~by Janice Harbaugh for Greene County News Online The construction permit for a concentrated animal feeding operation proposed by Todd Stumpf, dba Stump Finishers LLC, south of Churdan is still under review by the Iowa Department of Natural Resource. Alison Manz, senior environmental specialist with the DNR, confirmed May 28 that a request for an extension has not been received.…
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Change in visitor restrictions at medical center
Greene County Medical Center has eased some visitor restrictions put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective May 27, the emergency department, surgery, clinics, outpatient chemotherapy and obstetric ultrasound patients will be allowed one companion or support person.
Read MoreFree fishing weekend June 5-7
Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license on June 5, 6 and 7 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) free fishing weekend. All other regulations remain in place. “Grab your tackle box, take the family, and get your lines in the water this weekend,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Fisheries Bureau.…
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~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Safe opening of county services to the public was discussed at the regular meeting of the Greene county board of supervisors on May 26. All supervisors were physically present in the board room along with several county officials. The public attended electronically through Zoom. Board chair John Muir reported on Emergency Operations Center and department…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending May 28
In Greene County district court Richard Dean Finch, 84, of Jefferson was sentenced May 25 to one year in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- first offense. All but two days of the jail time was suspended and he was placed on informal probation to the county sheriff for one year.…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending May 28
In Greene County magistrate court Kathy Louise Arey of Boone was sentenced to seven days in jail after she pleaded guilty to a charge of contempt, amended from violation of a no contact order. The jail time was suspended and she was placed on one year of unsupervised probation to the Greene County sheriff. No order was entered for a…
Read MoreGrCo schools tell summer lunch plans
Distribution of school lunches in the Greene County school district will end May 28, the scheduled last day of school. A modified summer lunch program will begin Monday, June 8. “Although the Governor has given the okay for school districts to open up buildings for summer school and summer lunch, we still have several details, like social distancing, transportation, etc,…
Read MoreA deeper look: Interview with Alison Manz, DNR
Outlines role of county supervisors in CAFO construction permitting ~by Janice Harbaugh The background: At a public hearing for Stumpf Finishers, LLC, held by the Greene County board of supervisors on May 11, individual board members stated they believed the Iowa Department of Natural Resources had scored the master matrix they had received for Stumpf. Some also stated they had…
Read MoreVerla Anderson, 1930 – 2020
A private graveside service funeral service was held May 28 at Junction Township Cemetery west of Grand Junction for Verla Anderson, 89, of Grand Junction. Words of comfort were offered by Chaplain Kelly Gafkjen. Honorary bearers were Verla’s granddaughters. Casket bearers were her grandsons. Verla Jean Brobst Anderson was born December 14, 1930 at Webster City. She was the daughter…
Read MoreLauree Deal, 1932 – 2020
E. Lauree Widick Deal, age 87, long-time resident of rural Bagley, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames with her girls by her side. Lauree was born July 28, 1932, to Clifford and Ione Widick of rural Stratford. Lauree was raised on a farm and attended country school until high school. As a young…
Read MoreRoute for Friday’s ‘Teacher Tour’ told
The route for the “Teacher Tour” parade Friday, specially designed to pass the homes of as many students as possible, has been announced. The Teacher Tour will start in Scranton at 4 pm. The tour should be in Jefferson at 4:30, in Grand Junction at about 5:55, and in Rippey at 6:30. Times are approximate, but Teacher Tour organizers say…
Read MoreViruses are always with us
~a column by Colleen O’Brien When I was in junior high – 1957-58 — the Asian flu, an avian influenza believed to have come from geese in China infecting humans, hopped across the world to, among many places, a little farm town in the center of the United States, a county seat called Jefferson in the rolling north central Iowa…
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