After missing two indoor meets and the first outdoor meet of the season due to injury, Ram junior Carter Morton was back in top form for the Kip Janvrin Relays at Panorama High School Tuesday. Morton won the high jump, clearing the bar at 6’ 6”. The Rams dominated in the field events, with Kolby Kafer winning the long jump…
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Al Robson honored by Iowa track coaches
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Al Robson of Scranton brought home three major awards from the Iowa Association of Track Coaches Hall of Fame and Awards banquet held in December 2018. The long-time official was recognized for his many years of service in both cross country and track and field. Robson was honored as Girls Track and Field State Official…
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~a column by Colleen O’Brien A propeller airplane just flew over my house. What a great memory-jogger. It’s right out of my growing-up-in-Iowa-1950s sound box, and it sets the scene: backyard, 607 South Oak, a mid-morning in June, harvesting strawberries from the backyard patch and wishing it were one o’clock so I could go swimming.
Read MoreHistorical Society postpones Cooper program to April 12
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Due to a death and funeral in a family that has long been active in the Greene County Historical Society, the organization’s lunch and program that had been scheduled for this Friday, April 5, in Cooper has been re-scheduled one week later – on Friday, April 12.
Read MoreHogs dominate county supervisors meeting
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County supervisors’ agenda was hog-heavy Monday, as the supervisors reviewed the scoring of a master matrix for one new concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), held public hearings on two other CAFOs, and discussed a pair of draft letters to the legislature asking for a review of the master matrix.
Read MoreApril Java & Juice hosts told
The Friday morning Java & Juice get-togethers in April are spread far and wide. The April schedule is: •April 5 – The 2019 Bell Tower Festival committee, “Retro with a Twist”, at the Welcome Center at Thomas Jefferson Gardens • April 12 – ISU Extension & Outreach- Greene County, 104 W. Washington St • April 19 – Greene County Medical…
Read MoreFree private well testing in April, May
Greene County is providing an opportunity for private well owners and tenants in the county to have well water tested for certain forms of bacteria, nitrite/nitrate and arsenic. Through the Iowa Private Well Program, the county sanitarian will collect water samples at private homes at no charge. During the months of April and May, he may also ask for permission…
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The regular meeting of the Greene County Genealogical Society will be on April 6 at 10 am in the meeting room of the Jefferson Public Library. Everyone is welcome and we are handicapped accessible. Shirley Ross will have the program on what can be found at county courthouses.
Read MoreReunion Rendezvous #It’sabigDeal coming to Bell Tower Festival
Jefferson Matters: Main Street will host an event to welcome class reunions to the Bell Tower Festival this year and highlight Jefferson’s downtown area. Amy Milligan is chairing the Reunion Rendezvous #It’sabigDeal event along with Shannon Black, Lisa Turner, Angie Gingery, Bonnie Silbaugh, Ian Wilkinson, Annie Ostendorf, Tracy Deal and Peg Raney. This group is working closely with Dr. Philip…
Read MoreScranton library news
April activities at the H.F. and Maude E. Marchant Memorial Library in Scranton. Stop in during National Library Week April 7-13 or any other day. Jelly Bean Guessing Game – Stop in daily to submit a guess for how many jelly beans are in our egg.
Read MoreFourth of July campsite reservations open soon
Campers eager to reserve spots for the Fourth of July weekend should mark April 4 on their calendars, when reservations for that day open. Campers can make reservations for sites three months ahead of their first night’s stay. For those planning in advance, 75 percent of electric and nonelectric sites are reservable, with the remaining sites open for walk-up camping…
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