In the neighborhood

February 1, 2021 Rippey Lions Club – The Lions Club will meet Friday, Feb. 5 (no meeting, Feb. 4), at Dale and Nancy Hanaman’s garage at 6 pm, to prepare for the BRR Ride on Saturday, Feb. 6. Please wear a mask. Those who will be helping on Saturday will meet in front of the Rippey library/community building at 9:30…

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Naylor invites all to IA Organic Assoc workshops

To the editor, As my husband and I have transitioned our farm to organic, the experience has been very rewarding, as well as quite challenging. Even though my husband has been farming for over  40 years, connecting to other farmers, to researchers, and to professionals has been an important aspect of this organic learning curve.  To assist more Iowa farmers…

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Covid death toll in county up to eight

The number of deaths in Greene County due to Covid-19 has increased to eight as of Monday morning, Feb. 1. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf shared no information about the person. The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing is at 4.2 percent as of Monday morning, Wolf reports. There were no new cases diagnosed in the previous 24…

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