

According to the Iowa Depart-ment of Natural Resources, the bridge was damaged by flowing ice.

Learn about cover cropsCOON RAPIDS — Farmers

and landowners are invited to join Whiterock Conservancy from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 5 to learn about how cover crops can increase grain production.

See firsthand potential spring biomass and how to best use that biomass as an economic resource for your farm.

Darwin Pierce, farm manager for Whiterock Conservancy, will speak about why Whiterock has expanded the use of cover crops from 5 acres to more than 550 acres.

Other presenters include Meghan Filbert, livestock coor-dinator for Practical Farmers of Iowa.

The event will take place at the Whiterock Conservancy Bur Oak Visitor’s Center, 1436 High-way 141, Coon Rapids.

For questions or to RSVP for a lunch, contact Rob Davis at land-manager@whiterockconservan-cy.org or 712-684-2697, ext. 114.

Happy Hustler notesThe Hardin Happy Hustlers

held their March meeting at

Greene County Middle School at 2 p.m. March 6.

Roll call was, “What is your fa-vorite TV show?”

There were 19 members pres-ent.

The 4-H Pledge was led by Car-son Cerveny.

Treasurer and secretary reports were given. There was no old business.

Members who plan to show live-stock at the Greene County Fair need to make sure their FSQA certification is current or attend an upcoming training from 9 to 10:30 a.m. April 16 or test out be-tween 3 and 5 p.m. April 19.

Contact the Extension office to let them know which session you plan to attend.

Contact the Extension office if you are interested in the Market Lamb Community Barn Pro-gram.

Babysitting Basics will be of-fered to Greene County fifth and sixth graders on April 2 and 9. Cost is $25 if you register by March 28.

The next Beef Project Meeting is scheduled for April 3 at Dax Lautner’s farm. It will start at 4 p.m. with pizza to follow. For more information, contact the Extension office at 515-386-2138.

There is an Omaha Zoo trip planned for fifth and sixth grade 4-H members at the end of May. Contact the Extension office if interested in attending.

Presentations were given by lzzy Bravard on “How to Make Your Own Play Gym for Cats”; Jack Schilling on “Type I Diabe-tes”; and Alex Cerveny on “Dif-ferent Types of Photograpy.”

Alex and Carson Cerveny pro-vided drinks for the club.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m. Following the meeting, the group practiced basketball in the gym.

February The Hardin Happy Hustlers

held their February meeting at the Greene County Extension of-fice at 2 p.m. Feb. 7.

President Jared Marshall called the meeting to order. Secretary Ben Bravard asked roll call, which was, “Who do you think will win the Super Bowl?”

There were 15 members in at-tendance. There was no January meeting, as the club attended Hidden Acres in Dayton for a day of swimming, games and pizza.

New business included FSQA training and testing that will be coming up in April. Any 4-H ex-hibitor showing livestock needs to make sure their certification is up to date.

Our new county youth coordi-nator, Kayla Hyett, attended the meeting to meet the 4-H mem-bers and answer questions.

Presentations were given by Nick Killion on “How to Braid Leather Horse Reins”; Elliott Schilling on “Adult Coloring Book”; and Zachery Burbank on “Cattle Grooming Equipment.”

The meeting adjourned with Ava Schilling leading the 4-H Pledge.

Snacks and drinks were pro-vided by Jack, Elliott and Ava Schilling.

Jefferson

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Around the region

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Reporters and other members of the public cannot attend the rape trial of a Greene County High School basketball star, a judge decided last week.

“The possibility of damage or harm to the juvenile outweighs the public’s interest in having

an open hearing,” District Judge William Ostlund wrote, citing Iowa law that allows juvenile pro-ceedings to be held privately.

All future court hearings for 17-year-old Trey Tucker’s sex abuse case — which was trans-ferred to juvenile court in Decem-ber — will now be private, Ost-lund decided.

The date of Tucker’s adjudi-

cation hearing — the juvenile court’s equivalent of a trial — has not been set.

Tucker’s alleged victim will first be interviewed by Tucker’s de-fense attorney on Monday.

The attorney has also sought in-formation from the victim’s pri-vate records of her therapy and counseling since the alleged rape, which Ostlund agreed to review

privately and pass along any in-formation that might show the boy is innocent.

Tucker is accused of ignoring the young woman’s denial of sex when they met after a rural under-age drinking party and had some consensual “intimate” contact in the early morning hours of Aug. 23. She reported the alleged crime shortly after.

The high-profile attorney who is defending Tucker, Brandon Brown, of Des Moines, requested the court hearings to be closed to the public, in part, because “the publicity this situation has gar-nered is highly unusual.”

The case forced the Greene County school district to modify its policies that pertain to students who are accused or convicted of

serious crimes. Under the chang-es, Tucker’s senior season with the team is in jeopardy if he is found delinquent of a crime — the juvenile court equivalent of being guilty in adult court.

Tucker was the basketball team’s leading scorer and averaged 19.2 points per game this past season.

The team ended with a 10-11 record.

By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.com

Greene County judge bars public from rape trial

Girl Scout Troop 462 of Greene County visited Jefferson Post 11 of the American Legion on Monday. The Legion hosted the troop’s monthly meeting and served a meal. The girls spoke about Girl Scouts. The troop recently sold 3,432 boxes of cookies. Girl Scouts on hand included (from left) Autumn Consier, Kayla Sturm, Tarynn Fisher, Kallie Fisher, Hailey Hoyle, Alannah Menz, Lexy Fisher, Caed-dance Butler, Autumn Stevens and Ilse Hooper. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The Gardens recently sponsored an Easter coloring contest for the entire first grade. First-graders each colored a picture and the tenants voted on one boy and one girl. Jarron Jacobson (right) and Shawn Gordon were selected as the winners. The winners received an Easter basket full of goodies and a chocolate bunny. Each participant received a goody bag with pencils, candy and stickers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The Grand Junction Public Library recently received a gift of computer tables to renovate the com-puter room. Trisha Coleman designed and built the tables in memory of her father, Ross Coleman. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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RV For Sale2010, 35ft Starcraft Homestead 5th Wheel RV. Like New! Located in Jef-ferson. Pictures can be seen on Craig’s List, Des Moines. Questions, Call (515) 571-5795.

Duplex For Rent2 bedroom duplex, appliances included, no stairs. No pets. $550/mo. Snow re-moval and lawn care provided. (515) 370-1900.

3 bedroom, ranch style duplex. Stove, refrigerator & dishwasher furnished. Central air. Available April 1. $550/mo. plus $550 deposit. (515) 370-2687.

Apartments For RentCAMDEN Apartments: One & two bedroom apartments for rent in Jeffer-son. Water/sewer/garbage included. No pets, no smoking. Deposit, references required. Call (515) 231-9340.

2 bedroom apartment for rent in Jef-ferson. References required. Iowa Realty. Call Karen at (515) 370-1927.

Help WantedRN’s up to $45/hr LPN’s up to $37.50/hr CNA’s up to 22.50/hr Free gas/weekly pay $2000 Bonus AACO Nurs-ing Agency 1-800-656-4414 Ext. 12 (INCN)

EMT/Paramedics. Central Iowa Profes-sional Paramedic Service in a progres-sive, growing community has two full time openings. All EMS levels urged to apply. 515-370-0003 (INCN)

QLF Transportation – Class A CDL Drivers/Tankers. Great Pay, Home Weekends, and Benefi ts! Potential of $60,000 plus per year! Contact Tony 608-935-0915 Ext 16 www.qlf.com (INCN)

Drive Flatbed - No previous fl atbed experience needed! 44-50 CPM based on experience. High miles. Full ben-efi ts. Pets allowed. Requires CDL-A and 1-year OTR. 888.476.4860 www.drivechief.com (INCN)

CDL A DRIVERS - *$7,500 Sign-On-Bonus MEDICAL BENEFITS on DAY 1 & Earn $65k+ your FIRST YEAR!!!*GUARANTEED PAY *401k WITH COMPANY MATCH & MORE! Apply onlinedr ive formclane .com/goto/minne-sota Or Call Hollie at 507- 664-3038 (INCN)

LIBRARY ASSISTANT/SHELVER: 10 hrs./week, may include evenings and Saturday mornings. High school gradu-ate or equivalent preferred. Applica-tion and job description available at the Jefferson Public Library through Friday, March 25. EOE.

Drivers: $2K Sign-On!! Great Pay & Benefi ts! Vacation, 401K. Newer Trac-tors! OTR. CDL-A Req. www.universe-truck.com or 866-958-7825

Local company seeking regional over the road drivers/owner operators. Must pass drug screen and DOT physi-cal. Contact (515) 391-1547

MiscellaneousRECRUIT an applicant in this paper, plus 38 other papers in Southwestt Iowa for one week for only $110! Includes 25 words and runs in all the newspapers at one time! Call 800-227-7636 or order online: www.cnaads.com (INCN)

House For Rent3 bedroom, stove & refrigerator fur-nished, new carpet thoughout. 303 N. Wilson, Jefferson. Deposit and referenc-es required. No pets. (515) 370-0025.

RV For Sale2010, 35ft Starcraft Homestead 5th Wheel RV. Like New! Located in Jef-ferson. Pictures can be seen on Craig’s List, Des Moines. Questions, Call (515) 571-5795.

Duplex For Rent2 bedroom duplex, appliances included, no stairs. No pets. $550/mo. Snow re-moval and lawn care provided. (515) 370-1900.

3 bedroom, ranch style duplex. Stove, refrigerator & dishwasher furnished. Central air. Available April 1. $550/mo. plus $550 deposit. (515) 370-2687.

Farm Machinery Consignment Auction 3043 Madison Avenue ~ Fort Dodge, IA

Auction Location: From New Hwy 20 and Hwy 169 go 7 miles south on 169

to 300th Avenue then go east 1 mile to auction site. Watch For Signs!

Wed., March 23, 2016 @ 10:00 AM Tractors and Accessories

IH H Farmall - Set of 18.4 x 38 Duals - Some Misc Tracotr Tires and

Rims Some Duals Tillage Equipment , Planter & Drills

1997 Case / IH 955 12-30 Planter Vert, Fold , Keaton seeder , Row

Cleaners, Monitor, Shedded Real Nice - Case IH 900 Cyclo Planter 12 –30

Vertical Fold Hydraulic Rawson Drive - IH 510 4 X plow- White 378 6 x

Cult, - MF 620 24’ Disc - Stan Hoist 12 Shank 3pt Chisel Pow - JD/ Van-

brundt 12’ Grain Drill - IH 470 Disc - Case IH 5 X V-Ripper - 9 Shank Chisel

Plow - Danish Tooth Field Cult - Case IH 4900 38’ Field Cultivator - JD 960

24’ Field Cultivator W/ Coil Tine Harrow - JD 220 Platform

Wagons & Trailers

Parker 250 Bu. On Westendorf Gear - 400 Bu Parker DD on Parker Gear -

Dakon Gravity Wagon 250 Bu. - 2 Parker Model 4000 Gravity Wagons - 3pt

Seeder - 1300 Gallon Gregerson 90’ Boom , Hydraulic lift, Ball Valve , 100

gallon rinse tank,320/90R42 Tires - 2– 6x12 Heider Barge Wagons on JD Run-

ning Gears - Flat Rack

Sprayers & Misc. Equipment JD 500 Gallon Sprayer 30’ Boom—300 Gallon 3pt Sprayer– 30’ Undermount

Sprayer Bar

Livestock Equipment JD #38 Sickle Mower— 3 J&M Wheels—3 J&M Chutes for J&M 500 bu

Wagon - 20’ Round Up Rub Bar - JD #40 Manure Spreader— Shaver Post

Pounder - JD 530 Round Baler

Many, Many Other Items To Numerous To Mention! This is a Pre-

liminary List, Many More Consignments Taken Up To Day Before

Sale! Good Loading Facilities. Please Be On Time! Lunch Wagon

On Grounds. Terms: Cash or Good Check with Photo ID, Not Re-

sponsible for Accidents! Announcements Day of Sale Take Prece-

dence Over All

Previous Advertised Material.

Anderson Implement 515-547-2370 Lonne 515-571-2562 & Todd 515-570-3313

The Sale Barn ~ 712-335-3117 Auctioneers & Clerks ~ Winegarden Auctioneering, L.L.C.

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Mike Green ~ Auctioneer

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Call 515-386-2762 or obtainan application at the Office

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WESTVIEW VILLAGE APARTMENTS

Affordable Housing offering 1 bedroom apartments, refrigerator

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This institution is anEqual Opportunity

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Apartments For RentCAMDEN Apartments: One & two bedroom apartments for rent in Jeffer-son. Water/sewer/garbage included. No pets, no smoking. Deposit, references required. Call (515) 231-9340.

2 bedroom apartment for rent in Jef-ferson. References required. Iowa Realty. Call Karen at (515) 370-1927.

Help WantedRN’s up to $45/hr LPN’s up to $37.50/hr CNA’s up to 22.50/hr Free gas/weekly pay $2000 Bonus AACO Nurs-ing Agency 1-800-656-4414 Ext. 12 (INCN)

EMT/Paramedics. Central Iowa Profes-sional Paramedic Service in a progres-sive, growing community has two full time openings. All EMS levels urged to apply. 515-370-0003 (INCN)

QLF Transportation – Class A CDL Drivers/Tankers. Great Pay, Home Weekends, and Benefi ts! Potential of $60,000 plus per year! Contact Tony 608-935-0915 Ext 16 www.qlf.com (INCN)

Drive Flatbed - No previous fl atbed experience needed! 44-50 CPM based on experience. High miles. Full ben-efi ts. Pets allowed. Requires CDL-A and 1-year OTR. 888.476.4860 www.drivechief.com (INCN)

CDL A DRIVERS - *$7,500 Sign-On-Bonus MEDICAL BENEFITS on DAY 1 & Earn $65k+ your FIRST YEAR!!!*GUARANTEED PAY *401k WITH COMPANY MATCH & MORE! Apply onlinedr ive formclane .com/goto/minne-sota Or Call Hollie at 507- 664-3038 (INCN)

LIBRARY ASSISTANT/SHELVER: 10 hrs./week, may include evenings and Saturday mornings. High school gradu-ate or equivalent preferred. Applica-tion and job description available at the Jefferson Public Library through Friday, March 25. EOE.

