Greene County school superintendent Tim Christensen announced Wednesday evening that more than one student or staff person has tested positive for Covid-19 at the elementary and middle school. According to a school post on social media, the school district has worked with the Greene County public health department to complete contact tracing. Parents/guardians of students considered to be “exposed” –…
Read MoreDay: September 16, 2020
Tough week for Ram volleyball
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team had a rough week of competition that saw losses to Prairie City-Monroe on Sept.8, to Roland-Story on Sept. 10, and four in the South Hardin tournament on Saturday. The Rams are now 2-7 overall, and 0-2 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference. All the Rams volleyball matches have been at…
Read MoreBaseball returning to Rippey next summer
Continued improvements are being done at the Walt Anderson Baseball Field in Rippey. The funding for these upgrades was provided by the Greene County Community Foundation, along with matching funds from the Friends of Rippey. This photo shows the Rippey M and M volunteer scrapers and painters, Mel Murken and Merle Jackson. They are resting on their work as they…
Read MoreCounty poised to purchase building for law enforcement admin center
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors moved another step closer to purchasing a building to renovate as a law enforcement administration center at its Sept. 14 regular meeting. The supervisors held a public hearing concerning the purchase of the Midland Power Cooperative office building and grounds west of the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. The purchase price…
Read MoreMystery neighbor . . . from snoopy neighbor’s point of view
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I see this person every day either walking past my house early – 7 am or so – or driving by in a black Corvette, a black truck or a high-rise golf cart. He has a boat that I’ve never seen in the water. On my daily walk, I spot him in his driveway doing…
Read MoreLt Gov tours Jefferson apartment project
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Developer Adam Sweers of Carroll met with Lt Governor Adam Gregg and Jefferson city officials Sept. 10 to tour the former White House Apartments located at 215 S. Wilson Ave. The use of Workforce Housing Tax Credits were key in funding the remodeling plans. Sweers shared his plans for the vacant and gutted building, remodeling…
Read MoreIowa’s youth deer season begins Sept. 19
The Iowa deer hunting tradition will be passed on to about 10,000 young hunters who are participating in the youth deer season, which opens on Sept. 19. This season is designed as a mentor-styled hunt, matching young hunters with a licensed adult to teach proper deer hunting techniques, wildlife behavior, and safe hunting practices without the added pressure of other…
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