I recently visited the opinion page of GreeneCountyNewsOnline searching for the letter on cats in Jefferson. When I saw Colleen O’Brien’s article “Refuting the Falsehoods”, I clicked on it and started reading. Of course it had an interesting opening paragraph – Colleen is a talented writer and I appreciate her writing even though I’m not exactly a tree hugger.
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May Java & Juice hosts told
Jefferson Matters: Main Street and the Greene County Chamber & Tourism continue working together in the scheduling hosts for the Friday morning Java & Juice get-togethers. Hosts for May are all off the downtown square. Java & Juice begins at 9:30 am with coffee and a light refreshment. At 9:45 the host is welcome to tell the business’s story. The…
Read MoreGreene Co graduate part of ‘Prisma’ creation
Kelsey Buenz, a Greene County High School graduate and a sophomore at Iowa State University, was one of 75 architecture students involved in creating a Prisma, a kinetic sculpture that’s more than 70 feet long and more than 1300 square feet. Prisma is on display at Reiman Gardens on the ISU campus. The project was a semester project, starting with…
Read MoreTalking to teens about alcohol
~provided by New Opportunities As children approach their teenage years they begin to encounter new stresses in life. Peer pressure and curiosity sometimes take over. Experimenting with new ways to deal with stress also begins at this age. They see adults having fun and drinking alcohol for various reasons.
Read MoreGOP slates fundraiser
Greene County Republicans will host their annual Spring Fundraiser Tuesday, May 1, at Abundant Life Ministries, 1308 W. Lincoln Way, Jefferson (north building). Doors will open at 5:30 pm. Food and beverages will be served at 6 pm.
Read MoreBoys fifth of five teams at Boone Classic T&F meet
The Greene County boys track and field team placed fifth of five teams at the Boone Classic track and field meet in Boone April 26. Boone won the meet with 144 points. Other team scores were Webster City 114, Ames 83, Woodward-Granger 52, and Greene County 51.
Read MoreRams second at SEV Invite, win over HOIAC foes N. Polk and Saydel
The Greene County boys golf team finished in second place, just one stroke behind Ogden, at the Southeast Valley Invitational Friday at the Dayton Golf and Country Club. Elijah Block was runner-up at the meet with a 44, four strokes behind medalist Jaxon Myers of Southeast Valley. Block shot par on four holes, but a triple bogey on Hole 2,…
Read MoreDanielson is medalist, team second at R-S 18-hole golf meet
The Ram girls golf team shot the lowest 18-hole team score in Greene County school history Friday at River Bend Golf Course in Story City. Rachael Danielson was medalist with an 89 on the par 74 course. Coach Heath Telleen noted it was very windy, “but no snow, so we will take it.”
Read MoreGirls 4 X 100 relay three seconds off qualifying for Drake Relays final
The Greene County girls 4 X 100m relay placed 54th with a time of 52.21 seconds in the preliminaries at the Drake Relays Friday afternoon. Members of the team were junior Melanie Doran, freshmen Brianna Osterson and Lillian Muir and senior Megan Durbin. The fastest qualifying time was 49.10 seconds by the team from Wahlert Catholic (Dubuque). The eighth team…
Read MoreMegan Durbin Drake Relays champion in high jump
Ram senior Megan Durbin reclaimed her title as Drake Relays champion in the girls’ high jump this afternoon, clearing the bar at 5′ 7″. From a starting field of 23, Durbin and Southeast Valley freshman Kiersten Fisher were the only to jump 5′ 6″. Durbin cleared on her first jump, while Fisher missed her first attempt but made her second…
Read MoreRam golf update
The Greene County girls golf team played at Indian Creek in Nevada on April 24 and placed third of four teams. The teams played nine holes. Rachael Danielson had the low score for the Rams at 47. She was two strokes behind meet medalist Lauren Smith of Ballard. Smith carded a 45.
Read MoreRam girls win, boys place third at Hawk Relays
The Greene County girls track and field team won the Hawk Relays hosted by Woodward-Granger on April 24. Seven first place finishes set the pace for the Rams to grab their first win of the track and field season. The Rams took first and second place in the girls 200m dash. Senior Megan Durbin was first in 26.76 seconds, and…
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