On behalf of cats, who one columnist suggested should be the hunted in an open season, GreeneCountyNewsOnline offers the following comments from readers who are neither “deluded” nor “nutters,” but all love their cats: “I love cats because they sense what I’m sensing, feel what I’m feeling. Affectionate when wanted, dependent when needed. The sound of their purr in your…
Read MoreYear: 2015
Corn harvest 73 percent complete, beans at 96 percent complete
Harvest activities continued rapidly early in the week, but slowed down Friday due to rain, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 25, down 1.5 days from the previous week.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – John Thompson
To the editor, In 2007 I had just finished a meeting with local leaders in Mandali, Iraq. One of the local mayors with ties to Iranian bomb makers approached me. He was upset that Navy Seals had raided his compound. They broke a fence and injured some animals. He wanted me to pay reparations.
Read MoreGrassley goes to bat for Iowa pork
Grassley on prisons’ pork removal: ‘How did this stupid decision get made?’ enate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the Bureau of Prisons officially responded to his request for information regarding the decision to remove pork from the federal prisons’ menus. After Grassley learned of the removal and asked questions, the bureau reversed its decision and put…
Read MoreBranstad announces creation of Wrongful Conviction Division
Division will focus on reviewing and identifying potential cases involving wrongful convictions DES MOINES – On Oct. 26 during the administration’s weekly press conference, Gov. Terry Branstad and State Public Defender Adam Gregg announced the creation of the Wrongful Conviction Division at the Office of the State Public Defender. The Wrongful Conviction Division will systematically review and identify potential cases…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Oct. 26, 2015 Community calendar: Friday, Oct. 30: Flu shot clinic at the Rippey library from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Saturday, Oct. 31: Beggars Night in Rippey, 5 to 7 pm.
Read MoreBoard of supervisors to hold special session
The Greene County board of supervisors will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 1 pm to discuss economic development. No action will be taken.
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 23
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered Oct. 21 against Clay Thomas Paulson of Grand Junction on three counts of supplying alcohol to a person under age. He was fined $200 with a $70 surcharge on each count. He must also pay $282.30 court costs. The charges are related to a large party at 2472 180th St on…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Oct. 23
In Greene County district court Brad Allen Higgins, 46, of Lidderdale was fined $1,000 after he pleaded guilty at arraignment to a charge of driving while license revoked. He must also pay a $350 surcharge, a $10 surcharge for drug abuse resistance education and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: Honorable Adria A. Kester)
Read MoreCity elections are Tuesday, Nov. 3
Still time for absentee ballots Voters who live in the cities of Greene County will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3. There are numerous contests around the county. Polls will be open from 12 noon until 8 pm. To see the legal Notice of Election, click here: Legal Notice of Election
Read MoreVolleyball season ends with Region 2 loss to #1 rated Kuemper
The Greene County Rams lost to the Number 1 rated Kuemper Knights in the first round of play in Class 3A Region 2 volleyball Tuesday in Carroll. Scores were 8-25, 12-25, 13-25. Hannah Promes was 12 of 12 serving with two aces and added 21 assists. Katelyn Hagen was five of five serving and had seven digs. Nadia Fisher had…
Read MoreMiddle school sports
Eighth grade football The Greene County eighth grade football team finished its season with a 6-0 win over the Nevada Cubs in Grand Junction on Oct. 15. Although this was a low scoring game, it was a very intense and exciting game, coach Chad Morton said. The Rams scored their only touchdown in the 4th quarter, with a 35 yard…
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