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October 7, 2026

Tree planting planned for Oct. 12

The Jefferson tree committee will again plant trees in Jefferson with Greene County Schools students on Monday, Oct. 12, beginning at 8:30 am. These plantings are always popular with both students and tree committee members. Brad Riphagen (pictured, right, GCNO file photo) has ordered 90 trees from Papio...

October 7, 2026

Supervisors hear updates on courthouse matters, final tweaks on zoning ordinance changes

Set special meeting to discuss Greene County Ambulance...

October 7, 2026

Flu, Covid shots available at Greene County Public Health

Fall is here, and Greene County Public Health...

October 7, 2026

Harvest behind typical year due to atypical rainfall

“After a historically wet September, we finally got...

October 6, 2026

Hawk watch at High Trestle Trail overlook Oct. 10

Part of World Migratory Bird Day Join birders from around central Iowa at the High Trestle Trail Overlook, near Madrid, Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 am to 4 pm, to witness raptors heading south on their migration route. Iowa wildlife experts will be on hand to help identify...

October 2, 2026

Bingo at the VFW hall

Bingo games and supper are on the calendar...

October 1, 2026

Open mic for poets at the Gallup House

The public is invited to a Poetry Guild...

September 30, 2026

Forest, aquatic, right-of-way CIC set for Oct. 21

Preregister before Oct. 14 for fall commercial pesticide...

October 7, 2026

Tis the season…

~by Pastor David Cunningham To the delight of many drivers, the State of Iowa increased the speed limit on most rural roadways to 60 mph. To no one’s surprise this became permission for some drivers to think they can go 70 mph using the “They won’t stop me...

October 7, 2026

Leave it alone

Leave it alone ~a column by Colleen O’Brien...

September 30, 2026

Serious thoughts in these crazy times

~by George Naylor, Churdan farmer I’ve been an...

September 30, 2026

Increasing weirdness

~a column by Colleen O’Brien The president is...

August 2, 2026

4-H state fair selections told

Judging of 2026 Greene County 4-H static exhibit entries took place Tuesday, July 7. A variety of subject matter experts judged in the areas of animals; agriculture and natural resources; creative arts; science, engineering, and technology; family and consumer sciences; and personal development. The static exhibit judging event...

June 16, 2026