~by Joseph Beaudet, Scranton Journal intern The Greene County softball team fell to the Roland-Story Norsemen for their fourth consecutive loss on Thursday, June 25. Freshman Emma Hoyle started once again for the Rams. Hoyle allowed no earned runs and six unearned runs in her six innings on the mound. She gave up five hits while walking three batters and…
Read MoreMonth: June 2020
Rudy Johnson, 1931 – 2020
Services were held June 27 at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson for Rudolph (Rudy) Walter Johnson, age 88. Rudy passed away peacefully June 25, 2020, while in hospice care at Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. The Rev Charlie Thompson, pastor of Greenbrier Methodist Church, offered words of comfort. Gary Haupert was soloist, accompanied by Lula Garnes. Casket bearers…
Read MoreRam baseball falls 8-1 to PCM
~by Joseph Beaudet, Scranton Journal intern Greene County baseball suffered their fifth consecutive loss of the season on Wednesday, June 24. Sophomore Bryce Stalder took the mound to start the game against the PCM Mustangs. Stalder allowed one earned run and three unearned runs. Stalder gave up four hits, walked one batter and struck out two more. Junior Alex Roberts…
Read MoreRam girls shut-out by 9 by PCM
~by Joseph Beaudet, Scranton Journal intern The Ram softball team was held scoreless as they lost to the PCM Mustangs to fall to 1-3 on Wednesday, June 24. Freshman Emma Hoyle got the start for the Rams on Wednesday. In five innings of work, Hoyle allowed eight earned runs and one unearned run. Hoyle gave up seven hits while walking two…
Read MoreMarcia Roeder retiring from school career
~by Joseph Beaudet, Scranton Journal intern Having worked in the Greene County School District for 24-1/2 years, Marcia Roeder has decided that it is time to retire. Roeder worked as a custodian and served as a substitute bus driver during her tenure with the district following an 18-year tenure with a non-profit daycare center in Jefferson. Roeder says she has…
Read MoreSupervisors pave the way for farmers market to open
~by Janice Harbaugh for Greene County News Online The Greene County farmers market could begin July 7 or 14 and run through the early part of September, according to a decision by the Greene County board of supervisors at its regular meeting June 22. Chris Henning, market coordinator, pressed the board for a formal statement about the event, now in…
Read MoreA dawning awareness
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “It is entirely unacceptable that I should have no voice in the political affairs of my own country, for I am not a ward of America; I am one of the first Americans to arrive on these shores.” So said James Baldwin in The Fire Next Time, a long essay published in 1962. He was…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
June 23, 2020 Methodist Church plans farewell for Burrows The staff-parish relations committee of the Rippey United Methodist Church parish has released the details for the farewells for Pastor Paul, and at Minburn for Pastor Cat. On Sunday, June 28, there is a drive-by farewell at each of the churches consecutively. There will be a basket for cards and you…
Read MoreScranton library tells summer reading plans
Well, it’s been a little while since we actually had some news or events going on at the Marchant Memorial Library this year. It seems like we have been closed down due to COVID-19 for a long time. But we aren’t going to let that stop us for summer reading. We are going to try some new ways to celebrate…
Read MoreHistorical museum will open Saturdays in July
After being closed all spring and early summer out of concern for the spread of the corona virus, the Greene County Historical Museum in Jefferson is going to begin re-opening to the public – starting with Saturday mornings in July. “We will be open Saturdays from 9 am until noon on July 4, 11, 18, and 25,” Roger Aegerter, the…
Read MoreAdaza news
ANNIVERSARY – Happy anniversary to Duane and Jane Beschorner. Their special date was the 22nd of June. DEATH NOTICE – Graveside services at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines will be Friday, June 26, at 11 am for Gary King of Urbandale. He was 73 at time of his death on June 12. His parents were Lee and Gladys (Hardaway) King,…
Read MoreSpecialty Clinic adds visiting specialist
Dr Todd Troll has joined the Greene County Medical Center Specialty Clinics as a visiting specialist offering electrodiagnostic medicine services. Electrodiagnostic medicine diagnoses neurological causes of numbness, tingling, pain, weakness, fatigue and muscle cramping. Electrodiagnostic testing helps determine if nerves and muscles are working correctly. Troll is affiliated with The Iowa Clinic in West Des Moines and will be in…
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