~provided by Nancy Rowedder, New Opportunities prevention consultant Are your holiday plans looking a little different this year? The pandemic has played havoc on our normal traditions! Creativity is a must this year as we may not be able to gather in person. New Opportunities wants to encourage people to find healthy alternative activities to participate in during this holiday…
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Workday slated at Perkins Prairie Preserve
Area residents are invited to join the Iowa National Heritage Foundation (INHF) for a pandemic-friendly, family-friendly volunteer opportunity Saturday, Dec. 12, at Perkins Prairie southwest of Jefferson. During the winter workday – 10 am to 12 pm – volunteers will help remove brush and non-native plants from the prairie. Participants will use various hand tools to manually cut invasive brush.…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Dec. 4
Justin Michael Cosnotti, 35, of Jefferson was sentenced in Greene County district court Dec. 2 to two five-year prison terms after changing his plea to guilty to charges of willful injury resulting in bodily injury and domestic abuse assault- third or subsequent offense. The prison terms are consecutive. He was fined $750 with a $112.50 surcharge on each charge; the…
Read MoreLinda Lee Anderson, 1949 – 2020
Linda Anderson, the daughter of Robert M. and Helen E. (Ryan) Anderson, was born May 15, 1949, at Jefferson, and departed this life following a lengthy illness on November 29, 2020, at the Brio of Johnston Senior Living & Care Center in Johnston. Linda lived her life to the age of 71 years, 6 months and 14 days. Linda’s…
Read MorePublic health shares info on new CDC quarantine guidelines
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County is at 11.7 percent as of Friday morning. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reported just two new cases were identified in the previous 24 hours. “We’re proud of you, Greene County, for helping us reduce our 14-day positivity rate and decreasing the number of cases reported each day,”…
Read MoreDates told for private pesticide applicator training
Greene County Extension has rescheduled the Dec. 4 private pesticide applicator training to Thursday, Feb. 25. Persons who previously registered for that date have been rescheduled to a February date. The following dates available for private pesticide applicator virtual training: Thursday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 pm; Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 1:30 pm; Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 pm; Tuesday, Feb.…
Read MoreCovid-19 positivity rate now below 15 percent
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County continues its downward trend and is at 14.7 percent as of Thursday morning. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reported eight new cases were identified in the previous 24 hours. The total number of cases in the county is 563. Of those, 301 are active cases and 262 persons…
Read MoreCovid-19 positivity rate now at 16.4 percent
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County has fallen to 16.4 percent, down from a high of 26 percent Nov. 20. That’s according to Greene County public health director Becky Wolf in an update Wednesday morning. She reported no new deaths. The total number of cases in the county is 561. Of those, 317 are active cases…
Read MoreRam girls hoops team eager to improve on 2019-20 season
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls basketball team is ready to begin a new season with veteran coach Todd Gordon who is assisted by Jeff Lamoureux. This is Gordon’s first year as the Rams’ head coach. The first game is slated for Friday, Dec. 4, against Roland-Story in Jefferson in the new high school gymnasium. This is…
Read MoreGrCo boys have experience, desire to win
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team is gearing up for the first game of the season with Roland-Story on Dec. 4. Practice was delayed until Nov. 30 because the school went to online learning and activities are not allowed during those times. A makeup game with Ogden will be played Dec. 5 and the one…
Read MoreFirst-hand story of Covid-19 experience
Julie Kipp of Yale offered to share her experience with the coronavirus with our readers. Julie previously wrote the local news for Yale and Bagley in The News Gazette. `~by Julie Kipp, courtesy of The Scranton Journal This experience started at 1:30 am on Saturday, Oct. 10, when I woke up with a scratchy throat and a low-grade fever after…
Read MoreSupes hear about planning for Covid-19 vaccines
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At their meeting on Nov. 30, the Greene County board of supervisors began preliminary planning to make vaccinations against COVID-19 eventually available in the county. Engineer Wade Weiss said more conversation with public health director Becky Wolf over the coming weeks will help in planning. It is unknown whether testing such as temperature checks will…
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