A trio of Greene County farms were among 354 farms added to the rolls of Century Farms in a program Aug. 17 at the Iowa State Fair. A Century Farm is one of at least 40 acres which have been owned by the same family for at least 100 years. Another 119 farms were honored as Heritage Farms, having been…
Read MoreDay: September 3, 2017
Public meeting Thursday on safe trails plan
The first of three public meetings about developing a trail that connects several parks and schools in Jefferson is slated for Thursday, Sept. 7, from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Greene County Community Center.
Read MoreAnd now a word from California
Updated statistics about texting and driving comes to GreeneCountyNewsOnline readers via the long reach of the internet. Peter Fryer, content manager at Best Of Bikers blog, based in San Diego, CA, was pedaling around on the internet last week and found the GCNO post from May, 2016, about the Arrive Alive distracted driving simulator hosted for high school students by…
Read MoreMiddle school students giving away produce they grew
The Volunteer Club at Greene County Middle School has many projects, but one of the more ambitious projects taken on during the last school year is a Volunteer Club garden. Students planted the garden and maintained it all summer. They’re harvesting fresh produce like zucchini, summer squash, corn and tomatoes, and delivering to those who need/want it.
Read MoreWalters inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame
Alice Walters of Jefferson was inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame at the Iowa State Fair Sunday, Aug. 20. Her induction was just three days before Walters’ 101st birthday. She has been involved with 4-H for more than 90 years. Walters started in 4-H at the age of 9 in Carroll County. She remembers wearing her 4-H uniform…
Read MoreFarm Bureau tailgate raises money for Greene Co Rams
Greene County Farm Bureau president John McCormick recently presented $982 to Greene County Rams head football coach and activities director Mitch Moore. The money came from donations and a free will offering at Greene County Farm Bureau’s Family, Football, Farming, and Fun tailgate event Friday, Aug. 18, at Linduska Field in Jefferson. All proceeds were designated to the Greene County…
Read MoreScranton Dexter cattle do well at state fair
Double D Dexters of Scranton competed in the Dexter cattle show judged Aug. 14 at the Iowa State Fair. Double D Dexters placed third, fifth and sixth in the junior heifer calf, 3/01/17 and after class; fourth in the young cows, 8/01/13 to 8/31/15 class; fourth in the mature cows, before 8/01/14 class; fifth in the cow/calf class;
Read MorePheasant hunters can expect repeat of 2016
It happens about as often as a total eclipse, but results from the Iowa roadside pheasant survey, conducted during the first two weeks of August, are not lining up with what is being reported from the field and by landowners from around the state.
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