Both the Ram boys and girls track and field teams placed fourth at the Panorama Kip Janvrin Coed Invitational held Tuesday in Panora. The weather was warm and breezy, but not blustery. “What a wonderful night for a track and field meet,” girls coach Derek Merk said. The 4 X 200m relay team of Olivia Shannon, Natalie Heupel, Makalya Kafer…
Read MoreDay: April 7, 2021
Joyce Davis, 1949 – 2021
A Celebration of Life will be held April 14 at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson for Joyce Ellen Godwin Davis, 72, of Jamaica. Words of comfort will be offered by Pastor Tom Hinote of The Sanctuary in Jefferson. Her interment will be private. Joyce Ellen Godwin was born February 8, 1949, at Jefferson. She was the…
Read MoreScott Hebenstreit, 1962 – 2021
Memorial services will be held April 9 at First Presbyterian Church in Paton for Scott James Hebenstreit, 59, of Jefferson. The Rev Daniel Emmert will offer words of comfort. Angie Jewett will be accompanist. Honorary bearers will be Bob Smith, Glenn Rohden, Mark Martinez, Jeff Dotts, Curt Dotts, Bruce Wessling, Marcus Harmeyer and Jacob Harmeyer. Interment will be at Mount…
Read MoreGrow Greene County holds Awards Night
Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming license in Greene County, distributed almost $1.2 million in grants at its 6th annual Awards Night, held in-person Tuesday evening at the Greene Room at Wild Rose Jefferson. Of the total, $258,000 was in competitive grants, with Greene County Ambulance receiving $128,000 toward a new Type…
Read MoreTake a pod on a walk, to lunch, to bed with you
a column by Colleen O’Brien The word podcast [CC1] has been around about 15 years. It’s not science fiction chat or a mob of whales in the ocean but a name for transmitting information via electronic gadget software so we can download readings, discussions, interviews, opinion, informational audios of 15 minutes or so up to an hour or more. Often the…
Read MoreJeff council holds 5-minute special meeting
The Jefferson city council handled a pair of time sensitive items at a special meeting Tuesday afternoon. The first item was to set a public hearing setting the maximum tax levy for the budget year starting July 1, 2021. The public hearing is to meet a state requirement that municipalities hold a public hearing and then approve by a two-thirds…
Read MoreState award to county Extension council
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach recently named the Greene County Extension council as the winner of its 2021 Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes a county extension council’s outstanding commitment to the mission of ISU Extension and Outreach and the delivery of research-based or evidence-based programming. The award was presented at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s virtual annual…
Read MoreScranton library news
The library is officially open to the public without an appointment or calling ahead to let us know you will stop in. We are still not offering in person programming at this time. It is very nice to see more people coming back into the library. Please wear a face mask when coming to the library – if you happen…
Read More‘Meet Your Legislators’ this Saturday
The Thomas Jefferson Gardens board will host its third and most likely the final “Meet Your Legislators” of 2021, on Saturday, April 10, at 10 am. The legislative forum will be held at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens Welcome Center in Jefferson. Senator Jesse Green and Representative Phillip Thompson will interreact with their Greene County constituents. The session will be a…
Read MoreDNR still looking for campground hosts
Springbrook state park in Guthrie County is one of five parks for which the Iowa DNR is seeking volunteer campground hosts. Hosts are people who enjoy the outdoors, camping and meeting new people. Parks still in need of hosts are Springbrook, Beeds Lake, Clear Lake, Nine Eagles and Stephens state forest. Volunteer campground hosts live in state parks from one…
Read MoreSupes transfer funds, consider source of funds for RRVT bridge repair
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors approved several transfers of funds during their regular meeting on April 5. These transfers from the Rural fund and Local Option Sales and Services Tax (LOSST) had been approved previously in the FY2021 budget and now are in effect through the passing of Resolution 2021-13. The supervisors transferred money…
Read MoreGrowing season starts with dry soil conditions
Warm and dry days allowed Iowa farmers 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 4, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities included applying anhydrous and fertilizer, spreading manure and planting oats. Topsoil moisture levels across Iowa rated 8 percent very short, 25 percent short, 64 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. West central…
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