Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Sept. 19, 2016 Funeral notice: Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Leon McDowell, 83, of Perry. Leon died Sept. 17 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation will be after 1 pm Wednesday with family present at 4 and a Masonic service at…
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Ram eighth grade v’ball team hosts Saydel
The Greene County eighth grade volleyball team won seven games and lost two when it hosted Saydel in Jefferson Monday, Sept. 19. All three squads had wins for the day. Game scores for the A squad were 21-10, 10-21, 22-20. Game scores for the B squad were 21-18, 21-7 and 14-3, and scores for the C squad were 21-7, 21-17,…
Read MoreAttn sidewalk superintendents: Wednesday is the day
(Editor’s note: Scroll down to see drone photos added to this post.) A large crane will be at the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower this Wednesday as the actual work of expanding the carillon begins. According to county engineer Wade Weiss, nine bells will be lowered from the top of the tower to the ground starting at about 9 am. Those…
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