~from ISU Extension and Outreach Children and adults benefit from being supported by a strong family unit, no matter how it is defined. This support can come from parents with a positive relationship, extended family and friends, and the community, says Joy Rouse, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Nick Stinnett and John D. Defrain…
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Dennis Moranville, 1947 – 2021
Graveside services were held April 2 at Jefferson Municipal Cemetery for Dennis Dean Moranville, 73, of Grand Junction. Words of comfort were offered by Mike Wolterman. Honorary bearers were Johnny Dennis Hamilton, Kayla Alice Riedell, Dylan Daniel Steven Hamilton, John Oberg, Megan Brelsford, Elliott Bittner and Adeline Bittner. Dennis Dean Moranville was born April 4, 1947, to Donald Dean Moranville…
Read MoreJohn Odell, 1947 – 2021
John (Sandy) Sanford Odell, Jr., 73, was born September 30, 1947 in Torrance, CA, to John and Dorothy Odell. John passed away peacefully at Veteran’s Hospital in Des Moines on March 28, 2021, with his wife by his side. John served in the United States Army from 1967 – 1968. He worked as a manager of internal maintenance in Las Vegas casinos…
Read MoreCovid vaccine clinic a success
Vaccine still available at public health, other healthcare providers Greene County Public Health held the first mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Greene County Wednesday, March 31. The clinic filled 1,170 appointment slots to give the Pfizer vaccination. The clinic drew persons from all of central Iowa. There were 45 volunteers and employees who worked this event through a collaboration of…
Read MoreSupervisors keep Zoom, let mask mandate expire
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Public support for public electronic access to the Greene County board of supervisors’ weekly meetings is strong as voiced by speakers at the board meeting on March 29. Four people spoke in favor of continuing Zoom access and possibly expanding it to improve quality, adding video, and adding recording so the meeting can be accessed…
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