Just in time for Infection Prevention Week – recognized October 18-24 this year – Greene County Medical Center has added a member to its infection prevention team. The Tru-D SmartUVC, a germ-eliminating UVC disinfection robot. Tru-D, short for “Total Room Ultraviolet Disinfection,” is an automated, remotely-operated, portable UV disinfection device. After an environmental services team member cleans a room using…
Read MoreMonth: October 2020
GrCo Schools enrollment down 41 students
Greene County school board members spent considerable time at their regular meeting Oct. 21 discussing pandemic-related challenges including whether t mandate masks for students and staff and how to adjust the schedule to help teachers, many of whom are feeling overwhelmed with teaching students in their classrooms at the same time they’re teaching remote learners. “Although we’ve discussed some really…
Read MoreLooking for help with the name of a GIRL… from the summer of ‘54
Readers – This letter arrived from Amarillo, TX, an actual letter typed and signed by the writer, Doug Miller. He’s looking for the girl he took to a drive-in movie during the summer of 1954. Read on…. maybe someone knows who she is. “My introduction to Greene County and the town of Jefferson was in the early part of June…
Read MoreGreenbrier 4-H club fills Christmas Shoeboxes
Greenbrier 4-H club members look forward to filling Christmas shoeboxes each October as a community service project that gives to less fortunate youth in other countries. They were happy to find that the program was still happening this year, but due to COVID-19, the mechanics of the operation in the Greenbrier Club were altered. With social distancing, the club met…
Read MoreGrCo school board adds early-outs on Monday
Greene County Schools will dismiss at 1:45 Monday afternoons to help teachers who are “hanging by a thread” due to the stress and increased workload of teaching through a pandemic. The school board made the decision at its regular meeting Oct. 21 at the recommendation of superintendent Tim Christensen. November 2 will be the first early dismissal. To give families…
Read MoreLetter to the editor re: masks, Bruce Banister
To the editor, What is it going to take for the three foolishly recalcitrant people on the school board to realize that kids need to mask up at school? They won’t listen to Dr. Karber or Mr. Dennhardt, they won’t listen to the CEO of the medical center and they certainly aren’t listening to parents. The idiotic color coding system…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Oct. 23
In Greene County district court Steven Logan Dzuris, 32, of Jefferson was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of driving while license barred. He must pay up to $600 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fee and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville) Kayli Jayde Elsberry, 23, of…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 23
In Greene County magistrate court Jason William Sheldahl of Jefferson was sentenced Oct. 23 to seven days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of violation of a no contact order. The jail time is consecutive to sentences in three other Greene County cases. He was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $35. (Sentencing: Honorable…
Read MoreMore questions than answers about county’s telecommunication audit
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County supervisors on Oct. 12 approved an agreement allowing The SpyGlass Group, LLC of Westlake, OH, to access the county’s telecommunication records for the purpose of doing an audit. The supervisors hope to save money in the long term. However, a careful reading of the agreement and research into SpyGlass done by GreeneCountyNewsOnline raises…
Read MoreCovid cases in county now at 189
The number of confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in Greene County is at 189 as of Friday morning. That’s according to Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. There have been 41 new cases in the past 14 days, 23 in the past seven days. The average positivity rate over the past 14 days remains at 6.8 percent. Days to…
Read MoreConfirmed Covid-19 cases edging up to 200
The number of confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in Greene County is at 188 as of Thursday morning, an increase of six from Wednesday. That’s according to Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. There have been 45 new cases in the past 14 days, 24 in the past seven days. The average positivity rate over the past 14 days…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
October 19, 2020 Rippey Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club met recently to begin planning for the months ahead with masks and social distancing. Information was shared about the upcoming Trunk or Treat outside the Rippey public library on Saturday, Oct. 31. There will also be a pick-up meal from 5:30 to 6:30 pm sponsored by the Friends of…
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