State treasurer Michael Fitzgerald reported Jan. 20 that Iowa outstanding debt obligations for state and local governments totaled $17.9 billion as of June 30, 2020, a 4.77 percent increase from fiscal year 2019. “This is similar to the increase we saw last year,” said Fitzgerald. “With interest rates this low, public units are borrowing money to pay for capital projects…
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Rams lose games to Panorama, Nevada
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County basketball teams dropped both contests last week. The Greene County girls basketball team was no match for the potent offensive attack of Class 3A #10 Panorama Monday, Jan. 11. The Panthers topped the Rams 66-26. In conference action Tuesday, Jan. 12, Nevada ran over the Rams 50-23. Games across the state were…
Read MoreWait list available for next phase of Covid-19 vaccines
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in the county is 9.2 percent as of Thursday morning, Jan. 21, according to Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the county is 723. There have been three new cases in the last 24 hours, seven in the last three days, 20 in the last…
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