State funding agreement: K-12 schools to get 2.25% increase

A deal has been struck at the statehouse to boost general state aid for public schools by two-and-a-quarter percent. Senator Tod Bowman, a Democrat from Maquoketa, says getting an agreement between Republicans and Democrats was difficult. Representative

Oil Continues To Leak At Dredge Site On Storm Lake

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources received reports Sunday that there was still oil leaking from near the dredge on the east side the Storm Lake marina. A Buena Vista County Deputy confirmed there was a substantial

Altercation Occurs Outside Jefferson Law Enforcement Center

An altercation occurred as a Jefferson Police Officer made contact with a male subject in the parking lot of the Law Enforcement Center. Twenty-four-year-old Nicholas Anthony Balderas of Jefferson was wanted on an outstanding Guthrie County warrant

Rippey Man Arrested On Drug Charges After Accident

A Rippey man was arrested for drug possession following an accident yesterday (Monday) afternoon on the curve between 235th and 230th Streets east of Jefferson. At approximately 4:57 p.m., the Greene County Sheriff’s Office responded to find

Driver Treated For Injuries In Two-Vehicle Accident

A two-vehicle accident in Jefferson last Friday resulted in injuries to one driver. The Jefferson Police Department responded to Russell and Vine Streets to find a 1999 Toyota Camry, owned by Melinda Gallagher and operated by Alison