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November 9, 2026

‘Schoolboy Soldiers of Rippey’ on stage this week

~by Chuck Offenburger The story of the “Schoolboy Soldiers of Rippey” comes to new life this week in Jefferson as Greene County Community Schools students present a 90-minute stage play about the Civil War service of 32 students and two teachers of the first school in the county. Eleven...

November 5, 2026

Ag pest control course set for Nov. 18

Preregister before Nov. 11 for fall commercial pesticide...

November 5, 2026

Holiday traditions continue at Greene County Medical Center

The holiday season is better with a little...

November 4, 2026

Reserve your spot now for ‘Stay Independent’ senior nutrition, wellbeing program

Stay Independent is a nutrition and wellbeing program...

November 4, 2026

Integrated crop management conference Dec. 9-10 in Altoona

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will host the 37th annual Integrated Crop Management Conference, set for Dec. 9–10, at Prairie Meadows in Altoona. The ICM Conference brings together the latest university research, expert perspectives and practical crop...

October 28, 2026

Non-soil fumigation CIC is Nov. 17

Preregister before Nov. 10 for fall commercial pesticide...

October 21, 2026

Pest control operators CIC slated for Dec. 9

Preregister before Dec. 2 for fall commercial pesticide...

October 14, 2026

Iowa history program, trivia challenge part of Iowa author’s Oct. 22 visit

Are you familiar with the Cedar Rapids sisters...

November 4, 2026

Whew!

~by Colleen O’Brien The past 20 months did me in. I was both hopeful and frightened about the Midterms—hoping for liberal seats taking over the Senate and House, fearful of the military and ICE at voting sites. At 5 am on Wednesday, Nov. 4 – with the vote...

November 4, 2026

View from my window: Lost in translation?

November 1, 2026 Though written on Sunday night...

October 28, 2026

History should change what we ask of the living

To the editor: A monument can tell us...

October 28, 2026

Letter to the editor: A new conversation about farming

Let’s face it. What politicians (Democrat and Republican)...

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