In 2016, with an open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court and a window into the type of justice he’d nominate, the American people elected Donald Trump president of the United States. The vacancy was among the key issues on voters’ minds at the polls. In 2018, having witnessed President Trump appoint two justices to the Court, as well as the ugly tactics…
Read MoreDay: September 22, 2020
County supes okay law enforcement agreement
Jeff council will look at it this evening ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the Greene County board of supervisors meeting Sept. 21, county attorney Thomas Laehn presented the draft of a 28E agreement to provide law enforcement coverage by the county sheriff’s office for the city of Jefferson, if city police officers are not available. The agreement would be…
Read MoreSoil moisture levels still woefully short in west central Iowa
A week without measurable rainfall allowed farmers 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 20, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting corn for silage, fall tillage, moving old crop grain stocks, and harvesting corn for grain and soybeans. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 12 percent very short, 29 percent short,…
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