Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will offer the mosquito/public health pest management continuing instruction course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, Oct. 28. 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 County Extension Office. Due to…
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Annual Lots of Socks drive in progress
RSVP 55+ volunteer program is holding its 12th annual Lots of Socks & More drive Oct. 8 to Nov. 15. Donation boxes decorated in this year’s “Sock Hop” theme are located in libraries, businesses, and churches throughout Jefferson, Rippey, Grand Junction, Scranton, Paton, and Churdan, at Medicap Pharmacy and Greene County Medical Center. Clothing a child today can be expensive,…
Read MoreOrnamental, turfgrass applicators course Nov. 4
Iowa State University and Outreach Greene County office will host an ornamental and turfgrass applicators continuing instruction course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, Nov. 4. 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 County Extension Office. Due to social…
Read MoreRotary auction goes online for 2020
Like so many other events in 2020, the Rotary Club of Jefferson’s annual charity auction will be held online. Bidding opens for a wide array of packaged experiences and unique items on Tuesday, Nov. 17 and closes on Saturday, Nov. 21. Over the past 22 years of the auction, more than $600,000 has been raised thanks to generous donors and eager…
Read MoreFour persons on ballot for county Extension council
Voters will have the opportunity to elect four members of the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County council at the Nov. 3 general election. “The council members elected this year will be involved in bringing educational opportunities to Greene County for the next four years,” Lori Mannel, County Extension Director said. ISU Extension and Outreach Greene County educational…
Read MoreNevada tops Rams in three on v’ball court
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team lost three straight sets in Nevada Oct. 8 with scores of 15-25, 9-25 and 20-25. The Rams couldn’t match the power of the Cubs as Nevada dominated every aspect of the game. They posted 43 kills to GC’s 20; had 38 digs to 14 for the Rams, and recorded 96…
Read MoreLess than half of corn rated ‘good to excellent’
Iowa farmers had nearly a full week to harvest their crops with 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 11, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities again included baling corn stalks, applying fertilizer and manure, and fall tillage. Topsoil moisture condition statewide rated 17 percent very short, 34 percent short, and 49 percent…
Read MoreMiddle school sports
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County eighth grade girls volleyball team traveled to Carroll on Sept. 29 to play ABC matches with the Tigers. The two teams were pretty evenly matched and GC had some good volleys. The Rams won the C match along with four of the nine games. Game Scores: A: 19-21, 16-21, 15-13; B: 21-16,…
Read MoreCovid-19 positivity rate at 9.3 percent
As of Tuesday morning, Oct 13, Greene County currently has 158 confirmed cases of Covid-19, an increase of one, reports Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. Eighty-three people have recovered; 53 percent had no pre-existing conditions; and 33 percent had no symptoms. There have been no deaths attributed to Covid-19 in the county. The average rate of positive cases over…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Oct. 9
In Greene County district court Jon Mitchell Bushman, 43, of Scranton was sentenced Oct. 6 to one year in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- first offense. All but two days of the jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. He…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 9
Cases were initiated in Greene County magistrate court during the week ending Oct. 9 as follows: David Michael Rourke Jr of Grand Junction, theft- fifth degree; and Cindy Marie Rowland of Jefferson, violation of no contact order.
Read MoreBoys x-country team places second at HOIAC meet
The Greene County boys cross country team finished second at the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference meet Monday. The meet was hosted by Saydel. Junior Logan Woodruff earned a medal with his sixth place finish. His time was 18:23.93. The top eight finishers received medals – sophomore Ethan Frederick finished ninth in 18:52.06, and junior Jayden Carstensen finished 10th in…
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