Drivers: $2K Sign-On!! Great Pay & Benefi ts! Vacation, 401K. Newer Trac-tors! OTR. CDL-A Req. www.universe-truck.com or 866-958-7825

Local company seeking regional over the road drivers/owner operators. Must pass drug screen and DOT physi-cal. Contact (515) 391-1547

MiscellaneousRECRUIT an applicant in this paper, plus 38 other papers in Southwestt Iowa for one week for only $110! Includes 25 words and runs in all the newspapers at one time! Call 800-227-7636 or order online: www.cnaads.com (INCN)

House For Rent3 bedroom, stove & refrigerator fur-nished, new carpet thoughout. 303 N. Wilson, Jefferson. Deposit and referenc-es required. No pets. (515) 370-0025.

RV For Sale2010, 35ft Starcraft Homestead 5th Wheel RV. Like New! Located in Jef-ferson. Pictures can be seen on Craig’s List, Des Moines. Questions, Call (515) 571-5795.

Duplex For Rent2 bedroom duplex, appliances included, no stairs. No pets. $550/mo. Snow re-moval and lawn care provided. (515) 370-1900.

3 bedroom, ranch style duplex. Stove, refrigerator & dishwasher furnished. Central air. Available April 1. $550/mo. plus $550 deposit. (515) 370-2687.

Apartments For RentCAMDEN Apartments: One & two bedroom apartments for rent in Jeffer-son. Water/sewer/garbage included. No pets, no smoking. Deposit, references required. Call (515) 231-9340.

2 bedroom apartment for rent in Jef-ferson. References required. Iowa Realty. Call Karen at (515) 370-1927.

Help WantedRN’s up to $45/hr LPN’s up to $37.50/hr CNA’s up to 22.50/hr Free gas/weekly pay $2000 Bonus AACO Nurs-ing Agency 1-800-656-4414 Ext. 12 (INCN)

EMT/Paramedics. Central Iowa Profes-sional Paramedic Service in a progres-sive, growing community has two full time openings. All EMS levels urged to apply. 515-370-0003 (INCN)

QLF Transportation – Class A CDL Drivers/Tankers. Great Pay, Home Weekends, and Benefi ts! Potential of $60,000 plus per year! Contact Tony 608-935-0915 Ext 16 www.qlf.com (INCN)

Drive Flatbed - No previous fl atbed experience needed! 44-50 CPM based on experience. High miles. Full ben-efi ts. Pets allowed. Requires CDL-A and 1-year OTR. 888.476.4860 www.drivechief.com (INCN)

CDL A DRIVERS - *$7,500 Sign-On-Bonus MEDICAL BENEFITS on DAY 1 & Earn $65k+ your FIRST YEAR!!!*GUARANTEED PAY *401k WITH COMPANY MATCH & MORE! Apply onlinedr ive formclane .com/goto/minne-sota Or Call Hollie at 507- 664-3038 (INCN)

LIBRARY ASSISTANT/SHELVER: 10 hrs./week, may include evenings and Saturday mornings. High school gradu-ate or equivalent preferred. Applica-tion and job description available at the Jefferson Public Library through Friday, March 25. EOE.

Drivers: $2K Sign-On!! Great Pay & Benefi ts! Vacation, 401K. Newer Trac-tors! OTR. CDL-A Req. www.universe-truck.com or 866-958-7825

Local company seeking regional over the road drivers/owner operators. Must pass drug screen and DOT physi-cal. Contact (515) 391-1547

MiscellaneousRECRUIT an applicant in this paper, plus 38 other papers in Southwestt Iowa for one week for only $110! Includes 25 words and runs in all the newspapers at one time! Call 800-227-7636 or order online: www.cnaads.com (INCN)

House For Rent3 bedroom, stove & refrigerator fur-nished, new carpet thoughout. 303 N. Wilson, Jefferson. Deposit and referenc-es required. No pets. (515) 370-0025.

RV For Sale2010, 35ft Starcraft Homestead 5th Wheel RV. Like New! Located in Jef-ferson. Pictures can be seen on Craig’s List, Des Moines. Questions, Call (515) 571-5795.

Duplex For Rent2 bedroom duplex, appliances included, no stairs. No pets. $550/mo. Snow re-moval and lawn care provided. (515) 370-1900.

3 bedroom, ranch style duplex. Stove, refrigerator & dishwasher furnished. Central air. Available April 1. $550/mo. plus $550 deposit. (515) 370-2687.

FOR RENTVery Nice Farm House, 2 Bdr, Full Bsmt., 2 Car

Garage, Nice Patio,No Pets. $950/Month

712-790-2000

Apartments For RentCAMDEN Apartments: One & two bedroom apartments for rent in Jeffer-son. Water/sewer/garbage included. No pets, no smoking. Deposit, references required. Call (515) 231-9340.

2 bedroom apartment for rent in Jef-ferson. References required. Iowa Realty. Call Karen at (515) 370-1927.

Help WantedRN’s up to $45/hr LPN’s up to $37.50/hr CNA’s up to 22.50/hr Free gas/weekly pay $2000 Bonus AACO Nurs-ing Agency 1-800-656-4414 Ext. 12 (INCN)

EMT/Paramedics. Central Iowa Profes-sional Paramedic Service in a progres-sive, growing community has two full time openings. All EMS levels urged to apply. 515-370-0003 (INCN)

QLF Transportation – Class A CDL Drivers/Tankers. Great Pay, Home Weekends, and Benefi ts! Potential of $60,000 plus per year! Contact Tony 608-935-0915 Ext 16 www.qlf.com (INCN)

Drive Flatbed - No previous fl atbed experience needed! 44-50 CPM based on experience. High miles. Full ben-efi ts. Pets allowed. Requires CDL-A and 1-year OTR. 888.476.4860 www.drivechief.com (INCN)

CDL A DRIVERS - *$7,500 Sign-On-Bonus MEDICAL BENEFITS on DAY 1 & Earn $65k+ your FIRST YEAR!!!*GUARANTEED PAY *401k WITH COMPANY MATCH & MORE! Apply onlinedr ive formclane .com/goto/minne-sota Or Call Hollie at 507- 664-3038 (INCN)

LIBRARY ASSISTANT/SHELVER: 10 hrs./week, may include evenings and Saturday mornings. High school gradu-ate or equivalent preferred. Applica-tion and job description available at the Jefferson Public Library through Friday, March 25. EOE.

Drivers: $2K Sign-On!! Great Pay & Benefi ts! Vacation, 401K. Newer Trac-tors! OTR. CDL-A Req. www.universe-truck.com or 866-958-7825

Local company seeking regional over the road drivers/owner operators. Must pass drug screen and DOT physi-cal. Contact (515) 391-1547

MiscellaneousRECRUIT an applicant in this paper, plus 38 other papers in Southwestt Iowa for one week for only $110! Includes 25 words and runs in all the newspapers at one time! Call 800-227-7636 or order online: www.cnaads.com (INCN)

House For Rent3 bedroom, stove & refrigerator fur-nished, new carpet thoughout. 303 N. Wilson, Jefferson. Deposit and referenc-es required. No pets. (515) 370-0025.

RV For Sale2010, 35ft Starcraft Homestead 5th Wheel RV. Like New! Located in Jef-ferson. Pictures can be seen on Craig’s List, Des Moines. Questions, Call (515) 571-5795.

Duplex For Rent2 bedroom duplex, appliances included, no stairs. No pets. $550/mo. Snow re-moval and lawn care provided. (515) 370-1900.

3 bedroom, ranch style duplex. Stove, refrigerator & dishwasher furnished. Central air. Available April 1. $550/mo. plus $550 deposit. (515) 370-2687.

FOR RENTTwo renovated offi ces with the best view in Jeffersonfor rent located in primelocation on the square at

101 N. Chestnut, Jefferson, IA. One building - multiple uses.

Contact Jim Daubendiekat 515-386-2626.

Offi ce Space For Rent

Apartments For RentCAMDEN Apartments: One & two bedroom apartments for rent in Jeffer-son. Water/sewer/garbage included. No pets, no smoking. Deposit, references required. Call (515) 231-9340.

2 bedroom apartment for rent in Jef-ferson. References required. Iowa Realty. Call Karen at (515) 370-1927.

Help WantedRN’s up to $45/hr LPN’s up to $37.50/hr CNA’s up to 22.50/hr Free gas/weekly pay $2000 Bonus AACO Nurs-ing Agency 1-800-656-4414 Ext. 12 (INCN)

EMT/Paramedics. Central Iowa Profes-sional Paramedic Service in a progres-sive, growing community has two full time openings. All EMS levels urged to apply. 515-370-0003 (INCN)

QLF Transportation – Class A CDL Drivers/Tankers. Great Pay, Home Weekends, and Benefi ts! Potential of $60,000 plus per year! Contact Tony 608-935-0915 Ext 16 www.qlf.com (INCN)

Drive Flatbed - No previous fl atbed experience needed! 44-50 CPM based on experience. High miles. Full ben-efi ts. Pets allowed. Requires CDL-A and 1-year OTR. 888.476.4860 www.drivechief.com (INCN)

CDL A DRIVERS - *$7,500 Sign-On-Bonus MEDICAL BENEFITS on DAY 1 & Earn $65k+ your FIRST YEAR!!!*GUARANTEED PAY *401k WITH COMPANY MATCH & MORE! Apply onlinedr ive formclane .com/goto/minne-sota Or Call Hollie at 507- 664-3038 (INCN)

LIBRARY ASSISTANT/SHELVER: 10 hrs./week, may include evenings and Saturday mornings. High school gradu-ate or equivalent preferred. Applica-tion and job description available at the Jefferson Public Library through Friday, March 25. EOE.

Drivers: $2K Sign-On!! Great Pay & Benefi ts! Vacation, 401K. Newer Trac-tors! OTR. CDL-A Req. www.universe-truck.com or 866-958-7825

Local company seeking regional over the road drivers/owner operators. Must pass drug screen and DOT physi-cal. Contact (515) 391-1547

MiscellaneousRECRUIT an applicant in this paper, plus 38 other papers in Southwestt Iowa for one week for only $110! Includes 25 words and runs in all the newspapers at one time! Call 800-227-7636 or order online: www.cnaads.com (INCN)

House For Rent3 bedroom, stove & refrigerator fur-nished, new carpet thoughout. 303 N. Wilson, Jefferson. Deposit and referenc-es required. No pets. (515) 370-0025.

RV For Sale2010, 35ft Starcraft Homestead 5th Wheel RV. Like New! Located in Jef-ferson. Pictures can be seen on Craig’s List, Des Moines. Questions, Call (515) 571-5795.

Duplex For Rent2 bedroom duplex, appliances included, no stairs. No pets. $550/mo. Snow re-moval and lawn care provided. (515) 370-1900.

3 bedroom, ranch style duplex. Stove, refrigerator & dishwasher furnished. Central air. Available April 1. $550/mo. plus $550 deposit. (515) 370-2687.

Want to LeaseFarmland in Centraland Western Iowa.

Call Tom.(515) 370-1693

Apartments For RentCAMDEN Apartments: One & two bedroom apartments for rent in Jeffer-son. Water/sewer/garbage included. No pets, no smoking. Deposit, references required. Call (515) 231-9340.

2 bedroom apartment for rent in Jef-ferson. References required. Iowa Realty. Call Karen at (515) 370-1927.

Help WantedRN’s up to $45/hr LPN’s up to $37.50/hr CNA’s up to 22.50/hr Free gas/weekly pay $2000 Bonus AACO Nurs-ing Agency 1-800-656-4414 Ext. 12 (INCN)

EMT/Paramedics. Central Iowa Profes-sional Paramedic Service in a progres-sive, growing community has two full time openings. All EMS levels urged to apply. 515-370-0003 (INCN)

QLF Transportation – Class A CDL Drivers/Tankers. Great Pay, Home Weekends, and Benefi ts! Potential of $60,000 plus per year! Contact Tony 608-935-0915 Ext 16 www.qlf.com (INCN)

Drive Flatbed - No previous fl atbed experience needed! 44-50 CPM based on experience. High miles. Full ben-efi ts. Pets allowed. Requires CDL-A and 1-year OTR. 888.476.4860 www.drivechief.com (INCN)

CDL A DRIVERS - *$7,500 Sign-On-Bonus MEDICAL BENEFITS on DAY 1 & Earn $65k+ your FIRST YEAR!!!*GUARANTEED PAY *401k WITH COMPANY MATCH & MORE! Apply onlinedr ive formclane .com/goto/minne-sota Or Call Hollie at 507- 664-3038 (INCN)

LIBRARY ASSISTANT/SHELVER: 10 hrs./week, may include evenings and Saturday mornings. High school gradu-ate or equivalent preferred. Applica-tion and job description available at the Jefferson Public Library through Friday, March 25. EOE.

