Hunters donated more than 4,100 deer hides to Elks Lodges across Iowa last year, which was a slight decrease from the 2018-2019 season. The deer hides are used by the Veterans Leather Program to make professionally-crafted leather gloves for veterans in wheelchairs and also turned into leather used for therapy programs for recovering veterans. The Veterans Leather Program relies on…
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Clover Kids program under way
Clover Kids is a youth program specially designed for youth in 1st—3rd grade. The focus is hands-on cooperative learning in small groups. Clover Kids participate in activities, games, and other positive experiences in a supportive, creative, challenging and fun environment. Anyone who participates in Greene County Clover Kids will be eligible to show animals and bring static projects to the…
Read MoreScranton man wins $10K in IA lottery
Dillan Bates of Scranton won the big prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “Holiday Wishes” scratch game. He purchased his winning ticket at Casey’s in Scranton and claimed his prize Nov. 10 at lottery headquarters in Clive. Holiday Wishes is a $20 scratch game that features 13 top prizes of $25,000 and overall odds of 1 in 2.64. Players can enter…
Read MoreIowa Deer Exchange connects hunters with those who want venison
The inaugural season for the Iowa Deer Exchange has attracted 350 Iowans who indicated they were interested in receiving venison and 60 hunters willing to provide it. The deer exchange, along with the Help us Stop Hunger (HUSH) program, allows hunters an opportunity to provide high quality lean protein to their neighbors, while continuing to do what they enjoy – hunting…
Read MoreLocal 4-H members participating in Iowa 4-H Fighting Hunger food drive
All area residents are invited to join Greene County 4-H members and the 2020-21 State 4-H Council in a stateside effort to collect non-perishable food items throughout the month of November for local food pantries, churches, etc. State Council members have a goal of collecting 10,000 food items amongst Iowa’s 99 counties with the Iowa 4-H Fighting Hunger drive. The…
Read MoreTower Tunes back for holiday season
Local musicians will share the Christmas spirit this season with live music from the Mahanay Memorial Carillon. Each Thursday from 5:15 – 5:30 pm and Sunday from 12:15 – 12:30 pm a variety of holiday music will be shared with the community. These concerts will continue through Dec. 20. Musicians include Michelle Fields, Rick Morain, Wendy VanderLinden, Rhena Lane, Danille…
Read MoreCommercial pesticide training Dec. 2
Registration deadline is Nov. 25 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will host a Pest Control Operators Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) can be seen at office locations across Iowa. The local attendance site is Greene…
Read MoreNumber of Covid cases nearing 500 in county
Greene County added 25 confirmed positive case of Covid-19 Thursday, bringing the total to 474 as of Friday morning, Nov. 20, according to Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. There have been 200 new cases in the past 14 days, 102 in the past seven days. Those numbers are down a bit from Wolf’s last report. The average…
Read MoreStill no decision on ‘old’ gym by GrCo school board
Good news on construction projects, and board okays early retirement policy The Greene County Schools board has yet to decide the fate of the 1921 high school and the 1952 gymnasium attached to it. Neither are needed with the construction of the new high school on Grimmell Road. A public hearing on the disposition of those buildings was held at…
Read MoreSchool board puts mask mandate in place for all school buildings
Greene County students and staff will be required to wear masks at all times when they return to in-person attendance Nov. 30 after seven days of remote learning. The board of education at its Nov. 18 regular meeting approved a mask mandate effective immediately, and until the county public health department gives the school notice the mandate is no longer…
Read MoreTentative agreement on new contract for JPD, all non-salaried employees
Union president says city administrator Palmer stalled negotiations ~GreeneCountyNewsOnline The addition of two new patrol officers to the Jefferson police department recently has the potential to solve a dire need for manpower, a need that left some wondering if the Jefferson PD would survive, or if it would disband, leaving the Greene County sheriff’s office as the only law enforcement…
Read MoreBeverly Swedlund, 1932 – 2020
A private graveside memorial service has been held at South Marion Cemetery in Stratford for Beverly Lou Swedlund, 88. Words of comfort were offered by the Rev David Arulnathan of Salem United Methodist Church in Paton. Beverly Lou Swedlund was born near Toledo, Iowa on January 22, 1932. She was the daughter of Mildred [Potts] and Clyde R. Jay. Beverly…
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