Four days after the Greene County supervisors approved a mask mandate for Greene County, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds did the same for the entire state. In a statement timed to open most local television news programs, Reynolds outlined new mitigation efforts that go into effect tomorrow, Tuesday, at 12:01 am. She described the efforts as being “targeted toward activities and…
Read MoreMonth: November 2020
Covid-19 still on the rise in county
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Greene County continues to grow. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reports 241 active cases as of Monday morning. A total of 415 residents have had or now have the virus. One county resident has died of Covid-19. The 14-day positivity rate of testing is 25.9 percent, up from 23.3 a week…
Read MoreGovernor to address state on Covid-19, new mitigation steps
Gov Kim Reynolds will address Iowans at 6 pm today (Monday) on Covid-19 and the need for Iowans to practice safe mitigation efforts. She plans to announce new steps to fight the virus in order to protect lives, livelihoods, hospital resources and healthcare workers. Her address will be live-streamed on the governor’s Facebook page and on YouTube. Livestream is provided…
Read MorePeters, Fox honored as All-State musicians
Greene County seniors Clay Peters and Makenna Fox were selected for the prestigious All-State Choir. Classmate Avery Bardole was selected as first alternate. Unfortunately, the actual All-State Music Festival, previously slated for Nov. 19-21, will not be held this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Selection to the All-State ensembles was based on video audition. The same stringent requirements were…
Read MoreAdopt-a-Family seeks donations for holiday food program
The Adopt-a-Family board is again relying on the generosity of community members and businesses to brighten the holidays for Greene County families in need. The Adopt-a-Family board will provide a holiday food program to Greene County families this holiday season, In 2019, more than 155 families received food baskets. This year has been and continues to challenge families. Adopt-a-Family remains…
Read More‘Toys for Greene County Kids’ lets area residents help Santa
Area residents who would like to help assure Santa delivers toys to children this Christmas are invited to donate to the Toys for Greene County Kids project. Last year more than 300 Greene County children received toys through the program. Toys are needed for children age newborn to 14. “Many of these kids will not receive toys at Christmas if…
Read MoreFirst baby born at ‘new’ county hospital passes away at age 82
Tom Milligan, the first baby born at the “new” Greene County Hospital on Jan. 2, 1938, died Oct. 17 at his home in Fountain Hills, AZ. He was 82 years old. He was the son of Frank Toliver Milligan and Ruth Thompson “Tommy” Milligan. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1956. He went to California for college and graduated…
Read MoreCharles Burkhardt, 1943 – 2020
Charles (Chuck) Burkhardt, age 77 of Jefferson, Iowa, died Monday, November 9, 2020. Chuck was born January 20, 1943 in Guthrie Center, Iowa to Kenneth and Ruth (Badger) Burkhardt. Chuck grew up on a family farm outside of Bagley and graduated from Bagley High School in 1961. Chuck married his high school sweetheart, Bonnie Burns, on July 2, 1961 in…
Read MoreFirst Covid death in county, now 211 active cases
Greene County public health director Becky Wolf on Friday morning reported the first death due to Covid-19 in the county. “We extend our most sincere condolences to the family,” Wolf said, but provided no further information except that the deceased is 60-79 years old. She reported 36 new cases of Covid-19 among county residents in the past 24 hours. There…
Read MoreCounty supervisors approve a resolution for face coverings, effective immediately
No penalty for non-compliance, though ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline An historic special session of the Greene County board of supervisors was electronically attended by more than 30 people through Zoom on November 12. The meeting was to consider a face mask/face shield mandate for Greene County. After nearly an hour of discussion, the board unanimously approved a resolution calling…
Read MoreCovid positivity rate at 23.3 percent; GrCo Schools ask to close for two weeks
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 MoreA 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…
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