Kathryn (Kay) Ramaekers, the daughter of Edward and Mary Bernadette (Arts) Holder, was born November 27, 1937, in Carroll, and passed from this life March 16, 2020, at Mercy One Des Moines Medical Center at the age of 82 years, 3 months and 19 days. Kay grew up in Carroll and was a member of the first graduating class from…
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Reynolds, IDPH share mental health tips
Watch for news Thursday about school calendar The COVID-19 pandemic and dealing with it has become ordinary enough that Gov Kim Reynolds at her April 1 press conference on the subject spoke for nearly a minute without naming the disease or the virus. That included reciting how many new positive cases were identified in the past 24 hours (52, for…
Read MoreSupervisors okay employee leave time in compliance with FFCRA
by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), an act of Congress of “making emergency supplemental appropriations available for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020,” was discussed by the Greene County board of supervisors at their regular meeting on March 30. Since the courthouse remains closed to the public, only supervisors John Muir, Pete Bardole,…
Read MoreMedical Center recruiting medical mask sewers
Greene County Medical Center is inviting community members to sew handmade medical masks. The masks will be used by medical center employees and volunteers not involved in direct patient care – such as registration staff – who have been directed to wear protective equipment by the employee health or infection prevention staff. Masks will also be used by visitors who…
Read MoreIn the time of coronavirus
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Someday this will be over, and I will have succumbed or survived. If it’s the latter, I hope I have something to show for the hours I was forced to spend alone. This command to “quarantine” should be a walk in the park for me. It is no different from how I live all the…
Read MoreJefferson Matters, Chamber promote support of local small businesses
Supporting small businesses is what Jefferson Matters: Main Street and the Chamber of Commerce are all about. They encourage the community to continue to show their support to friends and neighbors who own and operate businesses during this time.
Read MoreGrab-and-Go lunches serving many
Many youth in Greene County are taking advantage of the free lunch programs put on by the Greene County school district. Greene County superintendent Tim Christensen reported a total of 1,994 meals were served during the first week of the free lunch program.
Read MoreExtension cancels some weigh-ins, testing for 2020 fair
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic 4-H and FFA sheep and meat goat weigh-ins for the Greene County Fair are canceled. Rabbit tattooing will take place at a later date and poultry pullorum testing is waived for the 2020 Fair season. The May 15 livestock ID deadline is extended to June 1. ISU Extension will follow-up with more information in…
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