~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Nashua-Plainfield coach Jeff Trost is the 2020 golf recipient of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Golden Plaque of Distinction Award. Trost will be honored at the 2021 Iowa Girls State Golf Meet. He is the son of long-time teacher and coach at Churdan and Paton-Churdan High Schools, the late Paul Trost. The IGHSAU…
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Jeff council supports White House Apt project, Sebolt Wrestling Academy
Last Zoom meeting unless the public requests their continuance ~by Janice Harbaugh for Greene County News Online The Jefferson city council met in regular session on May 26 through videoconferencing with Zoom. Mayor Matt Gordon chaired the meeting in person at the city hall council chambers while council members, the public, and media attended through Zoom and by telephone. Mayor…
Read MoreIowa State Parks open more facilities
DES MOINES, IA – This week, more facilities are open in Iowa state parks according to Gov Kim Reynolds’ proclamation. Here is a list of openings for the week of June 1: Lodges and shelter reservations can be made on the DNR’s park reservation system for June 6 and after. Groups are limited to 50 percent capacity of the facility…
Read MoreGreene County GOP, Dems pick candidates for general election
Registered Democrats and Republicans voted Tuesday in a primary to chose candidates for the Nov. 3 general election. There was an emphasis on voting by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that seemed to appeal to voters. Turnout was significantly more than in the 2018 primary. A total of 850 Republicans voted this time, compared to 472 in 2018.…
Read MoreElementary teachers end year with parade
~Photos and text by Joseph Beaudet, University of Missouri summer intern Families lined the streets in Scranton as teachers bid them farewell. Greene County Elementary School held a teacher parade on Friday afternoon, May 29. Organized by a team of staff members, the parade began in Scranton, then moved on to Jefferson, Grand Junction, and Rippey. The original teacher parade…
Read MoreShort work week for farmers but crops doing well
Rain throughout the week resulted in 2.7 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 31, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Warmer temperatures advanced crop development. Topsoil moisture levels across Iowa rated 1 percent very short, 1 percent short, 78 percent adequate and 20 percent surplus. Ratings in west central Iowa were 2 percent short, 85…
Read MoreCAFO opposition looks to national group for help
~by Janice Harbaugh for Greene County News Online The Farmers and Neighbors of Greene County, community members living in the area surrounding the hog confinement operation proposed by Stumpf Finishers, LLC of Rockwell City, have reached out to the Socially Responsible Agricultural Project located in Golden, CO. SRAP is a not-for-profit group which assists grassroots organizers in more than 30…
Read MoreUpdate: Stumpf Finishers construction permit
~by Janice Harbaugh for Greene County News Online The construction permit for a concentrated animal feeding operation proposed by Todd Stumpf, dba Stump Finishers LLC, south of Churdan is still under review by the Iowa Department of Natural Resource. Alison Manz, senior environmental specialist with the DNR, confirmed May 28 that a request for an extension has not been received.…
Read MoreChange in visitor restrictions at medical center
Greene County Medical Center has eased some visitor restrictions put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective May 27, the emergency department, surgery, clinics, outpatient chemotherapy and obstetric ultrasound patients will be allowed one companion or support person.
Read MoreFree fishing weekend June 5-7
Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license on June 5, 6 and 7 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) free fishing weekend. All other regulations remain in place. “Grab your tackle box, take the family, and get your lines in the water this weekend,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Fisheries Bureau.…
Read MoreCourthouse will open Wednesday
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Safe opening of county services to the public was discussed at the regular meeting of the Greene county board of supervisors on May 26. All supervisors were physically present in the board room along with several county officials. The public attended electronically through Zoom. Board chair John Muir reported on Emergency Operations Center and department…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending May 28
In Greene County district court Richard Dean Finch, 84, of Jefferson was sentenced May 25 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 informal probation to the county sheriff for one year.…
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