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 MoreMonth: April 2021
Supes 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…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
April 5, 2021 Rippey public library news – This week is Library Week. When I was hired 2-1/2 years ago our library was going to be 75 years old. We were going to celebrate with an open house and have cookies and punch. I was going to see how many could read 75 books! Fast forward to this year. We have…
Read MoreCovid-19 vaccine available now at all Greene County providers
Covid-19 vaccines are available and “on hand” at every clinic and pharmacy in Greene County, reports Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. “Feel free to connect with the provider of your choice to get vaccinated. Preference of which vaccine you are offered is based on brand availability,” Wolf said Tuesday. Contact information for the various Greene County providers is:…
Read MoreThe Capitol Roundup
April 5, 2921 ~by State Senator Jesse Green This week was the 12th week of the legislative session. It included the next important legislative deadline of the year. In order to be considered for the rest of the year, policy bills needed to be out of their original chamber and through committee in the second chamber. In other words, we…
Read MoreBoys face tough competition at Winterset meet
The Ram boys track and field team placed seventh of 13 teams at the Winterset Husky Invitational April 2. The North Polk Comets dominated the meet, winning seven events. The Rams posted no first place finishes. The Rams finished second in behind NP in the 4X110m shuttle hurdle relay with a time of 1:05.34. Running the race were Jaxon Warnke,…
Read MoreRam girls run in Audubon meet
Olivia Shannon paced the Ram girls track and field team with her first place finish in the 200m dash at the Audubon meet Thursday, April 1. Shannon set a personal best time of 28.50 seconds. Coach Derek Merk noted she ran against “great competition,” and shortened her previous PR of 29.12 set in 2020. Shannon also was part of the…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending April 2
In Greene County district court Mark Christopher Frohwein, 24, of Churdan was sentenced April 1 to two days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana. The jail time was suspended and he was placed on informal for one year to the Greene County sheriff. Frohwein was fined $315 with a $47.25…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending April 2
In Greene County magistrate court Dalton Weber of Scranton was sentenced to seven days in jail on a charge of assault. No fine was levied, but Weber must pay a $15.75 surcharge and $135 court costs. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville) Cases were initiated in district court as follows: Marlene Kay Floyd of Jefferson, harassment- third degree; Jordan Alexis Holley…
Read More‘Recycling 101’ in Churdan
Churdan residents are invited to learn what can and cannot be recycled at “Recycling 101”, hosted by the Churdan public library Tuesday, April 6, at 7 pm. Troy Reynolds of Boone County Recycling Services, which handles recycling for Churdan, will be the presenter. Masks and social distancing will be required. The program will also be available on Zoom. Persons who…
Read MoreNew books at the Jefferson public library
April 2021 New Fiction The Affair by Danielle Steele – On the painful journey to discover who you are and what you want, how much forgiveness and compromise are you capable of in order to be loved? Bear Necessity by James Gould-Bourn – Danny has just been fired from his job, and finds himself the single father of a son…
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