Greene County wrestling fans will have seven grapplers to cheer on at the district wrestling meet next Saturday in Atlantic. Qualifying at the sectional held in Perry Saturday by placing first in their weight classes were Dylan Forkner (126), Jordan Challen (132), Tommy Bradshaw (128) and Tray Binkley (182). Second place qualifiers were Jacob Challen (120), Jeremy Scheuermann (152) and…
Read MoreDay: February 8, 2014
New structure for top of the Bell Tower under consideration
The county board of supervisors agreed by consensus last week to get cost estimates for replacing the steel structure holding the bells at the top of the Mahanay Bell Tower. The board met with Bell Tower Community Foundation president Carole Custer for a conference call with Tim Verdin, production manager of the I.T. Verdin Company of Cincinnati, OH, the company…
Read MoreTwo more losses for Ram hoops teams
The Greene County varsity basketball teams lost conference road games Friday to the North Polk Comets in Alleman. The girls came within 10 points of the 3A seventh-rated Comets in the 63-53 loss. For the Rams, junior Kayla Mobley led in scoring with 20 points. “I thought we play really well for most of the game. I thought it was…
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