~by Jim Caufield, The Perry News John Muir, chair of the Greene County board of supervisors, attended an organizational meeting for the North Raccoon River water management authority (WMA) in Lake City Sept. 8. He reported to the supervisors that he recommends Greene County’s participation.
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GCDC holds annual meeting
GCDC’s Paxton now wants to promote tourism Greene County Development Corporation is poised to add community development as an area of focus in the coming year, GCDC executive director Ken Paxton announced at the group’s annual meeting Sept. 14. About 40 persons attended the gathering at the Greene Room Event Center at Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson. GCDC board president…
Read MoreLaehn hired as ‘assistant to the county attorney’
The Greene County supervisors on Monday approved an employment contract for Thomas R. Laehn as assistant to the county attorney. Laehn will begin in the new position June 1, 2017. Laehn will graduate from the University of Iowa college of law next May. Because he will not be admitted to practice law until he passes the Iowa Bar examination in…
Read MoreScranton city officials seek support for grants for playground equipment
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Scranton city officials are working toward an updated playground at the site of the Scranton Community Center. The old equipment formerly used by the Jefferson-Scranton Schools is outdated and in need of replacement / repairs. Numerous grant applications have been filed in an effort to raise the estimated $78,133 needed to complete the project. The…
Read MoreIowa Central seeks $29.5 million bond issue
Special election is Dec. 6 (Editor’s note: The following press release is from Paul DeCoursey, director of public information at Iowa Central Community College) Voters in Iowa Central Community College’s service region will be asked to approve a $29.5 million bond issue on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Iowa Central has during the past year celebrated 50 years of providing service to…
Read MoreNew equipment will aid first response to heart attack patients
Greene County heart attack patients will have an increased chance of a positive outcome with the addition of Lucas Device Systems to two Greene County Emergency Medical Services ambulances. The devices were purchased with funding from the Iowa Department of Public Health, with the funds contingent upon EMT and paramedic personnel receiving training on the device. That was accomplished Sept.…
Read MoreTemps and rainfall both above normal
Another week of rain and storms kept producers out of the fields much of the week ending Sept. 18, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were only 3.3 days suitable for fieldwork, but farmers in east central and southeast Iowa had over 5.0 days suitable. Activities for the week included chopping corn for silage, seed corn…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
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…
Read MoreRam 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…
Read MoreEighth grade football team rolls over Bluejays
The eighth grade Ram football team topped the Perry Bluejays 60-0 in a combined fifth quarter game Sept. 15 at Karber Field in Grand Junction. Tanner Allen received the opening kickoff and ran 82 yards for a touchdown. “That really got the team pumped up and ready to roll,” coach Tanner Lawton said.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Sept. 15
In Greene County district court Ronald Dean Mulder, 59, of Perry was sentenced Sept. 9 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- third offense. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for three years. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete all…
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