Drivers: $2K Sign-On!! Great Pay & Benefi ts! Vacation, 401K. Newer Trac-tors! OTR. CDL-A Req. www.universe-truck.com or 866-958-7825

Local company seeking regional over the road drivers/owner operators. Must pass drug screen and DOT physi-cal. Contact (515) 391-1547

MiscellaneousRECRUIT an applicant in this paper, plus 38 other papers in Southwestt Iowa for one week for only $110! Includes 25 words and runs in all the newspapers at one time! Call 800-227-7636 or order online: www.cnaads.com (INCN)

House For Rent3 bedroom, stove & refrigerator fur-nished, new carpet thoughout. 303 N. Wilson, Jefferson. Deposit and referenc-es required. No pets. (515) 370-0025.

RV For Sale2010, 35ft Starcraft Homestead 5th Wheel RV. Like New! Located in Jef-ferson. Pictures can be seen on Craig’s List, Des Moines. Questions, Call (515) 571-5795.

Duplex For Rent2 bedroom duplex, appliances included, no stairs. No pets. $550/mo. Snow re-moval and lawn care provided. (515) 370-1900.

3 bedroom, ranch style duplex. Stove, refrigerator & dishwasher furnished. Central air. Available April 1. $550/mo. plus $550 deposit. (515) 370-2687.

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MINUTES FOR CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION

March 14, 2016 • 7:00 PMThe Grand Junction City Council met in

public hearing on March 14th, 2016 at city hall at 7:00pm with Mayor Pre-tem Darren Jackson Presiding, Present were Pierre Kel-logg, Meladee Graven, Teresa Lansman and Alan Robinson. Motion Jackson, Second Lansman to approve Resolution 2016-0314-1, FY 17/18 Budget. Ayes all, mc. A Public hearing immediately followed for Ordinance 2016-314 Amendment to current ordinance Chapter 7, rezone Higgin Property to com-mercial Motion Kellogg, second Lansman to approve, ayes: all mc. Motion Lansman sec-ond Robinson to waive second reading ayes: all mc. Motion Lansman, second Robinson to

waive 3rd reading, ayes: all mc. Council opened in regular session at

7:05Pm with Jackson presiding. Motion to approve agenda Kellogg, second Robinson ayes: all mc. Motion Kellogg, second Robin-son to approve consent agenda items. Ayes: all mc. Motion Robinson, second Kellogg to table mower discussion until April Ayes: all mc. Motion Graven, second Kellogg to ap-prove hiring Safe Building for inspection. Ayes: all mc. Motion Kellogg, second Robin-son to increase John trucks’ insurance stipend due to rising costs. Ayes; all mc. Motion Kel-logg, second Robinson to approve Resolution 2016-0314-2, Debt Service Levy. Ayes: all mc. Motion Kellogg, second Lansman to ap-prove the purchase of 3 parking signs. Ayes: all mc. Motion Graven, second Kellogg for

clerk to place ads reminding people to regis-ter their dogs. Ayes: all mc. Motion Jackson, second Kellogg to adjourn. Ayes: all mc.

City of Grand Junction ExpensesJanuary 2016

1. A & M $ 36.92 Rugs2. Aramark $ 77.64 Library3. Baker Taylor $ 331.85 Library books4. Bee & Herald $ 207.47 Publication5. Black Hills $ 1,227.90 Utility6. Bolton & Hay $ 1,576.00 Comm Cntr 7. Bomgaars $ 33.25 Repair8. Casey’s $ 182.35 Fuel9. Central IA Sys $ 6,754.62 Comm Ctr10. City of Jefferson $ 637.83 Recycling11. David Gliem $ 350.00 Sewer12. Diamond Oil $ 628.50 diesel13. Don’s $ 69.48 repair

14. Fareway15. Feld Fire16. Genesis $ 921.23 Recycling17. Greene Sheriff $ 3490.49 law enforce 18. Haila $ 298.96 Comm Cntr19. Hawkeye $230.00 fi re20. Hoyt $ 2700.00 Legal21. IMFOA $ 50.00 membership22. IA Pub Health $70.00 permit pool 23. IPERS $ 714.1824. Jensen $ 2,699.91 CC expense25. Keystone Lab $ 167.00 Sewer testing26. Law Enforce Sys $ 150.96 door hangers27. Municipal Util $ 2731.92 28. Neese $ 799.95 maintenance29. People’s bank $ 1185.60 CC expenses30. Printers Box $ 94.16 CC invites31. Quality Manf $ 299.99 CC epense

32. Rueters $ 478.83 repair, lease33. Storey Kenworthy $ 185.22 CC furniture34. Tri-county $ 13.98 35. Trophies Plus $ 48.89 name plaques 36. IRS $ 1,185.06 Payroll Liab37. US Cellular $ 79.4338. USPO $ 3.94 postage39. Walters $ 3,389.12 Garbage fees40. Windstream $ 350.66 Internet/Phone41. Payroll $ 4,915.35

Expenditure by FundGeneral $ 22,385.84Road Use: $ 3276.56Proprietary: $ 1334.96Capital Project; $ 13,473.04Employee Benefi t $ 464.27Park Improvement: $ 0.00Drainage: $ 540.00

City Of Grand Junction Public NoticeORDINANCE 2016-314

Ordinance amending the Code of ordinances, City if Grand Junction 2004.

Zoning of Residential property to CommercialCHAPTER 7-LAND USE & SUBDIVISIONSBE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the

City of Grand Junction, Iowa, as follows:The following property, owner Karen Higgins,

HWY 144, Grand Junction, IA from Residential (R-1) to Commercial (C) legally described as;

JOYS ADDITION - LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 BLK 2 (EXC LOT D)

EFFECTIVE as of the date of publication of this ordinance.

Passed and approved by the City Council, of the City of Grand Junction, on the 14th day of March, 2016. CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, IOWA

David Kersey, MayorKatherine Thomas, City Clerk

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Regency Park of Jefferson will be able to offer qualified candidates the 75 hour Certified Nurse Aide course, taught in our facility. We are looking for candidates who would be interested in working as an environmental aide as they take their nurse aide course.For those candidates who are chosen to participate in this opportunity, Regency Park will pay for the cost of the course, and testing to become certified. Please come to the facility to pick up an application and talk with the nurse aide scheduleror contact Anne Simpson DONat 515-386-4107.

Nurse Aide Training

Call today or stop in to pick up your application!

Regency ParkNursing & Rehabilitation Center100 Ram Dr. • Jefferson, IA 50129

www.regencyparknursing.net(515) 386-4107

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SPORTSPaton-Churdan’s Paup

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teams for all classes for the 2015-16 girls basketball season. Paton-Churdan senior Carleigh Paup was named to the Class 1A IGCA second team. Paup completed her fi nal season in a Rocket uniform with 544 points, 88 rebounds, 66 assists, 120 steals and 22 blocks. She averaged 24.7 points per game, shot 47.4% from 2-point range, 29.6% from beyond the arc, 71.6% from the free-throw line and averaged four rebounds per game.The following are the full 2015-16 IGCA All-State teams:First TeamTori Hazard, junior, Janesville; Johanna Vaske, senior, Bishop

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‘Hollywood’ set to take onyoung gun in UFC Fight Night 85

By MARTY BALLsports@beeherald.com

Ultimate Fighting Champion-ship competitor and Jefferson native Johnny “Hollywood” Case will be back in action this Saturday, March 19 when the 26-year-old does battle with Jake “The Celtic Kid” Mat-thews, a 21-year-old Australian native (Melbourne) during the main card of UFC Fight Night 85. The bout will be held in Matthews’ backyard, inside the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.Case comes into the light-

weight fi ght with a 22-4 (4-0 UFC) record, while Matthews steps into the octagon with a 10-1 (3-1 UFC) resume. Johnny’s key victories up to this point have been over Yan Cabral (Nov. 7, 2015) and Kazuki Tokudome (Sept. 20, 2015), while Jake’s top wins have come over Akbarh Arre-ola (Nov. 15, 2015) and Vag-ner Rocha (Nov. 7, 2014). The Celtic Kid’s lone UFC loss took place May 9, 2015 at the hands of James Vick via a fi rst-round submission.Case’s strong points: well-

rounded fi ghter, experienced wrestler, great fi nishing in-

stinct, 18 out of 22 wins have come by some form of stop-page, loves to come into any fi ght as the visitor.Matthews’ strong points: in-

credible athlete, strong grap-pling skills, dominant ground striking, successful in his sub-mission attempts, fi ghting in front of a large home crowd.

The main card of UFC Fight Night 85 is set to air on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) Saturday eve-ning beginning around 9 p.m. central standard time.

Sports calendarFriday, Mar. 18 - Greene

County girls JV/V track & fi eld at Storm Lake (Buena Vista) at 4 p.m. Greene County boys JV/V track & fi eld at Storm Lake (Bue-na Vista) at 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Mar. 21 — Friday, Mar. 25 - No school or sports ac-tivities (Spring Break)

Monday, Mar. 28 - Greene County boys JV/V track & fi eld at home at 4:30 p.m. Greene County girls JV/V track & fi eld at home at 4:30 p.m. Paton-Churdan boys JV/V varsity track & fi eld at Greene County at 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Mar. 31 - Greene County girls JV/V track & fi eld at Audubon at 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 1 - Greene County boys JV/V track & fi eld at Winter-set at 4:30 p.m.

Greene County girls open season at ISU indoor meetStaff reportGreene County’s varsity

girls track and field team competed at the Iowa State University high school clas-sic indoor meet Monday in Ames. Many teams across the state were in attendance, but no team score was kept.The top individual finisher

for the Rams on the day was Megan Durbin in the high jump. Out of a field of 57 jumpers, she finished first in a five-way tie with a leap of 5’2”. Other top individ-ual finishes for Greene County in-cluded Nadia Fisher in the 60-meter hurdles, 30th with a

time of 10.44 seconds, Fisher in the high jump, 23rd with a leap of 4’8”, Haley Hall in the 3,000-meter run, 26th with a time of 12:45.35, Laurin Ly-ons in the shot put, 30th with a throw of 31’9” and Chantel Flack in the 800-meter run, 34th with a time of 2:40.82.The Ram’s sprint medley

team, made up of Lyons, Fisher, Durbin and Olivia Hansen, placed 28th over-all with a finishing time of 2:03.54. The 4x100 team, made up of the same four-some, placed 36th with a time of 55.85 seconds.The Greene County girls

will compete Friday in Storm Lake at the Buena Vista Uni-versity indoor meet. A full season preview of the Ram’s outdoor track and field team will be featured in next week’s sports section.

MeganDurbin

Ram boys compete at Iowa State indoor classic

Staff reportGreene County’s varsity

boys track and field team competed at the Iowa State University high school clas-sic indoor meet Tuesday in Ames. Like the girls meet on Monday, many teams were in at-t e n d a n c e , but no team score was kept.The top

i n d i v i d u a l finisher for the Rams on the day was Max Neese in the 60-meter dash. Out of a field of 141 sprinters, he finished 14th overall with a time of 7.34 seconds. Other top in-

dividual finishes for Greene County included Daric Whipple in the 110-hurdles, 16th with a time of 8.96, Nick Schroeder in the long jump, 35th with a leap of 18’3/4” and Schroeder in the 400-meter dash, 38th with a time of 54.67.The Ram’s 4x100 team,

made up of Whipple, Logan Lansman, Chase Stoline and Neese, placed 25th over-all with a finishing time of 54.67 seconds.The Greene County boys

will resume track and field action Friday in Storm Lake at the Buena Vista Univer-sity indoor meet. A full sea-son preview of the Ram’s outdoor track and field team will be featured in next week’s sports section.

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Higgins wraps up indoor track and fi eld season

Staff reportFormer Greene County

track and field and cross country runner Allison Hig-gins, of Jefferson, has been busy as of late, competing in various indoor track and field meets at the NAIA lev-el for the Morningside Col-lege Mustangs (Sioux City). The following are her most recent results from around the oval during her sopho-more campaign:Jan. 16, Dordt Open —

3,000 meters, third place with a time of 11:01.34; 1,600 meters, fourth place with a time of 5:41.11Jan. 30, Buena Vista Open

— 3,000 meters, second place with a time of 11:11.63Feb. 6, Buena Vista Invi-

tational — 5,000 meters, first place with a time of 19:12.26 (meet record)Feb. 12, South Dakota

State Indoor Classic Day 1 — 3,000 meters, fifth place with a time of 10:45.86; Distance Medley Relay, third place with a time of 12:18.46 (Higgins was the leadoff leg)Feb. 13, South Dakota

State Indoor Classic Day 2 — 3,000 meters, 13th place with a time of 10:45.86Feb. 20, GPAC Indoor

Championships (Lincoln, Neb.) — 5,000 meters, sixth place with a time of 18:57.25The outdoor track and field

season for Higgins and the Morningside Mustangs has already begun and updated results of her sophomore season will be featured in future editions of the Jeffer-son Herald sports section.

Paton-Churdan senior Carleigh Paup (left) was recently named to 2015-16 Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-State 2nd Team. Paup led all of Class 1A in scoring this year with 544 total points during her fourth and fi nal season with the Rockets. JEFFERSON HERALD FILE PHOTO

Johnny “Hollywood” Case will be entering the UFC octagon for the fi fth straight time this Saturday in Brisbane, Australia. The Jefferson native will be taking on fellow UFC lightweight fi ghter Jake “The Celtic Kid” Matthews, a homegrown brawler from Melbourne, Australia. Action is set to start at 9 p.m. on the Fox Sports 1 channel network. SPECIAL TO THE JEFFERSON HERALD

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Question of the WeekWhat are you most looking forward to about spring break?

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“No school lunch and warm weather.”

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“Having extra time to do things.”

