Supes continue discussion of social host ordinance

The proposed social host ordinance continued to be discussed by the Greene County board of supervisors at their regular meeting on Sept. 9. Chair John Muir said, “It’s good to get clear guidelines” in the ordinance. “We don’t want to deter things like weddings.” As written, the purpose of the proposed ordinance is to “reduce the consumption of alcoholic beverages,…

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PTSD

~a column by Colleen O’Brien Last week as Hurricane Dorian crept west from the mid-Atlantic toward the U.S. southeast coast, gaining power by the mile to menace whatever would be in its path, my friend JD took to her bed.

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Ram v’ball team goes 3-3 at SCC tourney

~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team made a good showing at the South Central Calhoun tournament Saturday, Sept. 7, with three wins and three losses on the day. They defeated South Hamilton 21-15, 15-21, 15-13; Belmond-Klemme 21-9, 21-18, and Audubon 21-16, 21-19. Their losses were to IKM-Manning 19-21, 22-20, 13-15; Pocahontas Area 21-18, 17-21, 6-15, and…

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Rams run well at WCV Classis

~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County cross country teams competed in the West Central Valley Classic in Redfield on Thursday, Sept. 5. The girls finished third out of nine teams while the boys were fourth of 11 teams. “It was a bit warm but the kids fought through and had a great day competing,” stated coach Jeff Lamoureux.…

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Jamie Daubendiek named GM of Jefferson Telecom

Jefferson Telecom has announced the appointment of Jamie Daubendiek as general manager of the company, succeeding Jim Daubendiek in this position. Jamie’s passion for the industry sprouted from his upbringing in the family business, now in the fifth generation of family involvement. Jamie Daubendiek started fulltime at Jefferson Telecom in 2009 after completing his master’s of business administration in telecommunications…

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Scarecrow Invasion coming to Jefferson

Jefferson residents are warned to get ready for an invasion – a Scarecrow Invasion! The Tower View Team invites the community to participate in this new and creative installation for the month of October. For this first year, the theme is Scarecrow Invasion – Movie Edition, so scarecrows should be dressed up as a favorite movie character or characters. Think…

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Crop report isn’t getting any better

Most of Iowa experienced cooler than normal temperatures and below normal precipitation during the week ending Sept. 8, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Fieldwork activities included harvesting hay and seed corn, chopping corn silage, seeding cover crops and preparing machinery for corn for grain and soybean harvest.

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