DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s State Climatology Office and the National Weather Service are recruiting volunteer precipitation observers across Iowa to participate in the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network, known as “CoCoRaHS” (pronounced “KO-ko-rozz”).
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Greene County high school students are part of the Relay for Life, with the Spirit Team already nearing the $1000 mark in fundraising and the NHS Stompers continuing the long tradition of selling daffodils as an American Cancer Society fundraiser. Hooray! ~Tori Riley, Relay for Life event leadership team and GCNO publisher “Out-of-town reader really curious why mayor of Grand…
Read More‘Get Connected!’ series ends with tips for job seekers
Rescheduled from March 6 The third and final community gathering of the “Get Connected!” series will be held Monday, March 20, at Greene County Elementary School. The session, “Work it!” is for anyone looking for a job in Greene County or some help writing or updating a resume.
Read MoreWetrich, Fisher respond to questions at open forum
Greene County school board candidates Matt Wetrich and Steve Fisher shared their ideas at a public forum hosted by the Rotary Club of Jefferson Thursday evening. The forum was moderated by Rotarian Rick Morain.
Read MoreLetter to the community – Matt Wetrich
To the community, Benjamin Franklin said “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest,” and I strongly agree with that statement which is why I have an interest in investing my time to being a part of the Greene County School Board.
Read MoreLetter to the community – Steve Fisher
One of the most predominant questions on the tongues of Greene County residents in regards to our schools and to our community in general seems to be “what direction are we headed?” This question seems to be front and center in discussions that you and I are having with many other citizens, students, teachers, and leaders. It seems that the…
Read More100 years ago at the courthouse
The Courthouse 100 committee is gearing up again, planning a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Greene County courthouse in October. Don Van Gilder, Courthouse 100 chair and unofficial courthouse historian, found the following article, which notes work done on the tile floors, particularly the Horn of Plenty in the center of the rotunda. The article…
Read More“Enemy of the people”
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I was told as a young writer that as a reporter my job was to be the reader’s advocate. I was not to be the advocate of the people in the government I was writing about; nor those who ran institutions or companies.
Read MoreBehn, Baltimore visit with Greene County voters
Discussion was lively on a variety of topics when Republicans Sen Jerry Behn and Rep Chip Baltimore, who represent Greene County in the Iowa statehouse, met with constituents Saturday morning at Homestead Coffee and Bakery in Jefferson. The Iowa Corn Growers provided coffee. About 30 persons attended, about three times the attendance that has been typical of similar meetings during…
Read MoreGreene County hosts HOIAC Fine Arts Festival
Artists and musicians from all schools in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference spent the day in Jefferson when Greene County hosted the HOIAC Fine Arts Festival last Thursday. Art was displayed at the Greene County Community Center. The art was judged by Diane, Kelly and Mike Kunzler of Kunzler Studios in Des Moines.
Read MoreLamb Producers banquet set for March 18
The Greene County Lamb Producers’ annual banquet will be held Saturday March18, at Clover Hall on the Greene County fairgrounds. The meal will be served at 6:30 pm. The menu includes leg of lamb and kabobs.
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