DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on May 13 renewed their call for the Obama Administration to support a robust Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). As government official travel to Iowa to discuss the environment Tuesday and Wednesday, Branstad and Reynolds believe they should focus on empowering consumers with additional and lower-cost choices at the pump, diversifying our nation’s…
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Ram girls fourth, boys fifth at HOIAC meet
The Greene County High School track and field teams finished fourth on the girls side and fifth on the boys side of the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference meet hosted by North Polk May 12. The girls won two events. Senior Kate Sandage won the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.12 seconds. Freshman Nadia Fisher was high jump…
Read MoreSchrader honored as Friend of Education
Elma Schrader (right) was recently honored as the Jefferson-Scranton Education Association’s Friend of Education. Kindergarten teacher Denise Kennedy (left) made the presentation. Schrader has volunteered at the elementary school for 17 years, many of them in Kennedy’s classroom. She has read to countless students, listened to them read, and given individual help with phonics.
Read MoreDurbin wins high jump at junior high girls state track meet
Greene County eighth grader Megan Durbin placed first at the Mike Henderson junior high girls’ state track meet at Waukee Stadium Saturday. She jumped 4’ 10” to win in a field of 16 girls in the large school class. A total of 26 schools were in the class. Eighth grader Laurin Lyons placed second in the shot put with a…
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