The Greene County boys cross country team opened its 2021 season with a second place finish in the West Central Valley Invitational Sept. 2 in Stuart. Senior Logan Woodruff led the team finishing fifth with a time of 18:24. Other Rams scoring points toward the team total were freshman Noah Hinote, 12th, 19:31; freshman Gavyn Winters, 14th, 19:41; senior Jayden…
Read MoreMonth: September 2021
Letter to the editor – D. Lautner on the gaming referendum
To the editor, With the football season starting, I believe our school system needs to tweak its curriculum. After all, we are trying to give our students the best education that money can buy. I believe each graduate needs to have one credit in casino playing and one credit in sports betting to earn a degree from high school. After…
Read MoreRobert Holz, 1831 – 2021
Services were held Sept. 5 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Robert Charles Holz, 89, of rural Jefferson. His daughters Kristi Holz, Robin Moberley and Julie Breshears officiated. Honorary bearers were Molly Holz, Deborah Miller, Dean Moberley, Luke Edwards and Catherine Whisenand. Casket bearers were Joseph Breshears, Asher Breshears, Clark Breshears, Bob Holz, Cali Wolfpack and Jeff Jewett. Interment…
Read MoreGaylon Harbaugh, 1938 – 2021
Gaylon Lee Harbaugh was born June 28, 1938, at his maternal grandmother’s home in Paton, to Merritt Paul and Elma Juanita Gliem Harbaugh. During World War II, the family lived in Oklahoma, where Gaylon’s father built airplane runways. Gaylon started elementary school in Oklahoma. The family moved to Farlin in 1945 when Gaylon’s grandfather, LeRoy Harbaugh, died. They farmed LeRoy’s…
Read MoreMidland Power Cooperative donates to GrCo Early Learning Center
A gift of $18,500 from Midland Power Cooperative 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. GCELC will be moving from its current facility on Madison Street to an adjacent property at 306 S. Vine St. The $2.1 million facility that…
Read MorePheasant count up in west central Iowa
Results of Iowa’s 2021 pheasant population survey shows the impact that weather can have on the popular game birds. In the regions where less snow fell, the counts were better; where more snow and ice fell, the counts were worse. Overall, the annual August roadside survey found Iowa’s statewide pheasant population to be essentially unchanged from 2020 at 20 birds…
Read MoreNew dashboard will show Covid-19 data with quick data points
Greene County 7-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing at 11.5 percent Effective September 3, the coronavirus.iowa.gov website will provide a user-friendly dashboard with quick data points, and sharing data more frequently via social media on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. New information will include a monoclonal antibodies treatment finder to encourage Iowans to seek treatment for COVID-19 in their local communities. With the Labor…
Read MoreSupervisors exploring Second Amendment sanctuary designation
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Second Amendment sanctuaries were briefly discussed at the Aug. 30 meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors. The idea was presented by supervisors Mick Burkett and Dawn Rudolph and county sheriff Jack Williams as having been prompted by “people asking“ them about it. Supervisor Dawn Rudolph asked whether other board members would like to…
Read MoreFriends of the Library memberships available now in advance of fall book sale
The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library annual fall book sale begins Sept. 17, on a Friday afternoon for the first time. The sale, held in the library basement, will be open on Friday from 1 to 6 pm for Friends members only. Anyone can be a Friend of the Library. Memberships are available at the circulation desk in the…
Read MoreCountry churches topic of Offenburger presentation for Historical Society Friday
Chuck Offenburger, retired journalist from Cooper and a member of the Greene County Iowa Historical Society board of directors, has been researching the “country churches” of the past and present in the county, and will be sharing his findings in a program on Friday, Sept. 3, at historic St. Patrick’s Catholic Church-Cedar, located about five miles west of Churdan. Historical…
Read MorePigSkin Kick at Friday football game with Perry
Greene County Farm Bureau is again sponsoring the annual PigSkin Kick at Friday night’s Greene County vs. Perry football game. Two high school seniors have been selected to try a kick from the 10-yard line during Friday night’s half time show. If successful, they will each win a prize package from Greene County Farm Bureau.
Read MoreWalking bridge completed in Paton
Greene County conservation recently completed this walking bridge project next to the John Deere plant in Paton. The bridge is part of a half-mile walking trail through the Vesta and Bill Dixon Wildlife Area. The 20-acre wooded area east of the John Deere plant on the east edge of Paton was given to Greene County four years ago by the children…
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