The Greene County Fair is right around the corner and 4-H youth have several donations to be grateful for. Home State Bank again purchased a fair T-shirt for each 4-H member. The youngsters will each receive a punch card worth $10 from Farmers Mutual Insurance Association/Complete Insurance, a $5 punch card from Farm Credit Services in Carroll, and a coupon…
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Organ donor’s mother, organ recipient tell their stories
The Churdan library will welcome two women who will tell a memorable story of “A Special Gift of a Lifetime” Monday, July 11, at 1:30 pm. Alissa Massner and Kris Kaufman will tell stories of organ donation from two different perspectives. Kaufman, who lives in Farnhamville, received the liver of Massner’s son. Both will tell their stories.
Read MoreJuggling, unicycle tricks entertain area youngsters
The Hanson Family entertained children of all ages all over Greene County the past two weeks. Their performance in Rippey, Grand Junction, Paton, Churdan, Scranton and Jefferson were hosted by the local libraries and paid for by the Greene County board of supervisors. Children were encouraged “to laugh at the funny stuff and clap at the amazing stuff,” and challenged…
Read MoreNEW Cooperative supports 4-H
Once again, the NEW Cooperative Foundation has shown its commitment to supporting local 4-H youngsters. Recently, the Foundation donated a total of about $40,000 to area 4-H clubs.
Read MoreIncreased E.coli cases in Carroll County
Greene County residents who travel to Carroll County for pleasure or business are alerted that Carroll County Public Health is currently investigating a cluster of cases of E.coli infections in that county. This investigation is part of the routine and continuous disease monitoring conducted by county health agencies on a daily basis.
Read MoreScranton Children’s Fishing Day fun for all
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal June 4 brought beautiful weather for the fifth annual Scranton Kids Day Event. The turnout was an enormous success as roughly 175 youngsters and their parents brought their tackle and their appetite and enjoyed the day.
Read MoreTucker acquitted in juvenile court
A disposition has been entered in Greene County juvenile court in the case of Trey Darwin Tucker, 17, of Jefferson, charged with a delinquency. The matter was tried in a closed hearing June 28 in front of the honorable William Ostlund. Ostlund ruled that the State had not met the burden of proof for a finding of guilty and a…
Read MoreCounty engineer talks about roads, domes and bells
County engineer Wade Weiss on Monday briefed the county supervisors on three projects, one of which is related to roads. The paving project on Trinity Ave and 125th St at the northeast corner of Paton is completed, he reported. Driveways and painting are complete and everyone has access.
Read MoreRam baseball team earns four victories in six games
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County baseball team entered the week with just three wins on the season, but added four victories in six games to improve to 7-14 on the season and 3-8 in Heart of Iowa Activities Conference action as of June 24. Saydel leads the league with a 12-0 record.
Read MoreRam softball team has 5-2 week, prepares for regional test
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County Ram softball team fell to South Hamilton in a game riddled with Ram errors. The team righted itself to finish the week with three victories. They also registered two wins and one loss in the South Hardin tournament played on Saturday.
Read MoreTree Tracings
~by Valerie Ogren for the Greene County Genealogical Society Meeting notice: The Greene County Genealogical Society will have its annual “Christmas in July” gathering at noon on Saturday, July 2, at the Uptown Cafe meeting room. Lunch will be Dutch treat from the menu. Guests and other family members are certainly welcome. Please bring items or cash donations for the Greene County Christian Action…
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net June 27, 2016 Orders for Rippey school memorial bricks due this week: Individuals interested in placing orders for the Rippey school memorial should complete the application this week, as the Friends of Rippey are planning to submit the order July 5.
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