The Community Appreciation Night was held at the Greene County High School Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, June 16. It was organized by Jefferson Matters: A Main Street & Chamber Community. The focus of the event was to honor volunteers, educate the community about the merged organization and present awards, including the Above and Beyond the Call (ABC) Award. Presenters…
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Beaver Creek Watershed receives EPA funds
The Beaver Creek Watershed Management Authority, of which Greene County is a member, received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Authority’s Farmer to Farmer grant program. The funding announcement was made Wednesday at the capitol in Des Moines. Funding to Iowa totals $2.5 million disbursed to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and…
Read MoreCovid positivity rate at 0
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing is 0 percent as of June 16, reports Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. The last positive test in the county was May 28. There are currently 104 cases still considered active; 766 county residents have recovered and 11 have died of Covid-19. Wolf reports that 44 percent of all county residents…
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