Middle school students who use the Webb House are enjoying a new outdoor dodge ball court funded through a grant from the Jefferson Rotary Foundation. The new sturdy structure replaces a structure made of PVC pipe and plastic snow fence that proved not to be as rugged as the players.
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It’s time to move the food pantry
The contents of the Action Resource Center (food pantry) will be moved to their new location on N. Vine St later this week and volunteers are needed. Clothing will be moved Wednesday, May 22, from 12 to 2 pm. The freezers and meat will be oved Saturday, May 25, beginning at 8:30 am. The ARC board will welcome volunteers with…
Read MoreElementary track meet this Friday
The Greene County Elementary track meet for students in grades 2-4 will beheld Friday, May 24, starting at 12 noon at the Greene County High School track. The rain date will be Tuesday, May 28. All are welcome to come watch the students participate.
Read MoreMorton takes sixth in 110m hurdles
Ram junior Carter Morton made his mark at the co-ed State Track and Field Meet, placing in the top eight in two different events. On Saturday, Morton finished sixth in the 110m high hurdles with a time of 15.8 seconds, just .73 seconds behind champion Avery Martensen of Monticello. Morton was third in the state in the high jump in…
Read MoreClare Hunter, 1921 – 2019
Floyd Clare Hunter was born to Floyd Erwin and Alice (Minor) Hunter on April 29, 1921, in Greene County Iowa on the family farm west of Churdan and passed from this life May 16, 2019 at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa. He lived his life to the age of 98 years 18 days. As a child, Clare lived…
Read MoreCarter third in state in 2A high jump, on to 110m high hurdles finals
Ram junior Carter Morton finished third in the state in the Class 2A boys high jump. Morton cleared the bar on his third attempt at 6’ 4”, and then missed all three attempts at 6’ 5”. Senior Braeden Hoyer of Northeast (Goose Lake) cleared his first attempt at 6’ 5” and his third attempted at 6’ 6”. He missed at…
Read MoreRams end regular soccer season with win over Kuemper
Post season starts Monday in Grand Junction The Ram boys soccer team finished the regular season Thursday with a 1-0 win in a lightning-shortened game against the Kuemper Knights in Carroll. The game was called after one half. Coach Carl Behne said the game “was not how we would have liked to end the regular season, but a win is…
Read MoreDennis Kemble, 1942 – 2019
Dennis Michael Kemble, The Keeper of the Fence Row and dancer extraordinaire, was welcomed into Heaven surrounded by his loving family May 10, 2019. He was 76 years of age. A Celebration of Life was held Friday, May 17 at the Panora Community Building in Panora. Dennis was born August 13, 1942, to Leola (Chayer) and Charley Bill Kemble Jr.…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending May 15
In Greene County district court Estavan Espinosa Jones, 27, of Des Moines was sentenced May 10 to 60 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of operating without owner’s consent, amended from theft- first degree. He will receive credit for time served and sheriff’s “good time” credit. Jones was fined $625 with a $218.75 surcharge; both were…
Read MoreKafer second in state in 2A long jump
The Greene County Rams have already put one competitor on the winner’s stand at the co-ed State Track & Field Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Junior Colby Kafer placed second in the long jump with a leap of 22’ 6-1/2”. Kafer fouled on his first two jumps, then landed 21’ 5-1/2” and 22’ 6-1/2” on his fourth and…
Read MoreCareer academy footings may be poured Thursday
The footings for the Greene County Career Academy may be poured yet today, Thursday, said Sam Harding, owner’s representative for the project and a member of the Greene County Schools board. That news was part of a brief report he gave at the regular school board meeting Wednesday.
Read More‘Active’ weather coming
The National Weather Service warns that numerous rounds of thunderstorms are possible through early next week. Severe storms and locally heavy rainfall are possible, with large hail and damaging winds being the primary threat. Storms are predicted to develop mainly after 7 pm and along and north of Highway 30. Hail as large as golf balls may fall in some…
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