~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Jefferson city council met Tuesday, Oct 22, and heard updates on automated trash pick-up, recycling, and the animal shelter. Public works director Dave Morlan reported the automated trash pick-up system has proven to be more efficient according to time and tonnage studies, so Wednesday and Thursday routes are being combined starting Nov 1. The…
Read MoreDay: October 25, 2019
The Varceis Club and other great women’s clubs
Greene County Historical Society meets Nov. 1 at Scranton ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society will dip into some real rural Iowa culture in its meeting and program on Friday, Nov. 1, at the Scranton United Methodist Church. Journalist Chuck Offenburger of rural Cooper will share some details from a column he has written…
Read MorePheasant hunters hoping for repeat of 2018 season
Last year, Iowa pheasant hunters bagged more roosters than they had in the last decade. With that fresh in their memory, how will the 2019 pheasant season measure up? It will be about the same, said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife research biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Iowa’s pheasant population is similar to last year, except in south…
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