The Ram girls golf team shot the lowest 18-hole team score in Greene County school history Friday at River Bend Golf Course in Story City. Rachael Danielson was medalist with an 89 on the par 74 course. Coach Heath Telleen noted it was very windy, “but no snow, so we will take it.”
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Girls 4 X 100 relay three seconds off qualifying for Drake Relays final
The Greene County girls 4 X 100m relay placed 54th with a time of 52.21 seconds in the preliminaries at the Drake Relays Friday afternoon. Members of the team were junior Melanie Doran, freshmen Brianna Osterson and Lillian Muir and senior Megan Durbin. The fastest qualifying time was 49.10 seconds by the team from Wahlert Catholic (Dubuque). The eighth team…
Read MoreMegan Durbin Drake Relays champion in high jump
Ram senior Megan Durbin reclaimed her title as Drake Relays champion in the girls’ high jump this afternoon, clearing the bar at 5′ 7″. From a starting field of 23, Durbin and Southeast Valley freshman Kiersten Fisher were the only to jump 5′ 6″. Durbin cleared on her first jump, while Fisher missed her first attempt but made her second…
Read MoreRam golf update
The Greene County girls golf team played at Indian Creek in Nevada on April 24 and placed third of four teams. The teams played nine holes. Rachael Danielson had the low score for the Rams at 47. She was two strokes behind meet medalist Lauren Smith of Ballard. Smith carded a 45.
Read MoreRam girls win, boys place third at Hawk Relays
The Greene County girls track and field team won the Hawk Relays hosted by Woodward-Granger on April 24. Seven first place finishes set the pace for the Rams to grab their first win of the track and field season. The Rams took first and second place in the girls 200m dash. Senior Megan Durbin was first in 26.76 seconds, and…
Read MoreRams shut out in pair of soccer games
The Ram girls and boys soccer teams lost by shut out in games Tuesday, although the total points scored against the teams was only three. The boys entered the week ranked 15th on 1A. They lost on the road to the #4 rated Gilbert Tigers by a 1-0 score. Sustained winds throughout the game challenged both teams.
Read MoreTimeline for school project given
Move-in for high school and middle school would start June 2020 The real work has begun for Greene County school administrators and the board of education on the design and construction of the new high school/regional career academy and repurposing of the current high school as a middle school. Vicki Hyland of OPN Architects’ Cedar Rapids office and Ken Hagen…
Read MoreJeff council hears about Phase 2 of facade project
Saving historic home from demolition also discussed Jefferson’s historic downtown buildings and the future of a historic home near downtown were topics of discussion at the April 24 Jefferson city council meeting. Building official Nick Sorensen made presentations and led the discussion on both topics. Sorensen first briefed the council on the particulars of Phase 2 of a downtown façade…
Read MoreHogs, security topics for county supervisors
The Greene County supervisors will hold a public hearing next Monday on a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) proposed by Towers Pork (John and Libby Towers) for Highland Township, section 30. The proposal is for two buildings, each 71’ X 277’, with a total capacity of 4,492 head. Ground in the manure management plan is nearby and is owned by…
Read MoreJeff council okays purchase of new police cameras
Jefferson police officers will have new in-car and body-worn cameras soon, hopefully before the current equipment fails. Police chief Mark Clouse and captain Heath Enns told the city council Tuesday that Digital Ally, the manufacturer of the current system, is in dire straights and no service is available. Two body cameras are not functioning and one of the in-car cameras…
Read More‘Amazing’ history of wildlife in county on Historical Society agenda
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Dan Towers, conservation director for Greene County, will present a history of wildlife in the county, from the time of settlement in the 1840s right on up to the present, at the Friday, May 4, meeting of the Greene County Historical Society at the United Methodist Church in Churdan. Towers, besides…
Read MoreJefferson Matters receives two awards at Main Street Iowa awards event
Award winning projects, entrepreneurs and volunteers honored Main Street Iowa hosted the 32nd annual Main Street Iowa Awards celebration on Friday, April 13, at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines. The program honored the efforts of those who work day in and day out to revitalize Iowa’s downtowns – the heart and soul of communities across the state. Main Street…
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