Greene County public health director Becky Wolf anticipates a spike in Covid-19 cases within two weeks of Thanksgiving, but for now, there’s been a slight decrease in the number of new cases. “Keep it up, Greene County!!!” she stated in her Wednesday update (her exclamation points). The county added 18 cases of Covid-19 Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases…
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Ram grapplers optimistic about season despite Covid-19
Coach says team will determine what success looks like in a pandemic season ~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Winter sports will get underway soon with more restrictions and fewer fans in the stands. Each team will meet requirements set by the Iowa HS Athletic Association. The first high school wrestling meet is on the calendar for Dec. 1 at Prairie…
Read MoreThe times, they never are a’changin’
a column by Colleen O’Brien “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
Read MoreNew animal shelter doubtful after bids come in double what was estimated
The proposed Greene County Animal Shelter may have blown away in the August derecho before it was even built. The Jefferson city council expected to award a contract for the animal shelter at its meeting Tuesday, after a bid opening Nov. 19. Instead, Don Orris, who has spent the last five years fundraising for the project, shared what he called…
Read MoreRippey scores Dreyfus funds for baseball field
Supes assert power over other county officials ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At their regular Nov. 23 meeting, the Greene County supervisors decided to “play ball” with the Friends of Rippey and granted them $4,500 in Dreyfus funding for their sesquicentennial baseball field project. The county is also providing an in-kind contribution of assistance with the removal of sod at…
Read MoreSometimes, struggle makes it easier to be thankful
Editor’s note: This column was first posted for Thanksgiving in 2013, in the first month of GreeneCountyNewsOnline’s existence. This year, as most of us find new ways to celebrate thankfulness, it seems a good time to reconsider what we count as our blessings. I was raised saying grace before every family meal, and just about every meal was a family…
Read MoreWild Rose, Kiwanis to partner on toy drive
Wild Rose Casino & Resort Jefferson is once again partnering with the Jefferson Kiwanis to hold a toy drive to benefit needy children. Wild Rose Casino employees along with Kiwanis members will be donating new toys to the drive to be used for children in need over the holiday season. The public is also invited to bring a new toy…
Read MoreNo Nativity Festival, but Heart of Iowa Habitat still needs support
Sadly, Habitat for Humanity leadership made the difficult decision to put the traditional Nativity Festival on hold due to the social distancing requirements and large group limitation imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Greene County Nativity Festival would have been the 9th year of the fundraiser, which traditionally raises more than $7,000 in support Habitat for…
Read MoreHarvest winding down, derecho clean-up continues
Dry conditions and warmer temperatures allowed Iowa farmers 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 22, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities included harvesting corn for grain, baling corn stalks, applying fertilizer and manure, and hauling grain to elevators. Farmers in some areas of the state continue to clean up debris from the…
Read MoreA salute to the veterans memorial in Churdan
To the editor, I was raised by a woman, Gertrude Jaeschke, who is buried at the Churdan Township Cemetery alongside her father, sister and her husband and a brother. As I entered the cemetery last Saturday, 14Nov20, I was immediately drawn to the Veteran’s Memorial. What a wonderful tribute to those who served and what a great way to tell a…
Read MoreGreene County district court through Nov. 17
In Greene County district court Richard Dean Tuhn Jr, 42, of Jefferson was sentenced Nov. 12 to 365 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of assault causing bodily injury or mental illness. All but 14 days of the jail sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for…
Read MoreGreene County adding cases of Covid-19, but the pace is slowing slightly
Greene County added 16 cases of Covid-19 Monday, Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reported Tuesday morning. To date, there have been a total of 520 cases in the county. Of those, 329 persons have active cases and 191 have recovered. There have been 207 new cases in the past 14 days, 100 in the past seven days, and…
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