~a column by Colleen O’Brien We drive half an hour of so to a town called Castiglione, on the Thyrrenean Sea, to eat out. The area is like Sarasota in Florida, San Diego Harbor in California, probably like bays and beaches in South Africa, the Cote d’Azur, Vladivostock in Russia? Fancy restaurants and chi chi clothing shops stand next to…
Read MoreDay: January 15, 2020
Minnehan elected as chair of county extension council
Four officers were elected during the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County extension council organizational meeting Jan. 8. The nine-member county extension council annually elects officers to comply with Iowa law. Shari Minnehan of Churdan was elected chairperson. Minnehan will preside at all meetings of the county extension council, have authority to call special meetings and perform duties…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation grant apps available
Applications for the 2020 grant cycle of the Greene County Community Foundation are now available, said Tori Riley, president of the Foundation board. Grow Greene County, which provides funds to the Community Foundation, as allocated $140,000 to the Community Foundation’s 2020 grant cycle. In the past 14 years the Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling $1.5 million to non-profit organizations…
Read MoreGrand jury in, vicious animals out
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the regular meeting on Jan 13, county attorney Thomas Laehn informed the Greene County board of supervisors he will impanel a grand jury in February to serve through calendar year 2020. Grand juries are charged with hearing information presented to them by the county attorney and returning indictments for crimes if the information supports…
Read MoreBOOST 2020 – Seat reservations now available
The third annual BOOST Bash is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, at the Wild Rose Casino, and seat reservations are now available. BOOST stands for Bringing Optimism & Opportunities to Students & Teachers, and all proceeds from this event will directly impact students and teachers in the Greene County Community School District. The event includes a social, dinner, live and…
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