The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 64 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 298 positive cases (a previously identified positive case in Black Hawk County is not from Iowa) as of March 27 at 6 pm. There have been a total of 4,375 negative tests to date, which includes testing…
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Medical Center describes COVID-19 planning
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is prominent in highly populated states and cities right now. Rural facilities, like Greene County Medical Center, have been preparing for a potential outbreak of COVID-19 for several weeks. The medical center and Greene County Public Health continue to work with Greene County Emergency Management, Greene County Ambulance and other health experts in the county in preparation for…
Read MoreCOVID Friday – Education, courts included in daily press conference
There is no indication of when schools might reopen in Iowa. Ann Lebo, director of the Iowa Department of Education, made brief comments at Gov Kim Reynolds’ daily COVID-19 press conference Friday. Lebo reported a continuous learning task force came together Wednesday to discuss pathways for providing Iowa schools with immediate, scalable options for online and distance learning during this…
Read MoreReynolds closes more retail business, extends disaster declaration two weeks
Iowa Gov Kim Reynolds on Thursday extended the public health disaster declaration through April 16 at 11:59 pm. Her original declaration on March 17 included a March 31 end date. Reynolds also expanded the public health emergency declaration to suspended all elective and non-essential medical and dental procedures, effective Friday, March 27, at 5 pm. The proclamation specifically names elective…
Read MoreDNR reminds hunters of online, mobile options to purchase licenses, tags
Protecting yourself during the COVID-19 national pandemic starts with following the guidance from our state and national health experts – maintain at least six feet between each other, wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds, cover your cough, stay home if you feel sick and avoid groups of 10 or more people. These are unprecedented times and personal health…
Read MoreFareway giving bonuses, additional PTO for ‘frontline’ employees
(Boone, IA) – Fareway Stores, Inc. today announced its Fareway Family Frontline Plan to provide cash bonuses and additional paid time-off for its hourly employees who have worked on the frontlines during these unprecedented, last several weeks.
Read MoreCandidates for county offices told
There will be no contests for county elected positions in the June 2 primary, but the three Republican incumbent supervisors up for re-election will all face Democratic challengers Nov. 3. The deadline for turning in nominating petitions was Wednesday at 5 pm.
Read MoreMed center adds visitor restrictions
Greene County Medical Center first put visitor restriction in place for the long term care unit March 6, and placed restrictions on visitors throughout the building March 13. Effective Tuesday, March 24, further restrictions are in place. Visitors are not allowed unless he or she is a designated caregiver AND the patient falls into one of four of the following…
Read MoreReynolds says stay the course, at least for now
Gov Kim Reynolds continues to encourage Iowans to wash their hands, avoid gathering in groups of more than 10, and stay home when they’re feeling ill. Doing that will work to avoid a “shelter in place” order in Iowa. At her daily press conference, Reynolds listed the metrics she is watching daily: the percentage of population 65 years and older;…
Read MoreIn support of teachers – Bruce Banister
To the editor, We spend $35 million on a new school but are reluctant to give teachers what they deserve. Why should the superintendent earn well over $100000, and the principals? The county supervisors just gave raises to many, including themselves.
Read MoreJeff council moves forward with trails project
Congratulates longtime city clerk Diane Kennedy on her retirement The Jefferson city council conducted “business as usual”, sort of, at its regular meeting March 24. The meeting was held via mayor Matt Gordon’s Zoom account. He, council member Harry Ahrenholtz, and city staff Mike Palmer, Diane Kennedy, Roxanne Gorsuch and Nick Sorensen were present in the council chambers. Council members…
Read MoreSupervisors handle business in person, public present via Zoom
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline In response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the Greene County board of supervisors held its regular meeting Mar 23 in the closed courthouse with only the supervisors, auditor Jane Heun, and a few others present. The public and media had audio access to the meeting through telephone or computer connection available through zoom.us. This first…
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