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Senior Spotlight:Jasmine McClinticBy Ashley Kellogg

Jasmine Brianne McClintic was born May 27, 1998, in Des Moines at Mercy Hos-pital. Her parents are Jenni-fer and John Zepp. She has a younger brother, Skyler. Jasmine's favorite movies are “Beetlejuice” and “Stand By Me”. A few of her favor-ite television shows are “Su-pernatural” and “American Horror Story”. She enjoys pop and country music. Her favorite classes at GCHS are choir and ceramics, while-Jasmine’s favorite teachers are Mrs. Carman and Mrs. Sawhill. Her favorite foods include Chinese and Mexi-can. A few of her likes are listening to music, hanging out with friends, and reading. Some dislikes are getting up early (especially for school), watching sports, and fake friends. Her future plans are to go to college and get a de-gree in veterinary medicine. Her favorite school memory is getting to be at lunch with all her friends because there is always some sort of joke going on. In 10 years, Jas-mine hopes to be married with kids and have a career as a veterinarian. Her advice to underclassmen is, “Take as many college classes as you can and don't procrasti-nate on anything.”

Senior Spotlight:Nicole RohnerBy Kelsey Buenz

Nicole Ellen Rohner was born on July 15, 1997, to Mike and Mary Rohner in Carroll, Iowa. She has two brothers, an older brother, Daniel, and a younger brother, Jacob. She enjoys watching the ¨Rocky¨ movies and “The Bachelor¨. When she listens to music, it is usually pop, hip hop, or rock. Mr. Lansman and Mr. Telleen are her favorite teachers, while woods is her favorite class. Her favorite food is anything Italian, es-pecially breadsticks. In her free time, she enjoys biking, archery, hiking, swimming, and camping. However, she dislikes lazy and disrespect-ful people. Nicole’s favorite sports team is the Greene County Rams as she has been active in volleyball, basketball, golf and NHS. During high school, her fa-vorite memory was tp-ing. Her future plans are to attend Buena Vista University and major in elementary educa-tion and special education. In ten years, Nicole sees herself being out of college and liv-ing on her own with a good job. ¨Don't procrastinate and take as many college classes as you can now¨ is her advice to underclassmen.

Senior Spotlight:Emily MostBy Tory Mount

Emily Marie Most was born on September 19, 1997, in Des Moines, Iowa. Her par-ents are Bill and Cec Ham-mel. She has an older brother, Ben, who currently attends Iowa State University. Em-ily’s favorite movie is “De-spicable Me”. She loves lis-tening to country music. Her favorite television shows are “Grey’s Anatomy” and “One Tree Hill”. She prefers eating mac & cheese and dark choc-olate. Emily’s favorite staff members are Mary Pedersen, Mrs. van der Meer, and Jill Wanninger, while her favor-ite classes are medical ter-minology and Spanish. She enjoys cheering for the Iowa Hawkeyes and she plans to attend the University of Iowa in the fall. Emily likes bak-ing, running, and being with friends and family. However, her dislikes include meat and people in her bubble. Her school activities include cross country, NHS, Interact, and STEM Club. Her advice to underclassmen is, “When all else fails, take a nap”.

Construction UpdateBy Cameron Greenough

The students in construction are currently putting on the siding, soffit, and fascia. The project is still about a month behind schedule, but they are planning to have it mostly fin-ished by May 17. The school is planning on having a school board meeting inside the living room in May. All of the electrical and plumbing is done, and they are now starting to insulate the inside of the house.The next step is to put dry-wall up on the walls. Starting this trimester the students in the construction class include Eli Muir, Jacob Sands, Cameron Greenough, Auggie Halverson, Dalton Defenbaugh, Jeremi-ah Geisler, Branden Miller, and Spencer Kirk. We are hoping to go back inside to start the finish work before spring break.

Student Teacher in P.E.By Michael Mourlam

Mr. Steffen is from Dyers-ville, Iowa. He wants to be-come a P.E. teacher because he enjoys being active during and after school and he wants students to do the same. He will be here for eight weeks helping Mr. Beeler with his P.E. classes. Another place that he has student taught is at Morris Elementary on the southside of Des Moines. After he graduates from ISU and becomes a teacher he would like to find a job in Iowa, but he will take one anywhere it is available. Some of his hobbies include coaching football, baseball, and wrestling.

NHS CommitteesBy Katelyn Durbin

National Honor Society is participating in Relay for Life, and they have set up many committees to help prepare for this event. On Friday, March 11, one group hosted a dance for the middle schoolers at the Webb House. Another group has been singing at Holden’s Evening Prayer services on Wednes-days to help raise money for this charity. There will also be a Ram Restaurant take-out meal on Friday, April 15. The menu includes stuffed chicken breast, cheesy pota-toes, white roll, green beans, and chocolate layer dessert. The last two groups are sell-ing cheek cheers and daffo-dil grams. Then, as a whole group, NHS will be selling “shoes” as a final project to raise money for the Relay for Life charity.

GCHS Spanish TripBy Kristal Morales

The Greene County High School students are get-ting ready to leave for the Dominican Republic Span-ish trip on March 20. There was a meeting March 7 that included the departure time, information on what exactly they are able to bring on the trip, and suggestions to have a smooth trip. The students were also provided a gift for their host families that will be presented to them when they arrive. Beth Vander Wilt and Amy van der Meer also talked about the expectations of the students while on the trip. They gave good tips and shared some interesting stories and experiences with the families as they filled out some paperwork. They also spoke to the students and par-ents about malaria, typhoid, and the zika virus, includ-ing the different treatments and precautions that can be taken. There was also infor-mation about luggage as well as carry on’s and food that may be brought. After the hour and a half meeting and going through all the man-datory notices, the students seemed excited about the trip and how fast the trip is com-ing up. A big thanks to Rose Stoline and Complete Insur-ance for their generous con-tribution to allow all students and chaperones a free t-shirt for the trip. Also, thank you to Jen Badger at Shine On Design for making the shirts. A total of 38 students and six chaperones are going on this trip from March 20-27.

Saba’s Trip to D.CBy Naomi Mumuni

Saba Al-leswas, a foreign exchange student from Ye-men, was selected to attend a workshop in Washington D.C called the Civic Educa-tion Workshop. This work-shop is funded by the U.S Department of State and the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Ex-change and Study Program. Saba was selected to attend after she wrote an essay about sexual harassment as a social issue that affects her country. The workshop was attended by 100 students representing 37 countries. Saba said they learned a lot about the U.S government and about Af-rican and other Asian coun-tries. She met Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, the senators of Iowa when they visited the Capitol Hill. They also visited places including the Supreme Court, the White House (from the outside), museums including Smith-sonian and The Newseum, where they learned about the First Amendment. At the Department of States they met Evan Ryan(Assistant Secretary of State for educa-tional and Cultural Affairs). Memorials, of course, could not be left out for the ex-change students. They vis-ited the Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, and Franklin Roosevelt Memorials.“It was so cool seeing Indian and Pakistani students getting along so well and it restored my hope that OUR generation will make the Arab world great again”, Saba said when she was asked how she felt about the workshop.“It was the best experience I have ever had.”

Individual Speech By Caiti Schaben

Students who received a one rating at districts advanced on to state speech contest on March 12 at North High School in Des Moines. Re-sults of the state speech con-test are as follows: Michael Kennedy received straight one ratings in prose; Victoria Sims received a two in mu-sical theater; David Petersen earned straight one ratings in musical theater; Regan Lamoureux also received straight ones in expository; Aly Matthews received straight ones in poetry; and Jordan Davis earned a two in poetry. Congratulations to Michael Kennedy, Regan Lamoureux, and David Pe-tersen for receiving all state speech honors. They will represent Greene County on Monday, April 4.

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COUNCIL MEETINGMarch 8, 2016 • 5:30 PM

PRESENT: Teeples, Sloan, JaskeyABSENT: Ahrenholtz, Von AhsenMayor Berry presided.No citizens spoke during Open Forum.On motion by Teeples, second by Jaskey, the

Council approved the following consent agenda: February 23, 2016 Council Minutes, payment of monthly bills from the City funds and hire of Sue Rieder at $7.25/hr for part-time employment at the golf course.

AYE: Sloan, Teeples, JaskeyNAY: NoneThis was the time and place for a Public Hear-

ing on the 2016-2017 Budget. On motion by Teeples, second by Sloan, the Council closed the Public Hearing. Tori Riley commented the city needs to fund public safety. She would rather the levy remained the same in order to fund public safety. Council Lisa Jaskey voiced her concerns on Golf Course Budget.

AYE: Jaskey, Teeples, SloanNAY: None

RESOLUTION NO. 9-16On motion by Jaskey, second by Sloan, the

Council approved the Resolution No. 9-16, a resolution adopting the FY 2016-2017 Budget.

AYE: Teeples, Sloan, JaskeyNAY: NoneOn motion by Sloan, second by Teeples, the

Council approved hiring Shane Jones as Police Patrolman at a salary of $38,552/yr. starting March 16, 2016.

AYE: Jaskey, Teeples, SloanNAY: NoneOn motion by Teeples, second by Jaskey, the

Council approved waiving the $615.00 building permit fee for Greene County Fair Association. Councilman Dave Sloan suggested looking at dif-ferent building permit fee structures.

AYE: Jaskey, Teeples, SloanNAY: None

ORDINANCE NO. 570On motion by Sloan, second by Jaskey, the

Council approved third reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 570, an ordinance amending Jefferson floodplain regulations.

AYE: Teeples, Jaskey, SloanNAY: NoneOn motion by Jaskey, second by Teeples, the

Council approved change order #3, to Hydro-Klean, LLC for $7,422.21 for the 2015 Grimmell Road Lift Station Project.

AYE: Sloan, Teeples, JaskeyNAY: NoneOn motion by Teeples, second by Sloan, the

Council approved Pay Estimate #4 (Final-less 5% retainage), to Hydro-Klean, LLC for $7,051.10 for 2015 Grimmell Road Lift Station Project.

AYE: Jaskey, Teeples, SloanNAY: NoneThe following bills were approved for payment

from City funds:Access Systems Inc, Rn Cpier Lse 588.74Access Systems Leasing, Pa Cpier Lse 314.91Acushnet Company, Gcrse Caps 2,307.48Aflac, Aflac W/H 256.61Afscme/Iowa Council 61, Union Dues 447.70Ag Source Laboratories, Wa Tstg 139.00Alliant Energy, Sw Lift Sta 2,348.69Amazon, Lb Books 181.02Aramark, Sw Maint 194.96Atco International, Wa Part 99.00Baker & Taylor Inc., Lb Books 936.34Bee & Herald, Lb Supp 891.89Bill Thorpe, 403 E State 2,000.00Blue Tarp Financial, Inc, Rut Renew 39.99Bomgaars, Supp 988.74Breadeaux Pizza, Rn Pizza 102.00Brown Services, Rn Clean 2,160.00Campbell Supply Co, Rn Paint 239.18Carol Gray, Wa Ref 56.82Chief Supply Corp, Pd Badges 243.49Christine Anderson, Wa Dep Ref 100.00Cintas Corporation, First Aid Supp 178.29City Of Jefferson, Del Wa Bills 1,271.84Cobrahelp, Pa Fee 15.00Collection Services, Case Identifier 291.56Compass Business Solutions, Notices 292.52Compass Minerals, Wa Salt 7,376.62Compusense, Lb Firewall 1,689.45Costume Specialists, Lb Rental 60.00Craig Kinsey, Reimb 200.00Dave Davis, Caf Reimb 78.82David Ohrt, Rn Ref 21.00De Lage Landen, Lb Cpier Lse 319.73Deal’s Orchard, Gcrse Keg 75.00Dgr Engineering, Ap Land Acqu 4,377.42Doll Distributing, Gcrse Beer 592.60Dollar General, Lb Supp 50.15Don’s Ace Hardware, Supp 439.91Doubleday Large Print, Lb Books 68.57Durlam Electric, Lb Reprs 1,251.41Eftps, Federal W/H 31,048.04Electronic Engineering, Rut Led 106.00Emc National Life Co, Emc Life Ins 188.04Eye Care Associates, Pd Exam 218.00Fareway, Lb Treats 342.30

