Will provide voluntary educational enrichment opportunities In response to Gov Reynolds’ extension of the statewide school closing through April 30, the Greene County Schools administrative team announced Friday the district will provide voluntary educational enrichment opportunities for students. According to an update from school superintendent Tim Christensen to students and parents, a “guiding coalition” composed of representative teachers from each…
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Still no COVID cases in Greene County
Gov Kim Reynolds’ Friday press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic yielded very little new information. She continued to defend her decision not to impose a shelter-in-place order, despite yesterday’s statement by Dr Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, that all states should have such an order. Reynolds continues to say the orders she has…
Read MoreJeff mayor closes parks, playgrounds
Jefferson mayor Matt Gordon on Friday proclaimed a state of emergency or public danger in the city of Jefferson due to the threat of the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and used his authority as mayor to close to the public all city-owned facilities until further notice. All recreation programming shall be suspended until further notice. The declaration asks all…
Read MoreGovernor, IDPH explain the COVID numbers they watch
For the past two weeks Gov Kim Reynolds has referred to metrics she is using to determine if stronger mitigation strategies, like a shelter-in-place order, are needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. She said the reference points are the percent of population older than 65 years of age; the percent of identified cases of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization; the rate of…
Read MorePublic health disaster extended to April 30
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday signed a new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration. The proclamation orders the closure of schools until April 30, waiving time requirements as long as school districts put in place a continuous learning plan. The proclamation also extends closures and limits placed on bars and restaurants, previously identified retail stores, prohibits social gatherings…
Read MoreKay Ramaekers, 1937 – 2020
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…
Read MoreReynolds, 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.
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