The Rippey Lions Club will host a free community picnic Saturday, July 9, from 12 to 1 pm at Osborn Park in Rippey. All Rippey area residents are invited.
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Bell Tower Foundation notes students’ effort on 50th logo
Bell Tower Community Foundation president Carole Custer (left) presented a donation for $200 to Greene County High School art instructor Sarah Stott (right) in recognition of her students’ creation of the tower’s 50th anniversary logo. “We are so pleased that Sarah’s talented students, Garrett Swain and Michael Hack, did a wonderful logo for this milestone anniversary and we hope this…
Read MoreDeath of a moral giant
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “We have the far-right gaining in popularity across Europe, fascism on the ascendance in the U.S., Islamic extremism tearing through nearly every country on earth. Now more than ever we must listen to Elie Wiesel.” Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress, 2016 Activist, humanitarian, journalist, teacher, columnist, lecturer, author Elie Wiesel died last…
Read MoreDavid Morain appointed as magistrate
Attorney David Morain of Jefferson was sworn in as Greene County magistrate at a small ceremony Friday, July 1. He was appointed following the retirement of Rita Pedersen from the magistrate bench, a position from which she served the county for 22 years. Morain graduated from Jefferson-Scranton High School from 1999, from Simpson College in 2003, and from Drake University…
Read MoreFarmland leasing workshop set for July 28
Greene County Extension’s annual farmland leasing workshop is scheduled for Thursday, July 28, at 1 pm at the Extension office meeting room in Jefferson.
Read MoreHistorical Society tells county fair plans
Ice cream socials, hosts for displays, one-room school & historical chats ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society will again be presenting free programming and treats on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 15-17, at the Greene County Fair in Jefferson.
Read MoreDirectors elected at Midland Power annual event
Midland Power Cooperative conducted its annual meeting of the members at a new location in 2016. The event, located at the CITE Center building on the Central Iowa Expo grounds east of Boone, drew a crowd of approximately 450 people on June 28.
Read MoreCrops faring well despite falling moisture levels
Spotty precipitation brought relief to some while missing other areas entirely in Iowa during the week ending July 3, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included cutting hay, hauling grain and spraying beans.
Read MoreRams report 2-1 week of HOIAC baseball action
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County baseball team went 2-1 in action last week. The Rams defeated North Polk and South Hamilton but lost to Roland-Story.
Read MoreRam softball at 16-13 in regular season play
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team completed regular season action last week, going 3-1. The Rams downed North Polk, Saydel and Roland-Story but dropped a contest to South Hamilton.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending July 1
In Greene County district court Jeremy Thompson, 22, of Waterloo was sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of domestic abuse assault-serious, amended from domestic abuse assault impeding blood/air flow. All but two days of the jail term was suspended and he was placed on informal probation for one year. He must complete a batterer’s…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending July 1
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered June 29 against Abbey Nicol Warren of Scranton on a charge of theft-fifth degree. She was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge and a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge.
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