The Greene County Rams played their third consecutive homecoming football game Friday evening. All three games, against the Webster City Lynx in Webster City Sept. 16, as hosts of the Iowa Falls-Alden Cadets last week, and Sept. 30 against the Boone Toreadors, had the same result – a loss for the Rams.
Read MoreMonth: September 2016
Ram v’ball team plays well at R-S tournament
Greene County varsity volleyball coach Donna Carhill trip to the Roland-Story tournament Sept. 26 “a pretty good night.” The team entered the tournament seeded seventh and played second seed Carlisle in the first round. The Rams won in three with scores of 21-16, 21-23, 16-14. “We played well and didn’t let the second game loss affect us,” Carhill said.
Read MorePolice blotter – September 2016
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Friday, Sept. 30: At 9 am staff at Kum and Go reported two shopliftings that had occurred there. The business is gathering video of the event for the officer’s investigation. At 3:36 pm a complainant reported the unauthorized use of her debit card at two ATM locations in Jefferson.…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – September 2016
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Friday, Sept. 30: At 8:27 am a deputy was advised of a harassment concern in Churdan. Thursday, Sept. 29: At 3:24 pm a deputy investigated a two vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of H Ave and 260th St in Jackson Township. Mark Allen Cranston, 64, of…
Read MoreEighth grade Rams lose on the gridiron to R-S
The Greene County Ram eighth grade football team lost 34-28 to Roland-Story in the closing minutes of a fifth quarter game Sept. 22 in Story City.
Read MoreTough DC-G team races to victory in Roland
Greene County cross country teams ran in the Roland-Story Invitational on Sept. 22. The girls team placed 10th and the boys were 14th. Dallas Center-Grimes raced away with the team trophy, scoring only 17 points. Bondurant-Farrar led the boys competition with 61 points.
Read MoreRam eighth grade volleyball results
The Greene County eighth grade volleyball team hosted Gilbert Monday, Sept. 26, and lost all three matches. Game scores for the A squad were 10-21, 4-21, 5-12; for the B squad 9-21, 9-21, 5-18; and for the C squad 20-22, 6-21, 16-21.
Read MoreTree Tracings
Meeting notice: The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. Elaine Deluhery will share information about immigration records. When doing your family research, it’s important to know which port your ancestors might have come through. Also, be aware that there was different information required on the forms depending…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Sept. 26, 2016 Rippey public library: Librarian, Katrina Buttler; phone: 515.436.7714; website: www.rippey.lib.ia.us; E-mail: rippeyli@windstream.net HOURS: Monday 1-6 pm; Tuesday 2-6 pm; Wednesday 3-6 pm; Thursday 2-7 pm; Friday 3-6 pm. Friday, Sept. 30, there will be a “Movie in the Grass” starting at 8:15 pm. Bring blankets and family-friendly…
Read MoreQualities for the times
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “ . . . I find that nothing in life counts more than the happiness we can give others, the good that we can do. This is what we must teach our children, to think of others more than they think of themselves for it is in this way they will find the most satisfaction…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Greene Co Farm Bureau president John McCormick
Dear editor, Following the recent Greene County School District bond vote, a claim was made in social media that “the election results have ripped open some old wounds,” and mentioned rifts between Jefferson and rural communities, as well as friction between farmers and in-town residents, while strangely mentioning federal farm subsidies.
Read MoreAnniversary celebration slated at Pleasant Hill
The Pleasant Hill Memorial Corporation is celebrating the 50th year anniversary of its incorporation and 135th anniversary of the church building Sunday, Oct. 9, starting at 2 pm. Pleasant Hill, located in Grant Township, was built in 1881 with authorization of the Methodist Conference. The wood frame church was used until dwindling membership led to its closure in 1952. The…
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