Greene County High School art students traveled to Prairie City March 6 for the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference Fine Art Festival and returned home with 21 blue ribbons. The students of Sarah Stott were judged Best of Class in eight of the nine categories they entered. Students received blue ribbons as follows:
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Churdan library plans events
The Churdan public library will host two free programs to close out March. The first program will help “sort” the ins and outs of the new recycling program in Greene County. Troy Reynolds of Boone County Landfill will be the presenter. The program will be held Thursday, March 26, at 5:30 pm in the library meeting room. A light supper…
Read MoreAmerican Legion donates to scouts
American Legion Post 11 recently presented Boy Scout Troop 534 with $300. “We very much appreciate the donations the American Legion has presented. Funds will be utilized to hep promote the troop activities the scouts are involved with,” said scoutmaster Jeff Mason.
Read MoreCOVID-19 update: Community spread in Dallas County
The Iowa Department of Public Health has been notified of one additional positive case of an Iowan with COVID-19, for a total of 18 positive cases. The individual is an older adult age 61-80, and a resident of Dallas County. Additionally, IDPH has determined, based on the new COVID-19 case and the announcement this evening of community spread in Omaha,…
Read MoreBOOST Bash postponed to June 27
The third annual BOOST Bash will be postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. The event, previously scheduled for March 28, will now be held on Saturday, June 27, 2020. The BOOST committee will offer refunds to any community members unable to attend the new date. More details about the BOOST Bash postponement will be provided as they become available.
Read MoreLet’s each do our part to protect our seniors and fellow Iowans
March 12, 2020 ~by Sen Joni Ernst In the past few days, cases of coronavirus have started to arise here in Iowa, just like we’ve seen in many other states across the country. At this point, there are over 1,000 cases in the United States, and that number is almost certain to grow. In Congress, we are working to do…
Read MoreMedical center closed to visitors starting Friday
Visitors to all departments of Greene County Medical Center will be restricted effective Friday. The following information was released Thursday afternoon: “To protect our patients, families and health care workers due to the global outbreak of COVID-19 and influenza, the following restrictions are being implemented effective Friday, March 13.
Read MoreJeff council hears insurance rates, okays new rules for city facilities
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline A hidden cost in trash collection – one the city of Jefferson hopes to minimize going forward – was brought forward at the Jefferson city council’s March 10 meeting by Jim Unger, the city’s property, liability and workers compensation insurance agent.
Read MorePerry Jay Coil, 1960 – 2020
Services will be held March 16 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Perry Jay Coil, 59, of Jefferson. Words of comfort will be offered by Mike Winger. Honorary bearers will be Stephen Coil, Robert Hadley, David Miller, Kenny Rosser, Abel Aguilar and David Reed. Casket bearers will be Anthony Arbuckle, Robert Peterson, Jeffrey Peterson, Andrew Coil, Patrick Coil and…
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Congratulations to Carla Linhart, the winner of the Conversation Hearts Guessing Game for two years in a row! Carla’s guess of 305 hearts was the closest to the actual amount, which was 310 hearts.
Read MoreSupes okay salary increases for elected officials
The Greene County supervisors awarded county elected officials salary increases ranging from 3 to 6 percent March 9 just prior to adopting the budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (beginning July 1, 2020). The increases follow the recommendation of the compensation board last December. Receiving the comp board’s recommendation was an agenda item for the supervisors, but discussing it was not…
Read MoreDeadlines approaching for nominations for June primary, November general
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Changes made by the Iowa State Legislature have potential candidates for political and non-political offices rushing to get signatures before the deadlines this month. The filing period for public offices for the June 2 primary and the Nov. 3 general elections are fast approaching. Any Republicans or Democrats running for federal or state offices have…
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