Food And Consumer Safety, Gcrse Food 67.50Fort Dodge Distributing, Gcrse Beer 214.30Genesis Development, Ap Clean 5,790.66Goodwin And Son Painting, Sw Paint 1,100.00Greene Co Extension S, Pk Turf 35.00Greene Co Recorder, Rn Reg 71.60Greene Co Sec Roads, Fuel 3,458.46Greene Co. Auditor, L.E.C. City Sh 4,560.43Greene County Chamber, Lb Prizes 270.00Greene County Cheerleaders, Rn Camp 387.00Greenecountynewsonline, Pd Adv 50.00Gronewold, Bell, Kyhnn & C, Pa Audit 1,753.95Hamilton Redi-Mix, Rut Haul Snow 1,941.50Home State Bank, Nsf 203.34Home Town Variety, Pd Disks 44.98Hy-Vee, Inc., Rn Supp 234.52Iowa Assn Of Muni Util, Safety Dues 840.79Iowa Department Of Public, Pl Reg 70.00Iowa One Call, Ia One Call 27.00Iowa Public Airport Assoc, Ap Dues 75.00Iowa Radio Plus, Gcrse Adv 48.72Iowa State University Ctr, Bldg Insp 80.00Ipers-Foab, Ipers W/H 19,482.05Jacque Happe, Lb Rprs 62.50Jefferson Public Library, Lb Cash 50.00Jefferson Telecom, Phone 2,228.19Josh Hinote, Rn Official 360.00Kaur Kulwinder, Wa Dep Ref 100.00Kelsey Hatfield, Wa Dep Ref 100.00Lawson Products, Rut Parts 157.86Logan Contractors, Rut Knee Pad 708.55Mangold Environmental, Sw Tstg 1,970.40Mark Clouse, Reimb 99.64Matheson Trigas Dba Linwel, Rut Parts 88.40Metro Waste Authority, Lf Fees 6,883.12Mhf Engineering, Rut Eng 1,932.00Micah Destival, Reimb 1,075.91Midland Power Coop, St Lites 709.27Mike Palmer, 2016 H Ins Sink 878.40Minnehan Metal Works, Rut Labor 829.93Motor Parts, Parts 292.45Murphy Construction, Pa Heimer Prop 2,950.00Napa Auto Parts, Parts 603.52Nick Miller, Rn Official 240.00O’halloran International, Sn Rprs 415.30Oclc, Inc., Lb Catlg 487.10Office Depot, Lb Supp 186.90Omaha/Councilbluff Plmg, Wa Dent 1,785.00Orkin Pest Control, Pest Cont 235.73Paw’s, Reimb Bulb 21.38Pepsi Co., Gcrse Pop 807.81Poor Boy Tree Service, Wa Dep Ref 100.00Quality Books Inc, Lb Books 123.05Raccoon Valley Radio, Rn Adv 656.48Region Xii Council - Govt, Cdbg Bldgs 500.00Rodale Books, Lb Book 39.94Rotary Club, Pa Dues 185.00Roxanne Gorsuch, Caf Reimb 157.23Rueter’s Red Power, Rut Parts 186.32Russell Melnick, Wa Dep Ref 100.00Scott Carroll, Demo 2,000.00Sean Sebourn, Rn Instr 90.00Shadran, Lb Supp 2,976.09Simeon Lang, Rn Trx Core 641.83Site Services Inc, Asbestos Rem 5,713.00Stan Ackerman, Wa Ref 606.21Stanard & Assoc. Inc., Pd Cert 5.00Star Energy L L C, Antifr/Oil/Fluid 4,408.77State Of Iowa- Elevator , Lb Elev Sfty 165.00Steve Murphy, Wa Ref 28.16Taste Of Home Books, Lb Book 31.98Telrite Corp, Lng Dist 238.29The Office Stop Inc, Pa Supp 31.94The Printers Box Ltd, Wa Ups 17.47Treasurer State Of Ia, State W/H 5,510.00Tri-County Lumber, Supp 733.19U.S. Cellular, Phone 112.74U.S. Post Office, Postage 632.97Unger Insurance, Ap Ins 1,647.00Unplugged Wireless, Jfd Radio 625.00Utility Equipment Co, Wa Clamp 178.16Van-Wall Equipment, Cem Part 16.88Verizon Wireless, Pd Phone 80.04Vicky Lautner, Caf Reimb 847.07Vwr International, Sw Filter 737.84Wayne Meier, Wa Ref 52.38Wellmark Bc/Bs, Health Ins. W/H 32,896.64Westrum Leak Detection, Wa Leak Det 462.50Wilcox Law Firm, Lgl 5,763.95Woodard Hearing Centers, Pd Hear Tst 54.00Fund Total 201,607.11

001 General Fund 100,840.20110 Road Use Tax 16,169.19112 Cafeteria Plan 609.09121 Local Option Sales Tax 5,362.66125 Tif 170.00128 Health Ins. Sinking 878.40134 Library Agency 884.17140 Water Deposits 1,771.84149 Downtown Buildings 5,742.94150 Downtown Cdbg Grant 1,538.00391 Airport Improvements 4,377.42600 Water 20,249.30610 Wastewater 12,173.51660 Airport 2,478.58670 Sanitation 19,798.82671 Recycling 8,562.99Grand Total 201,607.11

City of Jefferson

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR GREENE COUNTY

PRObATE NO. ESPR013738NOTICE OF PRObATE OF WILL,

OF APPOINTMENT OF ExECUTORAND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFRUTH EMMA LOUISE TROST, DECEASED

To all persons interested in the estate of Ruth Emma Louise Trost, Deceased, who died on or about January 12, 2016:

You are hereby notified that on the 26th day of February, 2016, the last will and testa-ment of Ruth Emma Louise Trost, deceased, bearing date of July 29, 2014 was admitted to probate in the above named Court and that Rita Harmening Pedersen was appointed ex-ecutor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publica-tion of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose

identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons in-debted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against said estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 29th day of February, 2016.Rita Harmening Pedersen

114 S. Wilson, PO Box 310Jefferson, IA 50129

Executor of EstateRita Harmening PedersenMUMMA & PEDERSEN ll4 S. Wilson, P.O. Box 310Jefferson, Iowa 50l29

Date of second publication: March 17, 2016.

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thE JEFFERSON HERALD Page 13, Jefferson, Iowa, Thursday, March 17, 2016

ORDINANCE NO. 570AN ORDfNANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDfNANCES OF THE

CITY OF JEFFERSON, IOWA, 2008, BY AMENDING FLOODPLAIN

REGULATIONS UNDER CHAPTER160 TO REMAIN COMPLIANT WITHREGULATIONS OF TI-IE NATIONAL

FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAMBe it enacted by the City Council of Jef-

ferson, Iowa:SECTION I. Section Amended. Section

160.02 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jefferson , Iowa, 2008, is amended by add-ing the following two new subsections:

30. “Minor projects” means small develop-ment activities (except for filling, grading and excavating) valued at less than $500.

31. “Routine maintenance of existing buildings and facilities” means repairs neces-sary to keep a structure in a safe and habit-able condition that do not trigger a building permit, provided they are not associated with a general improvement of the structure or repair of a damaged structure. Such repairs include:

A. Normal maintenance of structures such as re-roofing, replacing roofing tiles and re-placing siding;

B. Exterior and interior painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, counter tops and similar finish work;

C. Basement sealing;D. Repairing or replacing damaged or bro-

ken window panes; andE. Repairing plumbing systems, electrical

systems, heating or air conditioning systems, and repairing wells or septic systems.

SECTION 2. Section Amended. Section 160.02 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jefferson, Iowa, 2008, is further amended by repealing subsection 3 thereof and substi-tuting the following in its place:

3. “Development” means any man made change to improved or unimproved real es-tate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling opera-tions. “Development” does not include minor projects or routine maintenance of existing buildings and facilities as defined in this section. It also does not include gardening, plowing, and similar practices that do not in-volve filling or grading.

SECTION 3. Section Amended. Section 160.03 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jefferson, Iowa, 2008, is repealed and the following is adopted in lieu thereof:

160.03 LANDS TO WHICH CHAPTER APPLIES. The provision of this chapter shall apply to all lands within the jurisdiction or the City which are located within the boundaries of the Floodplain (Overlay) District. The ar-eas within the jurisdiction of the City having special flood hazards are hereby designated as a Floodplain (Overlay) District and shall be subject to the standards of the Floodplain (Overlay) District (as well as those for the

underlying zoning district). The Floodplain (Overlay) District boundaries are shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) for Greene County and Incorporated Areas, City of Jefferson, Panels 19073C0195C, 0215C, 0325C, 0350C, dated April 19, 2016.

SECTION 4. Section Amended. Section 160.09 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jefferson, Iowa, 2008, is amended by repealing the opening paragraph of such section and adopting the following in lieu thereof:

160.09 FLOOD PLAIN (OVERLAY) DISTRICT STANDARDS. All uses must be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage and shall meet the following applica-ble performance standards. Where 100-year flood elevations and floodway data have not been provided on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps, the Iowa Department or Natural Re-sources shall be contacted to compute such data. The applicant will be responsible for providing the Department of Natural Re-sources with sufficient technical information to make such determination.

SECTION 5. Section Amended. Section 160.09 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of

Jefferson, Iowa, 2008, is further amended by repealing subsection 11 thereof and adopt-ing the following in lieu thereof:

II. Accessory Structures to Residential Uses.

A. Detached garages, sheds, and similar structures that are incidental to a residential use are exempt from the base flood elevation requirements where the following criteria are satisfied.

(1) The structure shall be designed to have low flood damage potential. Its size shall not exceed 600 sq. ft. in size.

Those portions of the structure located less than 1 foot above the BFE must be construct-ed of flood-resistant materials.

(2) The structure shall be used solely for low flood damage potential purposes such as vehicle parking and limited storage. The structure shall not be used for human habita-tion.

(3) The structure shall be constructed and placed on the building site so as to offer mini-mum resistance to the flow of floodwaters.

(4) The structure shall be firmly anchored to resist flotation, collapse and lateral move-ment.

(5) The structure’s service facilities such as electrical and heating equipment shall be elevated or floodproofed to at least one foot above the base flood elevation.

(6) The structure’s walls shall include openings that satisfy the provisions of sub-section 4 of this section.

B. Exemption from the 100-year flood elevation requirements for such a structure may result in increased premium rates for flood insurance coverage of the structure and its contents.

SECTION 6. Section Amended. Section

160.09 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jefferson, Iowa, 2008, is further amended by repealing subsection 3 thereof and adopt-ing the following in lieu thereof:

3. Nonresidential Buildings. All new or substantially improved nonresidential build-ings shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated a minimum of one (I) foot above the 100-year flood level, or together with attendant utility and sanitary systems, be floodproofed to such a level. When flood-proofing is utilized, a professional engineer registered in the State shall certify that the floodproofing methods used are adequate to withstand the flood depths, pressures, veloci-ties, impact and uplift forces and other fac-tors associated with the 100-year flood; and that the structure, below the 100-year flood level, is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water. A re-cord of the certification indicating the spe-cific elevation (in relation to North American Vertical Datum) to which any structures are floodproofed shall be maintained by the Ad-ministrator.

SECTION 7. Section Amended. Section 160.10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jefferson, Iowa, 2008, is amended by repealing subsections 3 and 4 thereof and adopting the following in lieu thereof:

3. Record and maintain a record of the ele-vation (in relation to North American Vertical Datum) of the lowest floor (including base-ment) of all new or substantially improved structures in the Flood Plain (Overlay) Dis-trict.

4. Record and maintain a record of the el-evation (in relation to North American Verti-cal Datum) to which all new or substantially improved structures have been floodproofed.

SECTION 8. Section Amended. Section 160.12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jefferson, Iowa, 2008, is amended by re-pealing subsection 5 thereof and adopting the following in lieu thereof:

5. Floor Elevation. Elevation (in relation to North American Vertical Datum) of the low-est floor (including basement) of buildings or of the level to which a building is to be floodproofed.

SECTION 9. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the pro-visions of this ordinance are hereby repealed

SECTION 10. Severability. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, pro-vision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION II. When effective. Subject to its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law, this ordinance shall be in ef-fect on April 19, 2016.

Finally passed by the Council on March 8, 2016, and approved on March 8, 2016.

Craig J. Berry, MayorAttest: Diane M. Kennedy, City Clerk

City of Jefferson

Board of Supervisors

Public Notice

PATON-CHURDAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board of Education MeetingMarch 10, 2016 • 6:00 PM

AgendaI. Call to OrderThe meeting of the Paton-Churdan School

Board was called to order at 6:00PM at the Churdan School Library by President Burrell.

II. Roll Call The following board members were in at-

tendance: Burrell, Maach, Robey, Tilley and Palmer. Also present were Superintendent Lensch, Principal Annie Smith and Board Sec-retary Mitch Lewis.

III. Approve AgendaMotion by Robey, second by Maach to ap-

prove the agenda. All voted aye, motion car-ried.

IV. Public Hearing2016-2017 Budget HearingV. Consent Agenda• Approval of the Minutes• Approval of the Bills• Approval of the Financial Report• Fundraisers• Approve Open Enroll Application(s)• Personnel IssuesOpen enrollment applications included

twelve in and three out. Personnel included resignations from Michelle Paulsen, SPED;

Hannah Boehmer, MS Teacher and HS Vol-leyball; Chris Stimson, JH Boys Basketball; Chris Petersen, HS Girls Basketball; and Jill Higgins, JH Volleyball. Motion by Tilley, sec-ond by Maach to approve the consent agenda. All voted aye, motion carried.

VI. Oral Report• Recognition of VisitorsMiranda Menke and Anna Miller from the

PCEA were also in attendance. • Principal’s ReportPrincipal Annie Smith gave her report. • Superintendent’s ReportSuperintendent Kreg Lensch gave his report. VII. Discussion Items• Summer ProjectsSuperintendent Lensch updated the board on

the list of summer projects. • Staffing UpdateSuperintendent Lensch and Principal Smith

discussed next year’s staffing. • 2015-2016 CalendarPrincipal Smith discussed her ideas on end-

ing the school year. VIII. Action Items• 2016-2017 BudgetMotion by Palmer, second by Tilley to ap-

prove the 2016-2017 budget. All voted aye, motion carried.

• Budget Guarantee ResolutionMotion by Maach, second by Robey to ap-

prove the Budget Guarantee Resolution. All voted aye, motion carried.

• Second Reading of Board Policy 407.3 – Early Retirement

Motion by Tilley, second by Maach to ap-prove the second reading of the new school board policy 407.3 Early Retirement. All voted aye, motion carried.

• PCEA AgreementMotion by Maach, second by Palmer to ap-

prove the agreement between the PCEA and the Paton-Churdan School Board. All voted aye, motion carried. Dennis Tilley abstained from the vote.

• Specialty Underwriters RenewalMotion by Tilley, second by Maach to ap-

prove the renewal of the Specialty Underwrit-er’s Policy. All voted aye, motion carried.

• Set Future Meeting Date(s)Motion by Maach, second by Palmer for

the May meeting to be held on May 10th, at 6:00pm at the Churdan School Library. All voted aye, motion carried.

