Registrations are now being accepted for Greene County Youth Ram Football for students in grades 3, 4, 5, or 6 for the 2018-19 school year. All registration must be done online by May 20. Third and fourth graders will work on fundamentals and play flag football. Fifth and sixth graders will play modified tackle football with games on Sunday in…
Read MoreMonth: May 2018
Genealogy Society meets Saturday
The Greene County Genealogy Society will meet Saturday, May 5, at 10 am in the meeting room of the Jefferson public library. It is handicapped accessible. The program will consist of members bringing past county fair exhibits or possible exhibits that will be taken to the fair this summer.
Read MoreBlood drive in Churdan Friday, Jeff on Tuesday
LifeServe Blood Center reminds area residents to “turn up to save lives” at upcoming community blood drives. The Paton-Churdan chapter of National Honor Society will host a blood drive Friday, May 4, from 1 to 6 pm at the school in Churdan. Community members are welcome to participate.
Read MoreNaig encourages Iowans to help celebrate Soil & Water Conservation Week
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig on Monday highlighted Soil and Water Conservation Week, which runs from April 29 to May 6, and encouraged Iowans to consider things they can do to help protect our state’s soil and improve water quality. Naig planned to participate in events across Iowa to highlight the important conservation practices placed on Iowa’s landscape and…
Read MoreUtopia isn’t just imaginary
~a column by Colleen O’Brien We’ve been told a few whoppers in our time: There is not enough money for teachers. That bridge will last another year. The oil pipe beneath the river will not break. Hiring adequate personnel in prisons, police departments, fire departments, libraries…cannot be factored into this year’s budget. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The lack of…
Read MoreBoys soccer loses to #12 Perry, goes 1-1 at DMC tourney
Marques tied for most goals in state at 25 The Greene County boys soccer team fell to #12 Perry 6-1 April 27 in Grand Junction.The Rams record dropped to 6-4 after their third loss in a row. “You can’t play the 2017 2A State Tourney fourth place team with little effort and energy and think you can win,” scolded coach…
Read MoreGirls soccer team struggling for wins
The Greene County girls soccer team went 0-2 in Stuart at the West Central Valley tournament Saturday. WCV was a 9-1 winner over the Rams in game one, then Creston defeated Greene County 3-1. The Rams fall to 1-6 on the season. Coach Marilyn Tasler saw Nayelli Perez score the only goal against WCV. It was the second this season…
Read MoreRam boys fifth at HOIAC golf meet, Block brothers all-conference
Brothers Elijah and Jadon Block earned all-conference honors and the Ram team placed fifth at the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference golf meet at the Tournament Club of Iowa course in Polk City May 1. Play was delayed for an hour because of the weather, but coach Dave Destival called it “a nice day for the rest of the meet.”…
Read MoreGirls golf team struggling with injuries
Ram golfer Serenity Blair was medalist when the Greene County girls golf team hosted ADM at The Hill in Grand Junction Monday. Blair carded 47 and teammate Ellie Madson was runner-up at 53. Kaitlyn McColley shot a 58.
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