Month: July 2018

Matt Wetrich, one of eight members of the executive committee planning for the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa – RAGBRAI® – overnight stop in Jefferson Monday, estimates there were upwards of 500 volunteers involved in the massive effort of hosting 25,000 visitors. “It was a lot of people I’ve never seen before… It took and army and we…

Greene County school district voters were cautioned prior to the bond referendum for a new high school/career academy that the drawings by architects OPN were only conceptual and that the building could end up looking different. That appears to be the case. School board member Steve Karber, a member of the board’s facilities committee, told the board at its regular…

~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Grand Junction will host a Summerfest celebration throughout the community on Friday and Saturday, July 27-28. The events get underway on Friday, July 27, with a free outdoor family movie at the swimming pool at 8:30 pm sponsored by Grand Junction public library. A number of activities are scheduled for Saturday, July 28:

Greene County 4-H static exhibit entries were judged July 10, the first day of the Greene County Fair. The exhibits are the product of work done in project areas selected by each 4-H member. They were judged by a variety of judges in the areas of animals; agriculture and natural resources; creative arts; science, engineering, and technology; family and consumer…

Iowa farmers had 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 22, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Some farmers had to spend time surveying damage from the tornadoes, high winds and hail that struck parts of the State on Thursday. Regular activities included harvesting hay and applying chemicals.