Hi, neighbor!

~a column by Colleen O’Brien Someone who lives down my street drives a honkin’ F150 (a half-ton Ford pickup truck) with no muffler. It is big and it sounds big, like a large, angry/hungry/horny beast from Dante’s seventh circle of Hell. It is impossible to ignore his coming down the road because his unmuffled engine interrupts conversation, hurts my ears,…

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Environmental Leader Award to Jim Andrew

Gov. Terry E. Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Iowa Department of Natural Resources director Chuck Gipp presented 95 Iowa farm families with the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award during a ceremony at the Iowa State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Jim Andrew of Jefferson was among them. A total of 1,296 acres in…

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West Central® opens annual photo contest

Winning photos to be showcased in 2016 West Central calendar RALSTON –Area photographers again have the opportunity to showcase their work in West Central’s annual photo contest.  Members of the cooperative, local communities, and customers are invited to submit rural and agricultural-themed photos for the cooperative’s 2016 calendar.

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Lunch, card party in Churdan Sept. 13

A salad luncheon and card party are planned for Sunday, Sept. 13, at noon in the lower level of St Columbkille Catholic Church in Churdan. Hosting the party is Catholic Daughters of the Americas court 1550 of Churdan. Following a lunch featuring a wide variety of salads, games of pitch, nickels, euchre and bridge will be organized.

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Family Storyteller program builds pre-reading skills

Children who begin school without basic language and literacy skills have difficulty learning to read. Parents and other adults can be instrumental in preparing children to learn by reading to them at an early age. The Family Storyteller program, offered by Greene County Extension, uses 12 reading techniques, video clips, modeling and take-home activities to increase the amount and quality…

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Medical Center opens new expansion

Last Friday and Saturday, Aug. 28-29, were busy days at Greene County Medical Center. With a great amount of coordination and literally dozens of staff members participating, acute nursing and many outpatient services were moved to their new spaces by Saturday afternoon. Staff at the new visible and accessible emergency room started seeing patients Friday at about 4 pm, and…

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Supervisors approve Franklin Township hog expansion; Healy to retire

The number of hogs in Franklin Township will increase in the coming months. Following a sparsely attended public hearing Monday, the Greene County board of supervisors recommended to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources approval of a construction permit for Burton Davis, doing business as Davis Hog and Grain. The project is an expansion of an existing confinement feeding operation…

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