GrCo baseball team splits two with R-S

~by Noah Rohlfing The Rams ended a six-game losing streak Wednesday night in Story City, splitting a doubleheader with the Norsemen of Story City. They broke the skid with an 11-3 win in the second game of the night, with senior Austin Delp pitching five innings and giving up two runs (one earned) to get the win. Nick Breon got…

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Bell Tower Festival, ‘Retro with a Twist’

The 40th Bell Tower Festival this weekend is themed “Retro with a Twist” for good reason. The festival has been planned not by Greene County Chamber and Tourism, but by a committee of volunteers headed by Pete Russell. Starting with nothing but good ideas, the committee solicited donations for start-up funds, hoping the 2019 festival will be profitable and provide…

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P-C holds Academic Achievement Breakfast

Paton-Churdan held its fourth annual Academic Achievement Breakfast Wednesday, May 29. Students in grades 9-11 with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher were invited for a breakfast and recognition. This year 24 students attended the breakfast, which was sponsored by Sparky’s (Churdan), Jefferson Fareway and Jefferson HyVee.

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Brick work under way at career academy

The beginnings of Greene County Schools’ new career academy are above ground despite the wetter than normal May. Last week masons began laying brick that will be the interior walls of the career academy. As of the weekend, the interior wall footings were poured and work had begun on the footings for the exterior walls.

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GrCoHS students spend time ‘adulting’

Greene County High School students in grades 9-11 were treated to some “adulting” for an afternoon on May 29. Volunteers from the community came to the high school to offer sessions that will help prepare students for life after high school. Students were able to choose from 20 different sessions. Topics covered in these sessions were basic home repair, gardening,…

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Supes approve $30K to GCDC for land purchase

~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Kick-starting the development of new work-force level housing in Greene County was on the agenda for the board of supervisors at their regular meeting Monday, June 3. There was spirited discussion among the supervisors concerning a request by Greene County Development Corporation for $30,000 of county money which would enable GCDC to purchase land east…

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Farm safety stressed in handling cattle, calves

~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Farming is one of the most dangerous occupations there is. That fact was illustrated recently with the death of a Guthrie Center farmer. According to Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright, Jack I Larson, 70, of Guthrie Center suffered fatal injuries on Friday, April 12. Larson was working with a newborn calf, securing it in the…

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