UPDATE: The Iowa Department of Education approved Greene County Schools’ request for a waiver from in-person attendance Nov. 16-24. Students should leave their building Friday afternoon prepared for remote learning until after Thanksgiving. The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing continues to skyrocket in Greene County, hitting 23.3 percent as of Wednesday morning. That rate has increased from 12.5 percent…
Read MoreDay: November 11, 2020
A salute to generations of service
The Schillings and Robbins family during the World Wars ~by Dustin Davis, courtesy of The Scranton Journal First of a series The Robbins and Schilling families have a storied history of military service dating as far back as World War l. This call to service has been strongly present throughout multiple generations. The history of military service started with Grandpa…
Read MoreRotary donates coats for needy youngsters
Dozens of new coats were delivered to New Opportunities by the Rotary Club of Jefferson last week to help kids in Greene county stay warm this winter. The assortment of 36 coats in a variety of youth sizes were purchased by the club with funds raised through its annual charity auction. The coats are just one of scores of projects…
Read MorePollyanna rides again
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I am most moved by this past election, more than I’ve ever been in my life. Because of my growing skepticism through the past four years, I am humbled by the outcome. The slight majority vote has shown the need that half of us in this country have for peace, decency, compromise, allowing everyone we…
Read MoreMike Mumma named Extraordinary Citizen
Home State Bank announced its newest Extraordinary Citizen last week. Local attorney Michael Mumma was chosen from a deserving group of nominees. The Extraordinary Citizen award is local recognition given once each quarter by Home State Bank to an individual or group that has gone above and beyond by giving their time and/or resources to benefit their community. The citizen(s) must be…
Read MoreCommunity Thanksgiving service cancelled
The Greene County Ministerial Association has cancelled the community Thanksgiving worship service planned for Nov. 22 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreSupervisors, community members discuss mask mandate
Supervisors slate special meeting for Thursday to continue discussion, possibly take action ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The rapidly rising rate of Covid-19 infection in Greene County prompted an hour- long community discussion at the board of supervisor’s meeting Monday. Eighteen people signed in electronically over Zoom to the meeting and more interested parties attended the meeting in person to…
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