Scranton Manufacturing released the following statement early Wednesday afternoon: Scranton, IA – Scranton Manufacturing employees are beginning to return to work Wednesday morning following a fire that damaged one of three paint booths at the Scranton facility on Monday evening. Although the fire was contained to a small area, smoke damage is preventing a return to full operation until clean-up…
Read MoreDay: February 26, 2020
Housing, here and there, then and now
~a column by Colleen O’Brie Italians I met while visiting in Italy told me about “workers’ housing” built in the middle of Rome “after the War” (WWII). A fellow I met owns one of these tiny apartments, about 400 square feet. He said it is mostly old grandmothers (from whom he inherited) still living there, and their children and grandchildren…great-great-grands…
Read MoreTownships set budget hearings
Townships have set public hearings on FY21 budgets as follows: Grant – Friday, Feb. 28, at 9 am in the courthouse board room. Clerk, Marv Rasmussen Bristol – Tuesday, March 3, at 9 am in the courthouse board room. Clerk, Amy Youngblood Highland- Wednesday, March 4, at 8:30 am at the Churdan library. Clerk, Marsha Subbert. Washington- Wednesday, March 4,…
Read MoreRams’ McKinley Robbins takes second at state wrestling tourney
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal McKinley Robbins placed second at the state wrestling tournament in the Class 2A 103-pound bracket. He is the first Ram wrestler to reach the state finals since 1995. Robbins lost the title match to top-ranked and undefeated Camron Phetxoumphone (42-0), a sophomore from Webster City, by a 5-0 decision. After a scoreless first period, Phetxoumphone…
Read MoreSupes okay maximum property tax dollars, set date for budget hearing
The Greene County supervisors at their Feb. 24 meeting held the required public hearing on the proposed maximum property tax dollars for FY21 (beginning July 1, 2020). There were no public comments and the required resolution was approved. The maximum property tax dollars for general county services was set at $4,485,973, a reduction of $45,012 ($45,012) from the current year.…
Read MoreCattlemen raise $20K+ in annual trophy sale
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal, photos by GreeneCountyNewsOnline Almost 200 beef producers, friends and business associates gathered at Clover Hall in Jefferson on the Greene County Fairgrounds Saturday evening to support the Greene County Cattlemen’s Association at their 86th annual meeting. It was a banner evening for the group as they raised $20,175 through the auction of Greene County Fair…
Read MoreHunter safety course slated in Jefferson
There will be a hunter safety training course offered March 3,5 and 7. The course, sponsored by the Greene County conservation board, is scheduled for 6:30 to 9 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. These will be held at the Milwaukee Road Depot in Jefferson. The class on Saturday will be located at Slininger Woods from 8 am to 4 pm.…
Read MoreRam girls end hoops season with loss to R-S
The Greene County girls basketball season culminated in Story City Feb.19. The Rams fell to third-ranked Roland-Story 55-30, ending the season with a 3-20 record while R-S advanced to the Class 3A Region 3 title game with a 19-3 mark. The Rams fell to the Norsemen twice earlier in the season by scores of 76-11 and 70-9. Even though the…
Read MoreScranton to honor alumni 6-on-6 players
The annual Soups and Hoops event will be held at the Scranton Community Center. Hosted by the Scranton Alumni Association and Scranton Betterment Committee, the festivities are planned for Saturday, March 21. In conjunction with the Scranton Alumni Reunion that is scheduled on Saturday, June 20, the organizers are inviting all Scranton alumni who played the 6-on-6 game for the…
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