Month: April 2021
Introductory birding event slated at Dunbar Slough
The Raccoon River Watershed Association and Carroll County Conservation will host a birdwatching event Saturday, April 17. Matt Wetrich of Jefferson, Carroll County conservationist, will lead the program at Dunbar Slough in southwest Greene County. The program is designed for persons new to birdwatching. Wetrich will teach participants how to identify birds, explain migration patterns, and explore birdwatching locations at…
Read MoreTree City USA designation for Jefferson
Jefferson once again received a Tree City USA award on behalf of the Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The awards were presented virtually on April 8. To qualify as a Tree City USA, a city must have either a city forester or an active city tree board, have a tree ordinance, spend at least $4…
Read MoreSubsoil moisture ratings in WC Iowa only 27 percent adequate or surplus
Measurable rain fell across the state which allowed Iowa farmers only 3.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 11, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities included applying anhydrous and fertilizer, spreading manure, spring tillage and planting oats. There were also scattered reports of corn being planted. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 4 percent…
Read MoreBoys place third, girls fourth at Carroll coed meet
The Ram track and field teams competed at the Carroll High Coed Relays in Carroll Monday. The boys finished third of eight teams and the girls finished fourth of eight teams. Carroll won both the boys and girls competitions. The Ram boys won three relays. Daniel Rivera, Bryce Stalder, Richard Daugherty and Jaxon Warnke ran the 4 X 100m relay…
Read MoreCovid positivity rate at 3.3 percent
Two-thirds of residents age 65 and older are fully vaccinated The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County is at 3.3 percent as of Monday morning, April 12. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reports a total of 846 cases in the county, with 114 of them being active cases. On the vaccine front, Wolf reports a…
Read MoreThe Capitol Roundup
~by State Senator Jesse Green April 9, 2021 Greetings friends! Now that the second funnel week is over, we voted on many more bills than we normally do to send to the governor’s desk or to the House. This week we passed out of the Senate the Life Amendment. The section reads, “To defend the dignity of all human life,…
Read MoreGreene County sheriff signs letter asking Biden to reverse immigration policy
Greene County sheriff Jack Williams isn’t against immigration, but he sees a need to curtail illegal immigration as a step in decreasing the flow of illegal drugs across the country’s southern border. Williams was one of 10 Iowa sheriffs who signed a letter last week to President Joe Biden asking him to “help America’s Sheriffs keep our neighborhoods and communities…
Read MorePlans told for Extension and Outreach Week, April 12-17
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week is April 12-17. Iowa’s 100 county Extension offices will host activities throughout the week to thank Iowans for their support of extension efforts throughout the state. “The challenges of the past year changed how ISU Extension and Outreach serves Iowans, but not why: We want a strong Iowa. We are here for you…
Read MoreCattlemen donate beef to food pantry
The Greene County Cattlemen’s Association recently donated $2,000 worth of beef to Action Resource Center food pantry. Shown with a portion of the donated beef products are from the left: Jill Rose, Faye Wiley, and Shirley Haupert of ARC with Cattlemen President Justin Robbins. The Cattlemen thanked the donors who provide the funds that make donations like this possible. “Eat Beef!”…
Read MoreMarie Smith, 1929 – 2021
Marie Smith (nee Mabel Marie Rydings) passed away on April 8, 2021. She was born March 10, 1929 to Milo and Gladys Rydings. She was predeceased by her parents, her brother Herbert Rydings, her sister Eleanor O’Neill, and by her husbands, Dr. Richard Buzard and Dr. Sherwood Smith. She is survived by her sister Beverly Batchellor; by her children Karen…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending April 9
In Greene County district court Nickalos Andrew Brown, 25, of Jefferson was sentenced April 7 to six months in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- first offense, amended from OWI- second offense. All but two days of the jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County…
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