The dedication of the Mahanay Bell Tower took place 55 years ago in 1966, and each year it is a time to celebrate. A Tower Tunes Live birthday oncert will be played Saturday, Oct. 16, from 12:15 – 12:30 pm. Local Mahanay Maestro Sheryl Sloan will perform her favorite music on the carillon for the community to enjoy. Bell Tower…
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Aquatic, forest and ROW pesticide applicator course slated
Preregister before Oct. 13 for fall commercial pesticide applicator training recertification Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will host an Aquatic, Forest and Right-of-Way Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Oct. 20. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) can be seen at office locations across…
Read MoreWild Rose donates to Greene County Early Learning Center
Dedicated to the growth and vitality of the community, Wild Rose Casino has provided a $100,000 lead gift to Greene County Early Learning Center, a nonprofit childcare center serving children and families from throughout Greene County. With this significant donation, Wild Rose helps ensure that “Growth Happens Here” by supporting the construction of the center’s new building in Jefferson. This…
Read MoreParents asked to read 20 minutes a day with kids
At the start of the new school year, Greene County Schools reading specialists ask parents to support reading at home. “Please encourage your child to read 20 minutes a day. Reading 20 minutes a day can help your child grow and apply reading skills of phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension that teachers work with them on during the day,” said reading…
Read MoreMany questions, many opinions about proposed CO2 pipeline
About 80 persons attended an informational meeting Oct. 4 hosted by Summit Carbon Solutions about its proposed pipeline to move carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Louis Dreyfus ethanol plant at Grand Junction to underground geologic formations southwest of Bismarck, ND. The informational meeting was held as a requirement of the Iowa Utilities Board. The IUB’s primary function is to regulates…
Read MoreRam spikers host tourney Saturday
~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…
Read MoreRams 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…
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