The Ram varsity volleyball team won it’s opening match at the South Hardin tournament Saturday but lost the next three. “We started the day with a good three-game win. We had a hard time shaking the close loss to Edgewood-Colesburg and couldn’t seem to gain momentum after that,” coach Donna Carhill said.
Read MoreDay: September 10, 2017
Greene Co students reverse trend on ACT scores
For the first time in three years, the average scores of Greene County students taking the ACT were above the state average in all four curriculum-based tests and in the composite score. The report, released this week by American College Testing, compares the average scores of the 41 Greene County 2017 graduates who took the test to the state averages.
Read MoreBlood drive in Jefferson Tuesday
LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Tuesday, Sept. 12, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson.
Read MoreFFA starts new school year
The Greene County FFA chapter held its back-to-school family meeting Aug. 29, where members welcomed new members and their families. During the summer chapter members participated in events such as COLT officer training to prepare officers for their upcoming year of service and the district livestock judging at the Cass County Fair where they placed fourth overall.
Read MoreReports of nesting barn owls on the rise
State wildlife experts are crediting a series of mild winters and an abundance of meadow vole prey in grasslands for a nesting boon for barn owls, primarily across southern Iowa. So far this summer, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received 25 reports of barn owl nests, most coming in the last three weeks, including a nest in…
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