The Churdan public library staff has announced plans for the 2021 summer reading program. Story Time will be Wednesdays, June 9 – July 21, as follows: 9:15-9:30 am – Rubber Ducky program for children birth to 2 years old. 9:30 -10:30 am – Story time activities will be geared for a preschool audience. Any child may attend, but activities will…
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Peoples Bank donates to GC Early Learning Center
A gift of $15,000 from the Peoples Bank will help ensure that “Growth Happens Here” at the Greene County Early Learning Center (GCELC), a nonprofit childcare center serving children and families from throughout Greene county. An early supporter of the project, the Peoples Banks are supporting the construction of a new building for the center in Jefferson that will…
Read MoreNew pet ordinance would mandate TNR
The Jefferson city council will once again discuss the issue of unowned cats. On the agenda for the June 8 meeting is discussion of a proposed addition dealing with feral cats to the city’s animal protection and control ordinance. The ordinance would mandate participating in a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program. The ordinance defines “feral” as “wild or untamed.” It specifies that…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending June 4
In Greene County district court Scott Thomas Perdue, 44, of Ogden was sentenced May 28 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- second offense. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Correctional Services for two years. He was fined…
Read MoreWolf reports another death due to Covid-19
Covid-19 remains a serious health issue. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf on June 4 reported the death of a Greene County resident due to Covid-19. The county’s death toll due to the pandemic is now at 11. “Covid-19 is still a real threat. Please get vaccinated,” Wolf said. She reported that 3,696 persons, 42 percent, of all Greene…
Read MorePheasant causes fatal accident
A pheasant is thought to the be the cause of a single-vehicle crash in southern Greene County that killed a Des Moines early Friday. According to information from the Iowa State Patrol, Theodore Wayne Sanford McGinnis, 30, of Des Moines was southbound on County Road P-14 (J Ave) just north of County Road E-63 in Greenbrier Township when he apparently…
Read MorePaton man charged after son shoots at his car
~courtesy of The Perry News A Perry man allegedly fired three rounds from a 9mm pistol at his father Saturday afternoon after his father allegedly rammed at high speed the car in which his son was a passenger. Investigation of the incident is ongoing, according to Greene County sheriff Jack Williams. Williams said arrest warrants have been requested for Rene…
Read MoreRams open baseball season with one game suspended, one loss
The Greene County baseball season began May 25 with a weather-interrupted game that had Nodaway Valley in the lead 11-8. The game was suspended after four innings of play due to lightening in the area and will not be completed. Joe Carey and Kole Teeples each had two-run doubles for the Rams. Justin Stream also doubled. Max Riley and Bryce…
Read MoreRam boys finish soccer season at state tournament
The Ram boys soccer season ended the same way the 2019 season ended – with a loss in the first round of the state tournament to Iowa City Regina. The 2019 Rams lost in overtime. The 2021 Rams lost 3-0 in regulation play. The game was played June 1 at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines. The win in the…
Read MoreMidland Power breaks ground on Hastings Substation, honors Ken Hastings
Midland Power Cooperative celebrated the 41-year electric co-op legacy of Ken Hastings with a groundbreaking May 26 for a substation that will be located at NEW Cooperative’s Cooper location. The Midland Power substation will be known as the Hastings Substation and will support the expansion projects underway at NEW Cooperative. As a young farmer in the Jefferson area, Hastings was…
Read MoreA good – no, a great – idea gone awry
a column by Colleen O’Brien The point of war? Now and throughout history, the purpose of war has been to break the harsh rule of an invading power or of a capturing power or of a colonial power (these are the same thing). Humans have gone to war to stop a grasping power – think Hitler. Often, leaders go to…
Read MoreSeal of Biliteracy awarded
Greene County High School Spanish teacher Amy Van der Meer reports that nine students took the Seal of Biliteracy exam and all nine passed. The Seal of Biliteracy encourages students to pursue biliteracy, honors the skills students attain, and can be evidence of skills that are attractive to future employers. Biliteracy refers not only to spoken language, but to written…
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