The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is launching a new event registration site that is part of the Go Outdoors Iowa system currently used for hunting and fishing licenses. The new site, at https://events.gooutdoorsiowa.com, is now home to hunter education classes, hunter education field days, boater education classes, learn to hunt/trap/shoot workshops, mentored opportunities, general outdoor skills workshops and more.…
Read MoreMonth: January 2021
Greene County district court, ending Jan. 22
In Greene County district court Dale Lee Spaulding, 52, of Ellsworth was sentenced Jan. 15 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of contraband in a correctional facility. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Corrections for three years. Spaulding was…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, ending Jan. 22
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered Jan. 11 against Jacob Kenneth Hartman of Jefferson on a charge of criminal mischief- fifth degree. He was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge; both were suspended. He was placed on unsupervised probation to the Greene County sheriff for 12 months. Court costs were not available on Iowa Courts Online. Cases…
Read MoreThe Capitol Roundup
~by Senator Jesse Green January 22, 2021 Last week I talked about some of the unique things I experienced being a first time legislator. In the newsletter I referred to the reality of our situation at the Capitol with this being the largest Republican trifecta since at least 1970. To describe the situation I used the farmer illustration, “When the…
Read MoreBells silenced until policy is adopted
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors unanimously approved the temporary suspension of all music from the bell tower except quarterly chimes at their meeting on Jan 21. Chair John Muir introduced the motion saying, “The art policy didn’t include everything it should have (in regard to the music at the Tower.)” “This temporary move might…
Read MoreWe can heal our divisions
~by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) January 20, 2021 Forty-six years ago this month, I swore an oath to the Constitution as a newly elected representative of Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. Those were tumultuous times in our nation’s political history. President Richard M. Nixon resigned three months before the midterm elections that would determine representation in the 94th Congress. I was…
Read MoreDeadline extended for cover crop discount on ’21 crop insurance premiums
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has extended the deadline for farmers who planted fall cover crops to sign up for a $5 per acre reduction on their 2021 crop insurance premiums. Farmers and landowners now have through January 27 to sign up online at apply.cleanwateriowa.org. Fall 2020 cover crop acres enrolled in other state or federal cover crop cost-share programs are…
Read MorePublic health shares guidance for Phase 1B in Covid-19 vaccine distribution
With a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines headlining national news, Greene County public health director Becky Wolf has provided updated information about vaccine distribution in the county. She first explained the Iowa Department of Public Health and public health agencies in all 99 Iowa counties are committed to following Centers for Disease Control mass vaccination guidance for when vaccine inventory is…
Read MoreCovid-19 update, Jan. 23
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County is at 9.8 percent as of Saturday morning, Jan. 23. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the county is 729. There have been six new cases in the last 24 hours, nine in the last three days, 26 in the last seven days, and 44 new cases in the…
Read MoreState treasurer provides snapshot of counties’, cities’, and schools’ debt
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…
Read MoreRams 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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