~courtesy of Jim Caufield and The Perry News The opening of “River Stories: Views from an Iowa Watershed” Sunday, June 13, at the TownCraft Center in Perry revealed scenes both of natural beauty in the Iowa landscape and of degradation caused by methods of modern industrial-scale agriculture.
Read MoreMonth: July 2016
Floating the river is an Iowa summertime tradition
Swimming, canoeing and floating the river on tubes is a summertime tradition in Iowa. But as relaxing and enjoyable as a river float is, it does come with an element of risk. Iowa rivers are dynamic systems in a constant state of change and can hide obstacles just beneath the water surface. Todd Robertson, with the Iowa Department of Natural…
Read MoreWeather data week ending July 22
Jefferson residents received needed rain, but high heat and extreme humidity sent many people looking for indoor air-conditioned activities during the week that ended July 22. Rainfall totaled 3.65 inches. High temperature for the week was 96 degrees Wednesday and Thursday. The low temperature was 61 degrees last weekend. Once a heat dome settled on Iowa, Jefferson had two nights when the low…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Julie and Steve Karber
GCCSD school bond birth and rebirth To the editor, Recent discussion with several people has raised questions about decisions to present a second bond issue that has had minimal change from the first format that was defeated.
Read MoreWhat do you do when it’s hot?
When it’s hot, do you experience evapotranspiration? If you’re in a corn field, that’s what you’re doing. This hot, humid weather may seem like great weather for growing corn, but as a Landus Cooperative agronomist Todd Claussen explains, it’s not great weather for growing good corn. Harvest will be early and yield may be less than desired if the hot weather continues.
Read MoreFiremen and others honor Randy Love
Firefighters and emergency responders from Greene County and beyond honored Jefferson fire chief Randy Love and the Jefferson fire department Thursday afternoon. Love, 56, died Sunday. He joined the Jefferson fire department in 1995 and was elected fire chief in 2009. He was a 36-year employee of Jefferson Telecom.
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The driver’s license station at the Greene County treasurer’s office will be closed the week of July 25. It will reopen Monday, Aug. 1, at 8 am.
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Read MoreWhipple to play in Shrine Bowl
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Daric Whipple will participate in the annual Shrine Bowl football game on Saturday, July 23, as a member of the South squad in the North-South contest. The game will be played inside the air conditioned UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Read MoreBoone ends baseball season for Greene County Rams
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Eighth-ranked Boone had too much fire power for Greene County when the teams met in the Class 3A Substate District 4 baseball tournament on Friday, July 15. The Toreadors reeled off 15 runs in four innings to shut-out the Rams in the first round game played on the Boone diamond.
Read MoreRandy Love, 1960-2016
Services were held Thursday, July 21, at 10 am at the Greene County High School auditorium for Jefferson fire chief Randy Love, 56. Interment will be at the Carson municipal cemetery in Carson. Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home of Jefferson assisted the family.
Read MoreLincoln Highway Day promises a lot of small town fun
Grand Junction will be bustling with activities and entertainment this Saturday during Lincoln Highway Day. A special task of Lincoln Highway Day organizers this year is to raise funds for repair of the city pool. The pool is closed this summer, pending completion of an estimated $130,000 in needed repairs. About $30,000 is in the fund now, and Lincoln Highway…
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