Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg announced new Future Ready Iowa Alliance recommendations Tuesday. The recommendations are a major step forward in achieving the Reynolds/Gregg administration’s No. 1 goal: 70 percent of Iowa’s workforce having education or training beyond high school by the year 2025. In order to achieve that goal, an additional 127,700 Iowans need to earn…
Read MoreDay: October 19, 2017
Letter to the editor – Bruce Banister
To the editor, Dick Finch’s recent letter made many, many good points. So much of our taxes, often disguised as “grants”, are going to pay for pie in the sky projects. Vision 2020 should have taken a trip to Dr. Terry Brown’s office for a check up before squandering $98,000 on a “study” which suggests we build a sports complex…
Read MoreHall qualifies for state cross country meet
Greene County senior Haley Hall qualified for the Class 2A state cross country meet by finishing in 12th place at the qualifying meet Thursday at the Lake City Country Club. Hall’s time was 22:41.54. She’ll run in the state meet Oct. 28 in Fort Dodge. The Ram girls finished sixth in team rankings. Conner Allender finished 21stin 23:39.05. Bailey Cunningham…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Rippey News Oct. 17, 2017 Please send your news to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Rippey Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club shared a potluck meal at its recent meeting coordinated by Rachel Sacco. During the business meeting members discussed plans to plant a tree in Rippey to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Lions International. Mark Devilbiss and Dale Hanaman…
Read MoreNew high school, regional academy proposed to Greene County board
Chris Deal said as he was making a presentation at the Greene County Schools board of education meeting Wednesday that he was “throwing this crazy idea out and seeing if it resonates.” His “crazy” idea seems to resonate with many who have heard it. The idea – build a new high school on Highway 30 near Highway 4, and across…
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