Purchasing a mobile speed sign is the plan for funds the Greene County sheriff’s office will receive from a grant from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau. The grant application was approved by the board of supervisors Oct. 12. The grant is for $4,200. Sheriff Steve Haupert said the sign would cost more than that; he expects to use drug forfeiture…
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Absentee ballots for city elections now available
Absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 city elections are now available in the Greene County auditor’s office at the courthouse during regular business hours, 8 am to 4:30 pm. Any voter can request that an absentee ballot be mailed to him or her by requesting at absentee ballot request form. Once the form is completed and returned to the auditor’s…
Read MoreSouth Hamilton Hawks top Rams in volleyball
The Greene County Rams lost a home volleyball match Tuesday to the South Hamilton Hawks by scores of 18-25,15-25, 25-22, 8-25. Hannah Stein was 10 of 10 serving and had two aces, and Katelyn Hagen was 18 of 19 serving. Hannah Promes had 16 assists.
Read MoreCoach recaps eighth grade volleyball season
Greene County eighth grade volleyball coach Teresa Green summed up the 2015 season saying, “This eighth grade girls’ volleyball team showed continuous improvement throughout the season. They have a strong work ethic, as well as a positive and fun attitude.”
Read MoreOne-third of state’s soybeans harvested last week
Warm and dry weather allowed Iowa farmers to harvest nearly one-third of the state’s soybean crop during the week ending Oct. 11, according the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork, the most days suitable for fieldwork this season. Fieldwork activities for the week included cutting hay, harvesting corn for grain, harvesting soybeans, and…
Read MoreRams tell results of HOIAC cross county meet
The Heart of Iowa Activities Conference cross country meet was held Oct. 12 on the Iowa State University course west of the campus in Ames. The Greene County girls team placed seventh and the boys team placed ninth.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Oct. 9
Andrew Wayne Hall, 18, of Des Moines was granted deferred judgments in Greene County district court after he changed his plea to guilty to charges of assault-serious (amended from assault while displaying a dangerous weapon) and false report to public entity. Hall must pay a $315 civil penalty on each of the two charges, and he was placed on probation…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 9
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered in a case that was initiated in district court against Tonya Jean Wenger, 44, of Scranton. Wenger was charged with domestic abuse assault causing injury. The charge was amended to assault-simple and magistrate Rita Pedersen entered a deferred judgment. Wenger was placed on informal probation for one year and must pay…
Read MoreCunningham is 8th grade HOIAC cross country champion
Results for cross country, eighth grade football Greene County eighth grader Bailey Cunningham is Heart of Iowa Activities Conference cross country champion after placing first with a time of 12:42.60 in the junior high girls race at the conference meet in Ames Oct. 12. This was the third first place finish for Cunningham this season.
Read MoreP-C volleyball team wins one, loses one at Exira
The Paton-Churdan Rockets split volleyball matches at Exira Oct. 8, beating West Harrison in four games, but losing to Exira/Elk Horn Kimballton in five. Scores against the West Harrison Hawks were 15-25, 25-12, 25-14 and 25-8. The team served at 86.8 percent, with Sydney Koch at 20 of 21 for 95 percent and Grace Geisler at 13 of 14 for…
Read MoreRams third in Pella volleyball tourney
The Greene County Ram volleyball ended a busy homecoming week with a tiring day at a tournament in Pella Saturday, Oct. 10. The Rams were 3-2 on the day and placed third in the six team tournament. “This is a long, endurance type of day as we play every other team,” coach Donna Carhill said. “We played consistent and as…
Read MoreMiddle school cross country results told
The 18 members of the Greene County Middle School cross country team wrap up their season later this week. The team competed at the Greene County Invitational, “Loop the Lake” at Spring Lake Park on Sept. 10; at the Norseman Invitational in Story City Sept. 24; at the Leon Fox Invitational in Perry Oct. 1; and at the South Central…
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