About 60 persons attended the Greene County Reads sessions Thursday of “All the Ugly and Wonderful Things” by Bryn Greenwood. Greenwood, who lives and works in Lawrence, KS, was at all the discussions. Retired East Greene English teacher Jan Scharingson led the discussions in Grand Junction, Paton, and Jefferson. Readers at the Jefferson session characterized the book as “chaotic,” “frustrating,”…
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Orris honored as Guardian of Integrity by Rotary District 6000
Don Orris, retired Jefferson businessman, was honored as a Guardian of Integrity at the Rotary International District 6000 “Toast to Rotary” Saturday at the Santa Maria Winery in Carroll. The Paul Hellwege Guardian of Integrity Award was instituted eight years ago to recognize longtime Boone Rotarian Paul Hellwege, Each Rotary Club in the district can nominate one member who has…
Read MoreFriday’s wind damage estimated at $2 million
The straight-line winds that went through Jefferson Friday evening caused an estimated $2 million in damage according to Greene County emergency management director Dennis Morlan. Morlan agrees with the National Weather Service that it wasn’t a tornado that caused damage in the two blocks either side of McKinley Street from Vine St west to Grimmell Road. He explained it as…
Read MoreTwisting storm causes damage in north central Jefferson
What meteorologist John McLaughlin called a “twisting storm” passed through Jefferson shortly after 6 pm last night, causing damage in roughly two blocks on both sides of the Union Pacific railroad tracks from just east of the Highway 4 overpass to N. West St. Genesis Development, Dagit Auction, Casey’s General Store and the former Wahl-McAtee Tire and Service Center were…
Read MoreElijah Block medalist at DMC golf tourney
Ram golfer Elijah Block was meet medalist when at the Des Moines Christian golf tournament April 12 at Jester Park north of Des Moines. Coach Dave Destival said due to work on the course, play was shortened to par 70 from par 72. Block shot two under par at 68.
Read MoreRam girls place second at Perry track & field meet
The Greene County girls track and field team placed second at a meet hosted by Perry April 12. Makala Kafer won the 200m dash in 28.89. Melanie Doran won the 400m hurdles in 1:14.49. Doran and Kater, along with Brianna Osterson and Megan Durbin, won the 4 X 200m relay with a time of 1:53.46. Doran, Sydney Schiltz, Izzy Bravard…
Read MoreRam boys ranked 14th in 1A soccer
In its debut season the Greene County boys soccer team is rated 14th in Class 1A in the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association’s rankings. The Rams are 4-0 on the season and have outscored their opponents 26-4. That includes a 2-1 win over 2A Ballard (Huxley) Thursday in Grand Junction.
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Please send your news to jeanb@iowatelecom.net April 12, 2018 The Rippey Lions Club enjoyed their monthly potluck meal at the April 7 meeting. Plans were reviewed for the pancake breakfast with Cindy and Mark Devilbiss as coordinators.
Read MoreGreene Co school board approves sale of bonds for construction project
Approves regular levy slightly less than published Greene County school district voters got a bit of a break Wednesday after approving a $21.48 million bond issue last week that will require an additional debt levy of $2.70 (per thousand dollars of taxable valuation). The school board at a special session April 11 approved the 2018-19 budget with a levy rate…
Read MoreRam girls finish first, boys second in Carroll coed relays
The Greene County girls track and field team placed first and the boys placed second in the Carroll High School Relays held April 10. The girls won five events, with three of the wins coming from senior Megan Durbin. Durbin, state champion in the high jump her sophomore year and state runner-up her junior year, won that event with a jump…
Read MoreBoys soccer team now 3-0 on season
The Greene County boys soccer team is continuing to enjoy a successful premier season, after winning its first game on the road in Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) 10-0. The team is now 3-0 on the season. The game against the Wolverines ended via the 10-goal mercy rule with 32-1/2 minutes left to play in the second half. The Rams were ahead…
Read More‘Winter Wonderland’ theme for P-C prom Saturday
The Paton-Churdan junior class invites the public to see the prom decorations and attend the grand march as they celebrate a night in “Winter Wonderland” this Saturday, April 14. The public can see the gym decorations from 6:20 to 7:20 pm, and also take informal pictures. The grand march will be held from 7:30 to 8 pm in front of…
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