IX. AdjournmentMotion by Maach, seconded by Palmer to

adjourn the meeting. All voted aye, motion carried.

The Board adjourned at 7:05PM. The next regular meeting will be April 14th, 6pm, at the Paton Public Library

General Fund Alliant Energy Electricity 3/7/2016 5897.50Central Iowa Dist., Inc. Supplies 3/7/2016 1218.00City of Churdan Water 3/7/2016 524.99Countywide Electric Grounds Repair 3/7/2016 200.40Culligan’s Office Supplies 3/7/2016 26.00Fareway Stores Backpack Buddies 3/7/2016 256.07Greene Co Medical Ctr Drug Test 3/7/2016 92.00IHSSA Registration 3/7/2016 40.00Iowa ACT PD 3/7/2016 75.00IA Assoc of School Brds GASB 45 Value 3/7/2016 1150.00IA Ctrl. Comm. College College Courses 3/7/2016 3402.00Iowa Dept. of Education Bus Inspections 3/7/2016 320.00ISFIS Training 3/7/2016 225.00Iowa State Center Field Trip 3/7/2016 254.00Jake Smith Bus Physical 3/7/2016 75.00Martins Flag Co Flags 3/7/2016 223.04Minnehan Metal Works Supplies 3/7/2016 8.12Mitch Lewis Mileage 3/2/2016 27.38NAPA Auto Parts Supplies 3/7/2016 176.01New Hope Village Tuition 3/7/2016 642.96O’Halloran International Repairs 3/7/2016 651.71Postmaster Bulk Mailing 2/26/2016 77.21Prairie Valley School SPED Level 1 3/7/2016 17952.00Region Xii C.o.b. Tuition L3 3/7/2016 447.30Sacred Heart School Math Bee 3/7/2016 25.00Star Energy, LLC Fuel 3/7/2016 1389.36Synchrony Bank/Amazon Classroom Supl 3/7/2016 251.74TASC Flex Fee 3/7/2016 71.66US Bank Supplies 3/2/2016 64.49University of Oregon DIBELS 3/7/2016 96.00Unplugged Wireless Bus Radio 3/7/2016 50.00Web-Cal Coop. Tel. Telephone 3/7/2016 183.78 Subtotal 36093.72

Management Fund Specialty Underwriters Ins Premium 2/16/2016 10356 Subtotal 10356.00PPEL Fund Drees Co. Repairs 3/7/2016 892.06Ricoh Copier 3/7/2016 176.4Ricoh Financial Copier 3/7/2016 375.2 Subtotal 1443.66Activity Fund Dollar General Corp Supplies 3/7/2016 108.30Great American Opport Supplies 3/7/2016 16.75Pepsi-Cola Water/Pop 3/7/2016 403.86Squibb Welding Gym Mats 3/7/2016 2500.00US Bank Supplies 3/2/2016 337.71 Subtotal 3366.62Nutrition Fund Anderson Erickson Dairy Milk 3/7/2016 735.13Earthgrains Baking Co. Food 3/7/2016 74.30Lacey Cullum Reimbursement 3/7/2016 34.00MARTIN BROS. Food 3/7/2016 3539.89Walmart/RFCSLLC Supplies 3/7/2016 7.96 Subtotal 4391.28Early Learning Center Fund Anderson Erickson Dairy Milk 3/7/2016 146.20Annie Smith Reimbursement 3/7/2016 145.62Cassie Fiedler Fundraiser Exp. 2/11/2016 120.00Fareway Stores Food 3/7/2016 202.49Paton-Churdan Hot Lunch Purchased Meals 2/16/2016 810.00Synchrony Bank/Amazon Supplies 3/7/2016 218.14US Bank Supplies 3/2/2016 64.19Walmart/RFCSLLC Supplies 3/7/2016 704.03 Subtotal 2410.67 Total 53670.67

March Board Bills

Paton-Churdan Schools

PATON CITY COUNCILRegular Meeting - March 7, 2016

The council met in a regular meeting at 6:00 PM, March 7, 2016 at the Public Li-brary. Mayor Burrell conducted the meeting. Council members present were Fox, Geisler, Hanlon, Kaufman and Wilson. Also in at-tendance were Wayne Carlson, David Morain and Chad Taute.

A motion was made by Hanlon and sec-onded by Fox to approve the consent agenda items consisting of the minutes of Febru-ary 15, 2016, the agenda, claims, payroll, financial, treasurer’s report and the sheriff’s report. Motion carried all ayes, no nays. Ap-proved.

Ken Paxton of the Greene County Chamber was unavailable.

The library reports that Maggie Havens has been hired to serve as Librarian until she goes to College in the Fall. They will advertise again for a permanent Librarian in the next couple of months. They have been working to clean the basement and plan to finish dur-ing Spring Cleanup. An Open House is being planned for Thursday, March 31st from 1:00 to 7:00 pm. Wayne has obtained a couple of bids for re-doing the roof. More information is needed on each bid. The subject was tabled until the next meeting.

Discussion was held regarding the possible sale of the old lumber yard to Quad County Ag. Chad Taute said he is willing to do the cleanup of the property as part of payment. David Morain will write up an agreement, Resolution #2016-03-07-A, and there will be a public hearing set for April 11th to sell and demolish the current properties.

A motion was made by Hanlong and sec-onded by Geisler to approve the Budget for 2017. Resolution #2016-03-07-B.

The next regular Council meeting will be held at the Public Library on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 6:00 pm.

Kaufman made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Hanlon seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned.

Steve Burrell, MayorAttest: Mary Phillips, City Clerk

Claims For Approval - February, 2016CITY EXPENSES

Wayne Carlson 2,732.60 Insurance Reimbursement 325.00 Mary Phillips, Clerk 840.00 Mary Phillips, Mileage 18.26 WCCTA (Town Hall) 36.92 Internet 41.63 WCCTA (Town Hall Fax) 31.92 WCCTA (Maintenance Shop) 37.12 WCCTA (Sewage) 35.92 Walters Sanitation 1,930.69 Iowa Sales Tax 1,306.00 IPERS 531.60 Federal Withholding 898.68 State Withholding - State Unemployment - Bee & Herald Publishing 95.29 Greene County Sheriff 907.50 City of Jefferson - Recycling Fees 208.92 Genesis 338.70 Midland Power Cooperative 12,838.87 Midland Power Coop (Street Light) 30.44 Xenia Rural Water (Town Hall) - Xenia Rural Water (Maint Shop) 48.90 Xenia Rural Water (City Park) 48.90 Xenia Rural Water (Water Salesman) - Sewer Account (Maint & Repairs) 1,050.00 Street Construct Fund (Sav Acct) 1,920.95 Discover Card (Fuel, class, office) 404.00 Hoyt Law Firm 1,280.00 Napa Auto Supply 66.97 Drees Oil (Maintenance Shed) 78.45 Office of Auditor of State 900.00 Don Erickson, Casual Labor 150.00 Schuling Hitch Co, snow plow parts 280.65 Martin’s Flag Company 137.40 Ia Assoc of Municipal Util, Dues 888.00 Slininger-Schroeder, re: Howard Stein 25.00 Slininger-Schroeder, re: Blanche Fritz 25.00 Total $30,490.28

COMMUNITY BLDG.Utilities 77.49 WCCTA 32.92 Xenia Rural Water 48.90 Drees Oil 119.57 Mike’s Pest Control - Total $278.88

LIBRARYIrene McDermott - WCCTA Communications 77.72 Utilities 87.77 Discover Card 9.12 Drees Oil 236.17 Xenia Rural Water 48.90 Olson Electric, Remove old toilet 6.59 Pat Wagner, paint 19.40 Gowrie News, ad 20.00 Bee & Herald 30.00 Total $535.67 TOTAL EXPENSE $31,304.83

REVENUESSewer Sales 1,928.00 Electric Revenues 15,425.21 Garbage & Recycling 2,710.00 County Local Option Sales Tax 2,014.12 Greene Co Gen Property Tax Levy 244.61 Greene County Insurance Tax Levy 68.19 Greene Co Empl Benefits Tax Levy 60.93 Greene County Emergency Tax Levy 8.15 Greene County Agri-Road Tax Levy - State Of Iowa, Str Construct Fund 1,920.95 Library, Greene County Reimburse 10.00 Comm.Bldg - Slininger-Schroeder/Stine 100.00 Comm.Bldg - Slininger-Schroeder/Fritz 100.00 Comm Bldg - Paton Twp Fund, Don 250.00 Total $24,840.16

BALANCES FOR THEEND OF THE MONTH

Regular checking 70,006.43 City Money Market 12,883.73 Community Bldg. Money Market 13,818.05 Street Construction Money Mkt 15,954.91 Certificate of Deposit (05/2017) 112,801.88 Sewer Revenue Fund 1,732.53 Sewer Account (Ops and Maint) 38,323.99 Total Funds $265,521.52 TOTAL REVENUES $290,361.68

City of Paton

AUDITOR’S OFFICEJefferson, Iowa • March 14, 2016

Greene County Board of Supervisors met at 8:30 a.m. in the courthouse boardroom with supervisors Burkett, Contner, Muir and Rudolph present. Absent: Richardson.

Motion by Contner, second by Rudolph to approve the agenda. Motion carried unani-mously. Motion by Burkett, second by Cont-ner to approve the minutes of March 7, 2016. Motion carried unanimously.

The board received a written request and granted approval to the Farmers Market com-mittee to hold this year’s market from June 7th through September 27th on the east side and plaza area of the courthouse. Addition-ally a quote to clean the Bell Tower windows was reviewed.

City of Jefferson administrator Mike Palmer updated the board on the status of city projects and a grant application.

Motion by Burkett, second by Rudolph to approve claims for payment. Motion carried unanimously.

Chuck Wenthold informed the supervisors that he had received notice from the Depart-ment of Natural Resources of a proposed confinement expansion by Greene County Pigs LLC Site (Eric Chrystal) in Section 5 of Franklin Township. Wenthold explained that the board will review the master matrix scor-ing at its next meeting. Motion by Burkett, second by Rudolph to set a public hearing for the proposed Greene County Pigs LLC Site expansion for March 28th at 9:00 a.m. Mo-tion carried unanimously.

Auditor Jane Heun related that Region XII COG has received recaptured funds total-ing $13,599 from the county’s former down payment assistance program. Per the COG, those funds may be deposited into its Hous-ing Trust Fund Revolving Loan Program rather than returned to the Iowa Finance Authority. Heun asked the board to approve doing so. Motion by Rudolph, second by Contner to deposit the $13,599 in recaptured funds into Region XII COG’s Housing Trust Fund Revolving Loan Program. Motion car-ried unanimously.

Motion by Rudolph, second by Burkett to accept the Treasurer’s Investment and Driv-er’s License Report for February. Motion carried unanimously.

Engineer Wade Weiss gave an update of repair and improvement plans for the Bell Tower. Weiss also noted the school’s pos-sible interest in the old armory owned by the county and used for storage by the Secondary Roads department.

Chair Muir adjourned the meeting at 10:10 p.m.

John J. Muir, Chair BOSATTEST: Jane Heun, Auditor

Abc Pest Control, Svc 551.85Access Systems, Copies 67.28Access Systems Leasing, Eq Rent 1,162.68Alliance Connect, Internet Svc 44.85Alliant Energy, Util 2,469.58Apco International, Dues 368.00Bee And Herald, Publications/Suppl 884.26Ben Franklin, Suppl 24.99Bielenberg, Don, Twp Mtg 20.00Central Iowa Detention, Svc 1,991.84Central Iowa Publishing, Publications 757.25Cintas , Suppl 96.74City Of Jefferson, Util 1,580.09City Of Paton, Util 198.10City Of Scranton, Util 29.25Compusense Inc, Suppl 17.95Construction & Agg Products, Suppl 468.89Culligan Of Boone, Suppl 45.50Danielson Auto Svc , Svc 368.47Des Moines Stamp Mfg, Suppl 108.45Dollar General , Suppl 28.45Don’s Ace Hardware, Suppl 499.50Durbin Auto/Truck Rpr, Veh Maint 1,041.84Durlam Electric, Svc 412.80Ferguson, Don, Twp Mtg 20.00Force America Distrib, Eq Parts 1,081.75Genesis Development, Svcs 3,712.36Greene Co Ems, Amb Svc/Med Invest 3,450.00Greene Co Medical Ctr, Inmate Meals 7,784.00Greene Co Public Health, Flo Thru Fds 2,057.70Greene Co Sec Road Dept, Fuel 155.58Harrison Truck Centers, Eq Parts 454.16Haupert, Steve, Lodging 274.32Hawkeye Truck Equipment, Rpr 149.92Hiway Truck Equipment, Eq Parts 371.28Iaccvso, Regis 60.00Icit, Dues/Regis 250.00Idda, Legal Fund 5,000.00Imagetek, Svc 116.50Iowa Assn Municipal Util, Ciasso 575.65Iowa Dept Of Transportation, Signs 704.10Isaa Ne District, Regis 175.00It Savvy, Comp Eq 405.65Jackson, Diane, Mlge 363.40Jefferson Postmaster, Pstg 147.00Jefferson Telecom, Phone/Fax/Int 2,419.07Johnson Co Med Examiner, M.E. Svc 284.62Kathleen’s Care, Rcf 1,623.13Keltek, Light Bar/Etc 11,821.01Lawson Products, Suppl 375.00M D Products, Eq Parts 1,261.86Mail Services, Renewals 401.25Mallard View, Rcf 2,443.54Martin Marietta Agg, Road Stone 3,257.96Matheson Tri-Gas, Suppl 458.90Matt’s Tire Service, Tires & Tubes 487.00Mcatee Tire Service, Veh Maint 485.02Mcclure Engineering, Dd27 Eng Svcs 4,600.00Mid Country Machinery, Loader 134,700.00Mid Iowa Sales, Suppl 74.40Midwest K9 Detect & Consult, Regis 366.37Mobile Crush & Recycle, Crushing 19,189.50Monthei Welding & Machine, Blade 85.00Morlan, Dennis, Mlge 43.24

