Students in grades 2-6 at Greene County Elementary and Middle School are jumping and basketball shooting at the chance to fight heart disease and stroke, our nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers, respectively. From Jan. 29 through Feb. 12, students will participate in Jump Rope and Hoops For Heart as a community service project. Students will raise money for the…
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4-H news
The Washington Winners 4-H club held its monthly meeting Jan. 14 at the Methodist Church in Rippey. 20/30 members were present. Everyone was reminded that market beef information needs to be verified online by Feb. 1. All other animals must be verified by May 15. If you still haven’t re-enrolled the late fee is $25 per family.
Read MoreRams lose both games to Gilbert Tigers on the road
The Greene County Ram basketball teams returned from Gilbert Friday night with a pair of losses. Final scores were 54-24 for the girls and 79-75 for the boys. The girls were ahead 4-3 after four minutes of play, but their shooting went cold. While the Tigers put up 22 points the host Rams mustered only one. The score was 25-7…
Read MoreABC Award to Peg Raney
Peg Raney, in accepting the 2017 Above and Beyond the Call (ABC) Award Friday evening, saluted all previous recipients of the award. “I am shocked and honored. I know who has received this honor before for many years, and I admire every single one of them. To be counted among those who have that kind of respect really means a…
Read MoreRep Chip Baltimore arrested for OWI in Ames
“It’s not my proudest moment,” is how State Rep Chip Baltimore, who represents Greene County in the Iowa legislature, characterized his arrest for operating while intoxicated- first offense this morning while speaking with a KCCI reporter.
Read MoreDavid Weaver of rural Rippey is candidate for Iowa House
David Weaver, a 1988 East Greene graduate, on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the Iowa House, District 47. Weaver, a Democrat, is the first to announce his candidacy for the seat now held by Chip Baltimore of Boone. Weaver lives in the southwest corner of Boone County in the Ogden school district. His mailing address is Rippey. He is a…
Read MoreThe Behn Report
January 19, 2018 In the Legislature Now that we are in the second week, we’ve started to listen to presentations in our committees, and meeting with many groups and departments to discuss funding and priorities for the year. In the ways & means committee this year, we will be working on tax reform.
Read MoreRam boys win, girls lose against Nevada Cubs
The Greene County Rams hosted the Nevada Cubs for a Mega Night Tuesday and split games. The boys claimed their second win of the season over the Nevada Cubs by a score similar to the first. The Rams won, 60-55, in Nevada last month. This time the score was 63-55.
Read MoreEngineering work for RR quiet zone proposed
The latest thinking on creating a railroad quiet zone in Jefferson is that all four Union Pacific railroad crossings could be left open and modified with supplemental safety structures at a cost of about $350,000. City engineer Jim Leiding of Bolton & Menk named that figure as a “ballpark estimate” as he presented a proposal for consulting services to the…
Read MoreSheriff looks to boost deputies’ salaries beyond union contract
The power of the purse strings and the firmness of a union contract will come into play as the Greene County supervisors consider the coming fiscal year’s budget for law enforcement.
Read MoreMore space, not necessarily more books, is wish for Jeff library
Long range planning for the Jefferson public library was the purpose of community forums held Tuesday in the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Library director Jane Millard introduced library consultant George Lawson. Lawson served as a reference librarian and then director of the Ames public library before becoming a library planning consultant. He has done planning studies for more than…
Read MoreScranton council meets to organize for 2018; handle routine business
~by The Scranton Journal The Scranton city council met twice recently to organize and handle first of the year business. Meeting on January 2, newly-elected mayor Cole Gustoff conducted the meeting. Taking office were David Dideriksen and Jerry Boyd. Ashley Squibb was elected to fill a vacancy and began work on the council late last year. Carry-over members of the…
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