Habitat for Humanity of Iowa has announced the selection of Erich Kretzinger, executive director at Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity, to serve on the state association board of directors. In his seventh year leading the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate serving Boone, Greene and Guthrie Counties, Kretzinger has guided new construction or renovation of ten homes with local low-income…
Read MoreDay: July 6, 2016
Letter to the editor – Tanner Lawton
To the editor, Hopefully our Pay It Forward Committee can help to answer the questions of our community, but remember we cannot speak on behalf of what the school is going to do outside of the school bond. That is not right for us as a committee to speculate, nor fair to the school board and school administration. We can…
Read MoreSupervisors hear plans for proposed animal shelter
The Greene County supervisors got the first look at a very preliminary plan for a proposed county-wide animal shelter at their July 5 meeting. Volunteer Don Orris was drafted by People for Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and a steering committee to spearhead the effort. He has spent a year on the project already, researching and visiting animal shelters.
Read MoreRepairs nearly complete to Wilber statue
Dan Benitz, a retired industrial technology teacher and long time friend of Doreen and Skeeter Wilber, did the final repairs Wednesday morning on the Doreen Wilber statue at the corner of Lincoln Way and Vine St in Jefferson. According to Don Orris, who organized the fundraising and then did much of the work in creating the tribute to Olympic gold…
Read MoreRippey community picnic slated
The Rippey Lions Club will host a free community picnic Saturday, July 9, from 12 to 1 pm at Osborn Park in Rippey. All Rippey area residents are invited.
Read MoreBell Tower Foundation notes students’ effort on 50th logo
Bell Tower Community Foundation president Carole Custer (left) presented a donation for $200 to Greene County High School art instructor Sarah Stott (right) in recognition of her students’ creation of the tower’s 50th anniversary logo. “We are so pleased that Sarah’s talented students, Garrett Swain and Michael Hack, did a wonderful logo for this milestone anniversary and we hope this…
Read MoreDeath of a moral giant
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “We have the far-right gaining in popularity across Europe, fascism on the ascendance in the U.S., Islamic extremism tearing through nearly every country on earth. Now more than ever we must listen to Elie Wiesel.” Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress, 2016 Activist, humanitarian, journalist, teacher, columnist, lecturer, author Elie Wiesel died last…
Read MoreDavid Morain appointed as magistrate
Attorney David Morain of Jefferson was sworn in as Greene County magistrate at a small ceremony Friday, July 1. He was appointed following the retirement of Rita Pedersen from the magistrate bench, a position from which she served the county for 22 years. Morain graduated from Jefferson-Scranton High School from 1999, from Simpson College in 2003, and from Drake University…
Read MoreFarmland leasing workshop set for July 28
Greene County Extension’s annual farmland leasing workshop is scheduled for Thursday, July 28, at 1 pm at the Extension office meeting room in Jefferson.
Read MoreHistorical Society tells county fair plans
Ice cream socials, hosts for displays, one-room school & historical chats ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society will again be presenting free programming and treats on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 15-17, at the Greene County Fair in Jefferson.
Read MoreDirectors elected at Midland Power annual event
Midland Power Cooperative conducted its annual meeting of the members at a new location in 2016. The event, located at the CITE Center building on the Central Iowa Expo grounds east of Boone, drew a crowd of approximately 450 people on June 28.
Read MoreCrops faring well despite falling moisture levels
Spotty precipitation brought relief to some while missing other areas entirely in Iowa during the week ending July 3, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included cutting hay, hauling grain and spraying beans.
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