Motor Parts Warehouse Inc, Suppl 91.67Mti Distributing, Mwr Parts 547.49Muir Embroidery, Safety Boots 175.00Mumma & Pedersen, Guardianship 350.00Nacvso, Regis 300.00Napa Auto Parts, Parts 21.98Neese, Mwr Parts 181.12New Opportunities , Subst Ab Svcs 1,215.58Office Stop, Suppl 98.88Ogren’s Custom Graphics, Door Emblems 60.00Ohrt, David, Therapy 318.20Overhead Door Webster, Bldg Maint 22,063.57Paup, Dennis, Twp Mtg 20.00Perez, Tracie, Mlge 126.96Rehab Systems, Dd2 Jetting/Etc 7,452.50Reimer, Lohman & Reitz, Legal Rep 126.00Reliance Telephone, Phne Cards 200.00Reserve Acct - Pitney Bowes, Pstg 414.47Ricoh Usa, Eq Rent 409.40Scranton Telephone, Phone 36.28Secure Shred Solutions, Svc 48.00Shadran Indust & Sanitary Supp, Suppl 1,867.08Sheriff, Boone Co, Inmate Hsg 1,117.50Sheriff, Carroll Co, Svc 20.00Sheriff, Greene Co, Order 697.34Sheriff, Guthrie Co, Svc 72.28Sheriff, Webster Co, Svc 99.96Sloan Rental, Rent 275.00Smith, Adam R, Mlge 218.96Snap-On Tools, Tools 179.16Spearman, Linda, Mlge 60.72Staples Advantage, Suppl 159.98Star Energy, Fuel 13,243.93Stone Office Products, Suppl 630.30Teusch, Dds, James, Svc 160.00Tyler Technologies, Antivirus 630.00Us Cellular, Svc 358.43Van Sickle Const, Dd102 Tile Inv/Rpr 9,207.60Vanguard Appraisals, Svcs 4,140.00Walters Sanitary Svc, Svc 91.40Webster-Calhoun Telephone, Phone 109.81Wenger, Denton, Twp Mtg 20.00West-Thomson Reuters, West Law 915.56Whelen Engineering , Eq Parts 152.60Wild, Baxter & Sand, Legal Rep 189.68Willow Heights, Rcf 1,740.00Windstream Iowa Comm, Phone 79.54Wolf, David W, Twp Mtg 20.00Youth Shelter Care Of, Shltrcare 1,212.20Ziegler, Eq Parts 5,056.01Total 301,905.99Gen Basic 28,751.29Gen Suppl 5,411.59Mh/Dd 6,842.08Rural Basic 4,546.08Sec Rd 211,841.81K9 366.37Losst 16,821.01Drains 21,299.47Em Mgt 90.91Assr 5,935.38Total 301,905.99

RESOLUTION NO # 2016-03-07-ARESOLUTION TO FIX DATE OF

PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSALTO DISPOSE OF PROPERTY OWNED

BY THE CITY OF PATON, IOWAWHEREAS, the City of Paton, Iowa, owns

the following parcel which is no longer neces-sary, appropriate or profitable to the City of Pa-ton. The parcel is legally known as:

The East Half (E1/2) of Lots Four (4) and Five (5), in Block Two (2), in the Original Town of Paton, Greene County, Iowa (collec-tively the “Property”).

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paton, Iowa desires to sell the Property in its current condition, “as-is, where-is”, subject to council approval following a public hearing;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Paton, Iowa as follows:

SECTION 1: The City of Paton proposes to sell the Property to Quad County Ag, L.L.C., in accordance with a written purchase agree-ment to be prepared, reviewed and ratified by the City Council.

SECTION 2: That the City Council of the City of Paton, Iowa, shall meet at Paton Public

Library in the City of Paton, Iowa, on April 11, 2016, at 6:00 o’clock p.m. at which time and place all local residents who appear shall be given an opportunity to express their views of or against the proposal.

SECTION 3: That the City Clerk of the City of Paton, Iowa is hereby directed to give notice of final action on the proposed sale and dispos-al of the Property and the date, time and place where a public hearing on said matters will be held, by publication of said notice in The Jef-ferson Herald newspaper published in the City of Jefferson, Iowa, and having a general circu-lation in the City of Paton, Iowa, in compliance with the provisions of Section 364.7 and 362.3 of the Code of Iowa.

SECTION 3: That said notice shall be sub-stantially in the following form, to wit:

NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO DISPOSE OF REAL ESTATE AND PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the City of Pa-ton, Iowa, a municipal Corporation located in Greene County, Iowa, proposes to sell and convey to Quad County Ag, L.L.C., by Quit Claim Deed the following described real estate situated in the City of Paton, Greene County, Iowa, to wit:

The East Half (E1/2) of Lots Four (4) and Five (5), in Block Two (2), in the Original Town of Paton, Greene County, Iowa

Notice is further hereby given that a Public Hearing will be conducted at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Paton, Iowa, to be held on April 11, 2016 at 6:00 o’clock P.M., at the Paton Public Library in the City of Paton, Iowa, and that after such Public Hearing has been concluded, the City Council of Paton, Iowa, will review bids and act upon said pro-posed bids.

Dated this March 7, 2016.SECTION 4. The Mayor and City Clerk are

authorized to take such further action as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this resolution.

SECTION 5. That all Resolution or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed, and this Resolution will be effective forthwith upon its passage and approval.

Passed and approved this March 7, 2016.

Steve Burrell, MayorMary Phillips, City Clerk

City of PatonIN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT

FOR GREENE COUNTYPROBATE NO. ESPR013739

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL,OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,

AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFVICKIE S. RICE, DECEASED

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Vickie S. Rice, Deceased, who died on or about May 14, 2015

You are hereby notified that on February 15, 2016 , the undersigned was appointed ad-ministrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons in-debted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four months from the date of the second publication of this no-tice or one month from the date of the mail-ing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated March 3, 2016.Peoples Trust & Savings Bank

Administrator of the Estate116 W. State St.

Jefferson, IA 50129Rita Harmening PedersenICIS Pin: AT0006169Attorney for the AdministratorMumma & Pedersen114 S. WilsonJefferson, IA 50129

Date of second publication: March 17, 2016.

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR GREENE COUNTY

PROBATE NO. ESPR013742NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

OF ADMINISTRATOR ANDNOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFLYNN HOLSCLAW, DECEASED

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Lynn Holsclaw, Deceased, who died on or about February 17,2016.

You are hereby notified that on February 24, 2016, the undersigned was appointed ad-ministrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons in-debted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four months from the date of the second publication of this no-tice or one month from the date of the mail-ing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated March 2, 2016Sarah Holsclaw

Administrator of the Estate505 E. Madison

Jefferson, IA 50129Rita Harmening PedersenICIS PIN: AT0006169Attorney for the AdministratorMumma & Pedersen114 South WilsonJefferson, IA 50129

Date of second publication: March 17, 2016

Public Notice

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR GREENE COUNTY

PROBATE NO. ESPR013744NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL,

OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFMARJORIE I. STRUNK, DECEASED

To all persons interested in the estate of Marjorie I. Strunk, Deceased, who died on or about February 20, 2016:

You are hereby notified that on the 26th day of February, 2016, the last will and testa-ment of Marjorie 1. Strunk, deceased, bearing date of July 24,2014 was admitted to pro-bate in the above named Court and that Ste-ven Strunk and James Rose were appointed co-executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons in-

debted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against said estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 2nd day of March, 2016.Steven Strunk

1347 270th StreetJefferson, Iowa 50129

Co-executor of the EstateJames Rose

1424 Kirkwood AvenueJefferson, Iowa 50129

Co-executor of the EstateRita Harmening PedersenMUMMA & PEDERSEN114 S. Wilson, P.O. Box 310Jefferson, Iowa 50129

Date of second publication: March 17, 2016.

Public NoticePUBLIC NOTICE OF

STORM WATER DISCHARGEWessling Ag Site #2 plans to submit a No-

tice of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natu-ral Resources to be covered under the NPDES General Permit No. 2 “SWDA w/ Industrial Activity for Construction.”

The storm water discharge will be from expansion construction of confinement fa-cility located in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 18, T83N R29W Junction Twp. Greene County.

Storm water will be discharged from 1 point source(s) and will be discharged to the following streams: Buttrick Creek.

Comments may be submitted to the Storm Water Discharge Coordinator, Iowa Depart-ment of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. The public may review the Notice of Intent from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, at the above address after it has been received by the de-partment.

Public Notice

TRUST NOTICEIN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST:Sharon A. Towers Trust Dated January 14, 2015

To all persons regarding Sharon A. Towers, who died on or about March 10, 2015. You are hereby notified that Michael J. Towers is the Trustee of the Sharon A. Towers Trust Dated January 14, 2015.

Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Greene County, Iowa, within the later to oc-cur of four months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the de-cedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or thirty days from the date of mailing this notice if required, or the claim shall be forever barred, unless paid or other-wise satisfied.

Dated: March 8, 2016

Sharon A. Towers Trust Dated January 14, 2015

Michael J. Towers, Trustee512 150th Street

Churdan, IA 50050

David A. HoytAttorney for TrusteeHoyt Law Firm, P.C.101 N Grimmell Rd, PO Box 350Jefferson, IA 50129

Date of second publication: March 17, 2016

Public Notice

Greene County Community School District Board of Education • Special Meeting

February 10, 2016The Greene County School Board of Edu-

cation held a special session on February 10, 2016 in the Administrative Building Confer-ence Room. President Teresa Hagen called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. Directors Mike Dennhardt, Sam Harding, Ashley Johnston, John McConnell, David Ohrt; Superintendent Tim Christensen and Board Secretary Brenda Muir were all present. Director Mark Peters was absent.

President Hagen administered the oath of of-fice to newly appointed board member Mike Dennhardt.

Johnston made and McConnell seconded a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 6-0.

Amended exhibits were presented for a School Budget Review Committee request for modified supplemental growth. Harding made and Ohrt seconded a motion to approve the re-quest for $244,282 in supplemental growth for a negative unspent balance at fiscal yearend on June 30, 2015. Motion carried 6-0.

President Hagen declared the meeting ad-journed at 7:54 p.m.

Public NoticePublic Notice

The Greene County Board of Supervisors has received a construction permit application for a confinement feeding operation, more specifi-cally described as follows:

1. Name of Applicant: Greene County Pigs, LLC.

2. Location of the operation: Lot 1 of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) Section Five (5) of Franklin Township T82N R30W of the Fifth P.M. Greene County, Iowa

3. Facility Description: One new 2480 head deep pit swine finisher confinement building at an existing swine confinement facility.

4. Animal Unit Capacity after Construction: 1984 animal units (4960 head of swine finish-ers).

5. Examination: Application is on file in the Greene County Auditor’s Office and is avail-able for public inspection during normal work-ing hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

6. Comments: A public hearing will be held in the Courthouse boardroom at 9:00 a.m. Monday, March 28, 2016 at which time you may appear either in person or by agent or at-torney. Written comments will also be received in opposition to or support of the proposed construction of the facility until the time of the public hearing. For further details contact Greene County Auditor’s Office, 114 N. Chest-nut St., Jefferson, Iowa 50129 (515) 386-5680.

