The city of Jefferson has reaped significant impact from Region XII Council of Government’s work on grant-funded housing projects. Karla Janning, housing programs coordinator at Region XII, was at the Jefferson city council meeting Tuesday for a required public hearing on the status of projects using a $280,000 Community Development Block Grant through the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
Read MoreDay: July 10, 2019
E-18 to reopen soon, nine months later than anticipated
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline A road project originally planned to be finished before last fall’s harvest may finally be completed by the end of this week. County engineer Wade Weiss reported to the county supervisors at their regular meeting Monday that work on County E-18 (130th St, or “the Paton road”) west of Paton should be completed by the…
Read MorePilot program for probationers now in place
A pilot project that will provide more supervision to persons placed on probation in Greene County courts began July 1. Boone County Probation (BCP) has expanded into Greene County to provide probation services for identified charges. The pilot project will consist of a set number of cases that will be followed until their discharge or eventual disposition. BCP will provide…
Read MoreHistory comes alive at the Greene County Fair this week
Friday, July 12 & Saturday, July 13 ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society will take part in the Greene County Fair later this week with its popular “history chats” for a fifth straight year, displays of early farm life and classic ag equipment, tours and explanations of a historic one-room schoolhouse, and…
Read More‘Games Unplugged’ at the fair Saturday
People of all ages are invited to step back to the days of table games and neighborly conversation at the Greene County Fair. Games Unplugged will feature old-fashioned table games – checkers, cribbage, and more, with light refreshments. It’s slated for Saturday, July 13, from 1 to 4 pm on the lawn south of the Minnihan country school.
Read MoreRippey Wind Energy donates to animal shelter
The Greene County Animal Facility recently received a donation of $1,000 from Rippey Wind Energy LLC (RWE) on behalf of its wind farm located in the southeast corner of Greene County. RWE began commercial operations of its 50 MW wind farm in November of 2012 with twenty (20) Nordex 2.5 MW turbines capable of generating annually enough electricity for roughly…
Read MoreCorn one week behind average, soybeans two weeks behind
While parts of Iowa experienced heavy rain, overall it was hot, dry week which allowed farmers to get fieldwork done during the week ending July 7, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Fieldwork activities included planting, harvesting hay, spraying and applying nitrogen.
Read More4-H Communication Day results told
The 2019 Greene County Fair 4-H Communications Contest was held on Friday, June 28, at the Greene County Extension Office. Five exhibitors competed in the event, which was judged by Rebecca Haugland from Story City. The contest was coordinated by communications superintendent Yvette Bardole.
Read MoreQuilt raffle to benefit 4-H Foundation
A brightly colored quilt constructed of blocks from the 2018 quilt block contest at the Greene County Fair will go to the lucky winner of a raffle, with tickets available through Sunday afternoon.
Read MoreThe Barn Quilt Guy coming to Scranton
The public is invited to the Marchant Memorial Library in Scranton to learn about the Barn Quilts of Iowa and the “Underground Railroad Movement.” on Monday, July 15, at 4 p.m. This program is part of this year’s adult summer reading, which is sponsored by Scranton Manufacturing/New Way Trucks. What started out as a barn quilt picture-taking trip to 291…
Read MoreA prairie writer
~a column by Colleen O’Brien When I was 10 or so, I discovered a row of books in the Jefferson library that I’d never seen, or I’d skipped by them. Or maybe I’d wandered into the adult section. For some time, I’d been waylaid by the “Silhouette Series,” biographies of the heroes of America – Betsy Ross, Daniel Boone, Kit…
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