The Paton-Churdan girls basketball team more than doubled up on the Woodbine Tigers in Woodbine Jan. 30, topping the Tigers 78-32. The Rockets had won their December meeting in Churdan 71-49. P-C was up 24-13 after one quarter and 40-18 at halftime. The Rockets didn’t let up, scoring another 26 in the third quarter and building their lead to 66-26.
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Rams lose two at home to Gilbert Tigers
The Greene County boys basketball team started out shooting well enough in a home game against the Gilbert Tigers Friday, but it takes more than one quarter to win a basketball game. The Rams led the Tigers 17-11 after the first quarter, having shot at 47 percent, but trailed 56-42 at the final buzzer.
Read MoreNorthey: Century & Heritage Farm owners encouraged to apply
DES MOINES –Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey encourages eligible farm owners to apply for the 2016 Century and Heritage Farm Program. The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150…
Read MoreSantorum campaigns in Jefferson
Republican presidential candidate Gov Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania made a return visit to Jefferson Jan. 19 after speaking at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit earlier that day in Des Moines. Santorum spoke to a small group of fewer than a dozen voters at Pizza Ranch. Santorum said he is a proponent of the renewable fuel standard. “The RFS is as important…
Read MoreAFS student tells of his life in Hungary
Levy Kiss, 17, has been in Iowa since August. He attended school at Glidden-Ralston during the first semester and has been at Greene County High School since earlier this month. Of all he’s seen and done in the States, his favorite is one of the first. “I really liked the State Fair,” he said. “I’ve never seen a festival like…
Read MoreP-C hoops teams split vs Glidden-Ralston in Churdan
The Paton-Churdan boys basketball team answered a three-point double overtime loss to the Glidden-Ralston Wildcats in December with a one-point victory in Churdan Tuesday night. The teams stayed within two points of each other for the first 10 minutes of play. The Wildcats were hot early in the second quarter and led 21-14 with five minutes to play in the…
Read MoreMorlan gives insider’s comments on Pizza Ranch fire
Efforts of firemen saved the block Veteran Greene County emergency management director Dennis Morlan offers the following information regarding Wednesday’s fire at the Jefferson Pizza Ranch. Jefferson Police officer Jason Kroeger was the first on the scene and he stated “that the smoke was so thick on Wilson Street, he was unable to see the front of the building.” Jefferson…
Read MoreRam boys top Nevada Cubs on the road
Girls score only seven points in loss The Greene County boys 2015-16 season may be remembered as a Tale of Two Seasons. The Rams’ 55-49 win over the Nevada Cubs in Nevada Tuesday night is an example. The Rams lost the first game with the Cubs this season, a home game Dec. 10, 64-47. In the teams’ second meeting, the Rams got…
Read MoreBorgeson, Bradshaw HOIAC mat champions
Greene County crowned two champions at the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference wrestling meet Jan. 23 in Nevada. Senior Tommy Bradshaw continues to dominate the competition. Sophomore Kane Borgeson returned to the line-up following a shoulder injury to win the title at 113 pounds.
Read MoreA mania for glass shards
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I do not have the fire-starting desire called pyromania. That is a kind of common enthusiasm one reads about periodically in the newspapers. My mania is fracto speculomania — a word I made up. It means, loosely, an enthusiasm (that’s the mania part) for broken glass (fracto speculo).
Read MoreLetter to the editor – David and Carol John
To the editor, We have followed Bernie Sanders during his Senate career. After reading Robert Reich’s book, Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few, there is no doubt in our minds that Bernie Sanders is by far the best choice for president.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – John Thompson
You cannot phone in a caucus. Last week the Iowa GOP was told it must provide absentee voting for active duty military stationed outside of Iowa. I am sure I am the only Republican Party of Iowa board member who has never caucused. Two decades ago I joined the Army at the age of 17; I returned to Iowa just…
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