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Day: December 19, 2018

Housing still in forefront of GCDC’s efforts

Greene County Development Corporation has had a busy year according to executive board member Sid Jones and executive director Ken Paxton. They updated the county supervisors and made their budget request for FY20 at the supervisors Dec. 17 meeting. GCDC gets the majority of its funding from Greene County and the city of Jefferson. Grow Greene County also maintains a…

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Greene County Rams sweep Saydel duals

~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestlers lifted their record above the .500 mark Dec. 13 with three victories in dual competition at Saydel. The Rams are now 7-5 on the season. GC topped Nevada 65-12; Coon Rapids-Bayard 58-12 and Saydel 46-31. Five Rams went undefeated on the night, including Braden Gallagher, Brady Stauffer, Will Hansen, Brock Wuebker…

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Scranton cookbooks arrive for holiday giving

The new Scranton Community Cookbooks arrived recently, just in time for holiday gifting. The cookbook was published in conjunction with the upcoming Scranton quasquicentennial celebration on Saturday, June 29, 2019. People who pre-ordered the cookbooks are receiving their copies now. Extra copies of the cookbook are available at theScranton  library and Scranton office of Peoples Bank. For more information, contact…

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Scranton Memorial Christmas Light contest Dec. 22

All Scranton residents are invited to participate in the first Memorial Christmas Light contest. The Varceis Club is sponsoring the event in memory of the late Betty Gregory, who loved the holidays and decorating for the season. Judges will cruise the Scranton community on Saturday, Dec. 22. They will consider all outdoor lighting displays. There’s no entry fee. Just make…

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before

~a column by Colleen O’Brien I just got a glimpse in my mind’s eye of my life before: before electronic gadgets (computers, smart fones, Alexa). before even phone machines (there was a time you didn’t know that anyone had called; you had no responsibility for that person’s calling you at all) before small appliances that work better un-electrified (scissors)

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County supes have long but lively meeting

Scranton fire chief Doug Duff told the county supervisors that spending $3,500 for an assessment of the various fire departments in the county would be a waste of money, and the supervisors listened. A snapshot of turf wars in the county developed in the discussion. On the agenda for the supervisors’ regular meeting Dec. 17 was Jefferson mayor Craig Berry…

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Farmer hired as asst county attorney

Timothy J. Farmer of Perry has been hired as Greene County assistant attorney. He first day on the job is Dec. 19. Farmer is familiar with Greene County, having worked as attorney for the defense on several Greene County cases. Farmer graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law. He is employed at Trey Suchar Law’s Perry office. Trey…

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Empower Rural IA task forces made recommendations

The task forces formed as part of Governor Kim Reynolds’ Empower Rural Iowa initiative last July made their initial recommendations earlier this month. Empower Rural Iowa is co-chaired by Lt Gov Adam Gregg and Iowa Rural Development Council (IRDC) chair Sandy Ehrig. Nick Sorensen, building/zoning officer and special projects coordinator for the city of Jefferson, is part of the Investing…

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