Respectfully /s/John Muir, Chair Board of Supervisors

Public Notice

The Bee & The Jefferson HeraldSend legals to: b.ure@beeherald.com

thE JEFFERSON HERALDPage 14, Jefferson, Iowa, Thursday, March 17, 2016

COURT REPORTSpeeding (1 to 5 mph over)Jenifer E. Surek, Omaha Ashley Marie Voege, JeffersonDanae Letha Baumert, BayardDonald Wayne Den Hartog,

AltoonaDudley Ray Garvin, Decatur,

IndianaBeckham G. Miller, West Des

MoinesWesley John Dietrich, HuxleyChad Steven Magee, JeffersonAlejandro Ochoa Garcia, Mar-

shalltownNeil Duane Wright, PanoraRobert Allan Steffes, CarrollRhonda Joy Harding, JeffersonSeth Allen Blumberg, Grand

JunctionRachel Nicole Woodford, Des

MoinesSpencer Lee Burley, Jefferson

(6 to 10 mph over)

Anthony Michael Hansen, Hornick Steven Daniel Merrick, Car-

rollTroy Allen Binkley, JeffersonBobbie Mary Jean Barto, Mar-

ion, S.D.Gail Mark Christiansen, Ports-

mouthMarcus Edwin Sheer, CarrollMarc P. Hoyle, ChurdanLincoln Patrick Hughes, Des

MoinesAnn Laura Hicks, ScrantonHans Martin Halbur, Ames

(11 to 15 mph over)Steven Douglas Jackson, Perry

(16 to 20 mph over)Jose Guadalupe Cordova Her-

nandez, Marshalltown

No seatbeltRobert Charles Heath, Grand

Junction

No vehicle registrationNathan Allen Taylor Martin,

Carroll Michelle Lee Meyers, Grand

JunctionScott Michael Tanner, NevadaPatrick Milford Taggart, Jef-

ferson, Failure to maintain plateTyler Thomas Muir, JeffersonStacy Stream, JeffersonDonald Dean Zuehl, JeffersonChristopher Maurell Mannion,

JeffersonChristopher Maurell Mannion,

Jefferson, improper use of reg-istrationMihles J. Exline, Jefferson

No driver’s licenseJames Michael Lefeber, Jeffer-

son, Driving under suspension Mayja Johnson, Des Moines,

Driving under suspension

Gregory Wayne Brown, Lake City, Driving under suspension

Failure to yieldCheryl Ann Johns, Jefferson Troy Allen Binkley, JeffersonKendra Lacy Wilke, Jefferson

Miscellaneous trafficJoseph Ross Jabaay, Jefferson,

Restriction on game Joseph Ross Jabaay, Jefferson,

No deer license or tagRodney J. Stephenson, Farn-

hamville, Maximum single axel weight violationBlake William Renwanz, Jef-

ferson, Dark window or wind-shieldNicole Andrea Murphy, Jef-

ferson, Annual animal license requirementMarcus Andrew Harmeyer,

Jefferson, ParkingJohnathan D. Barker, Jeffer-

son, ParkingWilliam Elto Brewer, Jeffer-

son, ParkingJoshua James Thompson, Jef-

ferson, ParkingBeth Marie Carmichael, Perry,

ParkingBenjamin Arthur Yoder, Jef-

ferson, ParkingRandall James Mitchell, Jef-

ferson, Parking

Criminal convictionsRicardo Emmanuell Rodri-

guez, Ames, Probation viola-tion, 30 days jail, $938.86Marcus Dylan Schmitz, Perry,

Probation violation, 1 year pro-bation, $11,436.32Joshua Matthew St. John, Car-

roll, Contempt of court, 1 day jail, $1,390.04Ricardo Emmanuell Rodri-

guez, Ames, Probation viola-tion, 5 years prison, $6,282.17

Christopher Hollis Christian, Grand Junction, possession of a controlled substance precursor, 5 years prison (suspended), 3 years probation, $1,327.50Nicholas James Miner, Fair-

play, Colo., Control of a fire-arm by a felon, Controlled sub-stance violation, 5 years prison (suspended), 3 years probation, $2,300Russell Lee Gardner, Jeffer-

son, Assault, $381.94Nicholas Anthony Balderas,

Bagley, 5th degree theft, $147.75Jessica Amber Montoya, Chur-

dan, Assault, $256Damien Michael Schwering,

Scranton, Domestic abuse/as-sault, 2 years prison (suspend-ed), 7 days jail, 2 years proba-tion, $116.50Nicholas Anthony Balderas,

Bagley, Assault, $251.50

POLICE BEATActivity reported by the Jef-

ferson Police Department in-cluded:March 157:36 a.m. — Alliant Energy

reported an abandoned trailer in the 2000 block of North Mul-berry Street.8:30 a.m. — Julie Poulsen re-

ported criminal mischief to a vehicle at 701 S. Chestnut St.9:30 a.m. — Officers assisted

Greene County and Carroll County K-9 units with a search of the parking lot and hallways of Greene County High and Middle schools.Both buildings were placed in

lockdown during the searches.The K-9s indicated on two

vehicles and two lockers at the high school. The lockers and vehicles were searched after ob-taining consent from students.One item of interest was locat-

ed in a vehicle. An investigation is ongoing.2:30 p.m. — Officers assisted

with a medical call in the 700 block of Wild Rose Lane.4:04 p.m. — Regency Park re-

ported the theft of medications.11:15 p.m. — An officer re-

moved a bat from a residence at 402 E. Madison St.March 143:54 a.m. — An officer re-

sponded to a fire alarm at 771 Wild Rose Lane. It was determined to be a false

alarm.3:23 p.m. — Jessica Wolf

caught a stray cat at Adams Street and Wilson Avenue.An officer placed the cat in the

animal holding facility.5:52 p.m. — Officers were

called to 304 E. Lincoln Way for the report of a domestic situ-ation.An officer attempted to speak

to the occupants, but no one would reportedly speak to him. The officer was eventually told to leave.6:36 p.m. — Officers were

called back to 304 E. Lincoln Way.An investigation showed prob-

able cause of a domestic abuse assault.Reportedly, a man fled from

the area after assaulting a wom-an and another male at the resi-dence.Warrants were issued for Bran-

den Gerrick Smith, 39, of Jef-ferson, on charges of domestic abuse assault (third offense) and assault.11:19 p.m. — Officers checked

on a business alarm at 508 N. Elm St.11:43 p.m. — Amelia Kennedy

reported seeing a male in dark clothing in her yard at 306 W. Reed St.An officer was unable to locate

anyone.March 131:56 a.m. — Wild Rose Casino

requested an officer for a wom-an in the parking lot who alleg-edly was intoxicated.An investigation led to the ar-

rest of Benita Velez, 26, of Al-bert Lea, Minn., on a charge of public intoxication.4:09 p.m. — Curt Hastings re-

ported a juvenile skateboarding in the parking lot at 403 N. Elm St.An officer made contact with

the juvenile and advised him it

was private property.7:45 p.m. — A caller reported

a juvenile boy throwing rocks at the Jefferson Public Library.An officer warned the boy and

sent him home.No damage was located.8:05 p.m. — Jamie Rae Big-

gart, 41, of Jefferson, was tak-en into custody on outstanding warrants during a traffic stop in the 100 block of North Pinet Street.Other action:Ryan Lee Day, of Jefferson,

was cited for animal license re-quired.Day reportedly did not license

an animal after being provided a specific time limit.March 122:15 a.m. — Juarez Jaime

Coronado was arrested on a charge of OWI (second offense) during a traffic stop in the 700 block of Wild Rose Lane.Coronado also was cited for

excessive speed.2:38 a.m. — Melinda Millard

reported hearing voices outside her residence at 500 E. Clark St.12:15 p.m. — Ace Hardware

reported shoplifting on March 11.4:56 p.m. — A caller reported

three juvenile boys setting off fireworks near the bike trail in the 500 block of East Wilcox Way. An officer made contact with

the three boys and parents were contacted. 9:11 p.m. — Boone County

reported a careless driver west-bound on U.S. Highway 30 to-ward Jefferson. It was reported the vehicle nearly sideswiped

two vehicles.An officer located the vehicle

as it entered the Jefferson city limits and stopped the driver at North Grimmell Road.While gathering the driver’s

information, the officer report-edly could smell marijuana coming from the vehicle.An investigation led to the ar-

rest of Nickalos Andrew Brown, 20, of Jefferson, on a charge of possession of controlled sub-stance (marijuana, first offense).Suspected narcotics were

seized from the vehicle.11:30 p.m. — A caller reported

two people with flashlights dig-ging holes at the Greene County Fairgrounds.An officer determined they had

permission to use metal detec-tors in the area.March 112:36 a.m. — A backing acci-

dent was reported in a parking lot at 204 N. Grimmell Road after a 1997 Chevy Silverado owned and operated by Richard Moranville, of Jefferson, made contact with a 2005 Buick La-crosse owned and operated by Lori Harrah, of Jefferson. Harrah’s vehicle sustained an

estimated $1,200 in damage, with $100 in damage to Moran-ville’s pickup.The accident occurred on pri-

vate property, so no citation was issued.5:06 a.m. — An officer

checked on a business alarm at 2004 N. Mulberry St.1:25 p.m. — Elaine McDowell

reported the theft of two pack-ages from 100 E. Clark St.McDowell verified that the

U.S. Postal Service left the packages at the address, but she did not get them.10:08 p.m. — Kim Smith re-

quested assistance with a prop-erty dispute at 309 N. Oak St.10:39 p.m. — Katrina Buttler

reported loud music in the area of Maple and Madison streets.11:30 p.m. — Craig Kinsey

reported hearing gunshots in the 800 block of West Lincoln Way. An officer couldn’t locate the

source of the noise.March 109:07 a.m. — The Greene

County Medical Center reported an uncooperative patient at the emergency room.9:45 a.m. — An officer re-

moved a dead opossum from a yard at 604 N. Chestnut St.6:34 p.m. — Alice Walters re-

ported an open door on a neigh-boring residence in the 400 block of South Locust Street.7:42 p.m. — An officer

checked on a business alarm in the 2000 block of North Mul-berry Street.March 97:49 a.m. — Jill Mills reported

that her dog slipped away from her and was loose in the 500 block of West State Street. An officer was able to retrieve

the animal and return it to Mills.11:29 a.m. — While on pa-

trol, an officer spotted a wanted woman in a vehicle.The officer performed a traffic

stop in the 100 block of South Wilson Avenue, taking Heather Thelma Erwin (Ott), of Jeffer-son, into custody on warrants for possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver

(methamphetamine) and proba-tion violation.11:57 a.m. — Les Fister re-

ported smoke coming from a transformer in the 700 block of South Elm Street. Alliant En-ergy was contacted.12:38 p.m. — The public

works director reported city crews finding garbage and paint cans at the brush dump site in the 800 block of West Russell Street. They located mail containing

a name and address in the gar-bage.An officer made contact with a

resident, who advised they had completed home renovations and the hired contractor hauled away a pile of brush. The resident believed the con-

tractor must have taken the gar-bage by mistake and dumped it with the brush.1:06 p.m. — Shelby Johnson

reported a stray dog running freely in the area of Olive and Russell streets. An officer located the animal,

but was not able to get near it.2:37 p.m. — An officer assist-

ed with a medical call in the 100 block of East Perry Street.6:15 p.m. — An officer

checked on a business alarm in the 2000 block of North Mul-berry Street.6:33 p.m. — Zachary Neil, of

Jefferson, was cited for exces-sive speed during a traffic stop in the 800 block of North Elm Street.8:34 p.m. — An officer

checked on a business alarm in the 1800 block of North Elm Street.

SHERIFF CLIPBOARDActivity reported by the

Greene County Sheriff’s Office included:March 159:30 a.m. — Deputies and

K-9s from the Greene and Car-roll County sheriff’s offices, along with the Jefferson Po-lice Department, conducted a search of Greene County High and Middle schools. The dogs indicated on several

vehicles and a locker during the search.1:06 p.m. — A deputy was

dispatched to the 1400 block of Kirkwood Avenue for a report of illegal dumping.11:16 p.m. — A deputy was

dispatched to the 100 block of Merriam Street in Farlin to re-move a raccoon from the porch of a home.March 148:30 a.m. — A deputy inves-

tigated criminal mischief to a

county traffic sign in the 1100 block of 237th Street.5:43 p.m. — A deputy was

advised by a Paton-Churdan school bus driver of a vehicle that drove past the bus at the school in Churdan while the stop sign arm was extended. A citation will be issued.6:55 p.m. — Two deputies

were dispatched to the 1400 block of Jordan Avenue to lo-cate two off-road motorcycles on private property. They were warned to not ride on the rail-road right of way.11:34 p.m. — A deputy re-

sponded to an alarm at 209 Main in Paton. It was deter-mined the alarm was set off by an employee leaving the build-ing.March 131:24 a.m. — A deputy was

dispatched to remove a deer carcass from the center of

Highway 4 north of Jefferson.2:41 p.m. — A deputy was ad-

vised of an injured bald eagle east of Jefferson in the 1100 block of 220th Street, along U.S. Highway 30.Several agencies were con-

tacted and were on their way to the location when the eagle, af-ter resting for a time, took flight before their arrival.5:06 p.m. — A deputy was

advised of several youth oper-ating ATVs in the city limits of Paton.7:55 p.m. — A car-deer ac-

cident was reported on 170th Street near P Avenue after an eastbound 2013 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Rick Dean Smith, 37, of rural Grand Junc-tion, struck a deer.Smith was uninjured. His car sustained an estimated

$10,500 in damage.March 12

11:47 a.m. — A deputy checked a report of vandalism at the Scranton city park next to City Hall. Graffiti was found written on the roof of the slide.2:15 p.m. — Union Pacific

Railroad asked a deputy to check for a vehicle that had driven around activated cross-ing gates in Scranton and was nearly struck by a train.The vehicle was not located.4:05 p.m. — A deputy was

dispatched for a person report-ed to be driving carelessly on Highway 30 near Jefferson. The deputy located the vehicle

as it entered the Wild Rose Ca-sino parking lot. The driver, Atem Akuei Malu-

al, 33, of Denison, was evalu-ated and arrested for OWI (first offense).March 118:24 a.m. — A deputy was

dispatched to Scranton to in-

vestigate a reported assault.9:41 a.m. — A deputy assist-

ed the Iowa State Patrol with an accident two miles west of Churdan on 240th Street.A trailer hauling a backhoe

became unhitched and entered the ditch.3:41 p.m. — A deputy was

dispatched to the 300 block of Main Street East in Grand Junction for a reported burglary to a building. It was unknown if anything

was taken.7:58 p.m. — Paton Fire was

dispatched for a field fire in the 1700 block of 130th Street. It was later reported to be a con-trolled burn.March 105:46 p.m. — A deputy assisted

Grand Junction Rescue and the Greene County coroner with an unattended death in the 400 block of East Hager Street in

Grand Junction.March 91:41 p.m. — A deputy was

dispatched to the 2400 block of 337th Street for the report of a dog possibly injured by a gun-shot.The dog was reported to be

running loose before returning home.4:33 p.m. — A deputy was

dispatched to the Churdan Pub-lic Library for a report of crimi-nal mischief to the building.Two juveniles admitted to

writing on bricks with a rock.10:03 p.m. — A deputy on

routine patrol in Grand Junction located a reported suspicious vehicle at the Casey’s General Store and subsequently arrested Joseph Donald Andrews, 32, of Gowrie, for possession of a controlled substance (marijua-na, second offense) and carry-ing weapons without a permit.

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