~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team saw the court seven times during the week starting Monday, Sept. 27. The team traveled to Roland-Story High School in Story City to face Marshalltown and Newton during the Roland-Story Tournament. The first game was a loss for Greene County, winning the first set 21-13 but falling short…
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Rams win homecoming game 55-0
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County football team came away with a win for homecoming after facing Red Oak Friday night, scoring 55 points and holding the Tigers to zero. This brings the Rams to 5-1 for the season. The Rams scored in each quarter of the game, with 14 points in the first quarter and…
Read MoreGJ Presbyterian Church marks 150 years
First United Presbyterian Church of Grand Junction will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding on Sunday, Oct. 10, during church services at 10:30 am. It’s actually a 150+1 event as the celebration was postponed a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction was established on June 5, 1870, a year after the town of…
Read MoreEarly Learning Center board encourages YES vote on casino question
To the editor We are writing to encourage everyone to get out and vote (or vote early or by mail) in favor of extending our Wild Rose experience in Greene County. Your “YES” vote will enable the Grow Greene County to financially support many much-needed projects. As co-presidents of the Greene County Early Learning Center board, we are focused on…
Read MoreMany changes for voters for Nov. 2 city/school election
~provided by the Greene County auditor’s office The regular city/school election will be held November 2, 2021. The city/school election will use regular general election precincts except for the City of Jefferson; the three precincts will be combined, and all will vote at the Greene County Community Center for this election The Iowa legislature in its 2021 session made many…
Read MoreFall Rippey Ruckus baseball tourney this Saturday
The Rippey Demons will host two teams for the second Rippey Ruckus tournament of the ’21 baseball season. The first game of the Fall tournament will be held Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Walt Anderson field in the southwest corner of Rippey. The game will begin at 10:30 am. The Rippey Demons will have the home field advantage. They are…
Read MoreSupes hear changes in voting for Nov. 2 election
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At a regular board meeting chaired by supervisor Dawn Rudolph on Oct. 4, the Greene County supervisors, through auditor Jane Heun, announced election information for the upcoming Nov. 2 election. This election includes a vote on the continuance of casino operation in the county. Heun said absentee ballots for the city/school election must be mailed…
Read MoreRestauranteur named for The Centennial
The Centennial: Contemporary Taste, Historic Charm The restauranteur who will operate the tea room formerly known as Angie’s Tea Garden got her start in culinary classes and Ram Restaurant at Jefferson-Scranton High School. Sara Ostrander of Grand Junction, a 2002 J-S graduate with extensive culinary training and experience, was introduced at an outdoor event at Thomas Jefferson Gardens Tuesday evening.…
Read MoreIowans who fought for the Confederacy topic of Sunday program at the museum
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Avid historical researcher and re-enactor David Connon of Earlham was digging deeply into the history of the Underground Railroad’s route across Iowa when he discovered a Civil War story he’d been unaware of – there were at least 76 Iowans, maybe even more, who in fact joined the Confederate army and…
Read MoreRotary Charity Auction date, format told
For the 23rd year, Jefferson Rotarians are preparing for their annual Charity Auction. This year the event takes on a hybrid format with online bidding and in-person auction event. Bidding on packages will open Saturday, Nov. 13, at 9 am and continue through Nov. 19. The live auction will be held Friday, Nov. , at the Green Room of the…
Read MoreHarvest now 10 days ahead of normal season
Farmers made good progress on harvest even with variable precipitation late in the week, allowing Iowa’s farmers 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 3, 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting hay, soybeans and corn. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 13 percent very short, 32 percent short, 53 percent adequate…
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