The Greene County Rams lost both basketball games to the South Hamilton Hawks in Jefferson Tuesday. The boys lost 70-47 as the Hawks claimed their 19th win of the season. The Hawks are among six undefeated Class 2A teams in the state. It was the first game this season in which the Rams have scored fewer than 50 points.
Read MoreMonth: January 2018
State imposed craziness in the courthouse
I learned something very surprising this week, so surprising that my response was, “that’s crazy.” And I said, “that’s crazy” a second time, and a third time. “That’s crazy!” I learned the number of criminal trials that can be held each year in Greene County is limited to 10. “That’s crazy!” may be what you’re thinking, too.
Read MoreNorm Fandel elected president of Midwest Partnership
At the Midwest Partnership Economic Development annual meeting on January 25, Norm Fandel of Jefferson, the 2018 president of the organization, presented John Rutledge of Panora, the 2017 president, with a commemorative plaque. Business leaders from the four-county economic development group, Midwest Partnership, reviewed a successful year at the annual meeting of the organization held at the Lake Panorama Conference…
Read MoreGreene Co HS to host state jazz choir festival
Greene County High School will host the Iowa High School Music Association state jazz choir festival the afternoon and evening of Monday, Feb. 5. The first group will perform at 2:50 pm, with Greene County performing at 9:20 as the last group.
Read MoreIowa’s average soybean yield up half-bushel
Tim Bardole to Malaysia, Philippines on trade mission The nation’s farmers have another record soybean crop to sell, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports released recently. Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) leaders are up to the challenge.
Read MoreTo be or not to be … addicted
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Last week I submitted to my writers group a possible column that I was calling “To be or not to be . . . angry.” It was about our president, and I had been struggling with it for days, ambivalent, writing and rewriting. I couldn’t understand my confusion, but I knew I could get help…
Read MoreElection year begins with Monday caucuses
The political process will begin in Iowa on Monday, Feb. 5, with local caucuses held in Greene County. Both the Democrat and Republican parties are gearing up for another busy political year. The meetings will begin at 7 pm, sharp. Participants must be present or in line at that time to take part in the meeting.
Read MoreLaehn responds to threat to close courthouses
Suggested criteria is “dumb” An open letter that was widely circulated late last week threatening to close county courthouses is “alarming” but “either very poorly worded or very intentionally worded to cause alarm across the state,” according to assistant county attorney Thomas Laehn. He shared the letter from state court administrator Todd Nuccio with the county supervisors Monday.
Read MoreLetter to the editor -Chris Henning
Re: Your voice and your vote matter – caucus with Democrats Feb. 5 To the editor, Much has happened politically since the 2016 caucus nationally and in Iowa. The election of Donald Trump as president; the re-election of Republican Steve King to Congress; the re-election of Republicans Chip Baltimore and Jerry Behn to represent Greene County in the Statehouse; the…
Read MoreSpecial election Tuesday on Iowa Central $25.5 million bond issue
Voters in the Iowa Central Community College District will go to the polls on Tuesday, Feb. 6, to cast a ballot on a $25.5 million bond issue for improvements and construction to the college sites. A 60 percent majority of the voters from the 19 counties must vote yes for the matter to carry.
Read MoreWeiss asks for increase in tax levy for roads
Also discusses impact of electric cars on road use tax While most people still see electric cars as a novelty, Greene County engineer Wade Weiss has already identified their growing use as a potential threat to funding for road construction and maintenance. The fiscal year 2019 budget Weiss presented to the county supervisors Jan. 25 includes nearly $3 million in…
Read MoreRam grapplers 10th at Charger Invite
~by The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team traveled to Huxley Jan. 23 for a double dual with Perry and Ballard. The Rams wrestled Perry to a close match, but the Blue Jays prevailed 34-32. Ballard topped GC 57-21 as did Humboldt, 52-24. Saturday, Jan.27, Greene County competed in the Charger Invitational in Guthrie Center where they finished in…
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