Tim and Vickie Robbins hosted the Greene County Farm Bureau’s annual farm tour for all county fourth grade students at their rural Scranton farm Thursday, April 20. Approximately 110 Greene County and Paton-Churdan students spent the morning at nine hands-on learning stations set up by volunteers, Horn O’Plenty FFA members, and Farm Bureau board members.
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Ram boys at home meet, Tiger-Knight Relays
~Courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys track and field team hosted the Ram Relays on Monday, April 17. Boone won the meet, racking up 132 points. Carroll was runner up with 110. The Rams finished sixth, tallying 50 points, including three silver medals.
Read MoreGirls track & field team takes fifth at Ram Relays, sixth at Tiger-Knight
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls track team placed fifth on Monday, April 17, at the Ram Relays in Jefferson. Adel-DeSoto-Minburn took first place, scoring 146 points, followed by Boone with 103. Greene County tallied 71 points in their fifth place effort.
Read MoreConfined cattle feeding expanding in county
A public hearing is scheduled for Monday, May 1, on the application for a construction permit for a cattle confinement on Highway 30 one mile east of Scranton. Eason Feedlots LLC has operated at the site for decades, primarily as an open feedlot.
Read MoreLess than 1 percent raises for Greene Co teachers
Greene County teachers and the board of education agreed to a two-year contract, the first multi-year contract in many years. The board of education ratified the contract at its April 19 meeting. The contract awards teachers a $225 increase on base pay the first year, an increase of 0.72 percent, and a $175 increase on base pay in the second…
Read MoreHighway 30 closed at GJ for overpass project
Highway 30 is now closed east of Grand Junction for construction of a new bridge over the Union Pacific railroad tracks. Construction is expected to take seven months.
Read MoreRelay for Life nets $33K, more to come
Thumbs up to the Greene County Relay for Life!
Read MoreKid-friendly food drive under way
RSVP of Greene County is partnering with Greene County employees and mayors in county towns to mark Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service with a “kid-friendly” food drive.
Read MoreHistorical Society bringing Nate Teut to Churdan
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Nathan “Nate” Teut, the only high school graduate from Greene County to play Major League Baseball, returns to his hometown of Churdan on Friday, May 5, to speak on his career in baseball, his love of the game and his perspective on growing up here.
Read MoreDealing with the ups and downs of life topic of program at First Presby
Julie Porter, a Christian counselor with TEAM Restoration Ministries, will speak Wednesday, May 3, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson. Her program, “Destination Praise: Joy from Sorrow,” will discuss how people react during times of loss and ways to navigate the ups and downs of life.
Read MoreWeiss gives update on bell tower completion
The completion of the full carillon at the top of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower is on track for mid-May. County engineer Wade Weiss, who is serving as project manager at the request of the Bell Tower Community Foundation, reported to the county supervisors Monday that the newly-forged bells will arrive from Holland to the Verdin Company in Cincinnati this week. The…
Read MoreThe time of her life
~a column by Colleen O’Brien With a life’s worth of degrees — BA in music education and therapy, Masters in social work, MBA in international business – that could make her an excellent living financially, 62-year-old Michiganian Lorrie Douglas found her passion as a volunteer in her areas of study.
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