The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends that all persons age 5 and older be vaccinated against Covid-19. “Elementary-age kiddos are well-known as the ‘shedders and spreaders’ of respiratory infections. Widespread vaccination for Covid-19 is a critical tool to protect everyone, especially those at highest risk, from severe illness and death,” said Greene County public health director Becky Wolf.…
Read MoreDay: November 3, 2021
Change for GrCo school board, no change in Jeff council
Voters in Greene County Community Schools elected three new members to the five-member board of education. Catherine Wilson, the only incumbent on the ballot, was not re-elected for a second term. Bonnie Silbaugh received 1,485 votes (27.24 percent). Also joining the board will be Michelle Fields, with 1,047 votes (19.2 percent) and Cindi Daubendiek with 870 votes (15.96 percent). Wilson…
Read MoreFalcons Fly Over Rams 34-14
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County football season came to an end Friday after a 34-14 loss to OABCIG in the second round of Class 2A playoffs. In the first quarter, the Falcons racked up 20 points and held the Rams to zero. The Falcons scored in the first minute and a half of the game…
Read MoreVeterans needed for Final Honors
The firing detail comes to attention and fires three volleys. The uniformed soldier, provided by active-duty military personnel, plays “Taps”, the melody that signals the end of the fallen serviceman’s life and represents the final tribute from a grateful nation. This scene, as honoring and touching as it may be, could fade as a distant memory for us all. …
Read MoreSupes to set up committee to explore new jail options
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At their Nov. 1 meeting, the Greene County board of supervisors discussed setting up a committee to move forward on plans for building a new county jail. “The (current) jail is not sufficient for our needs, according to the state,” said board chair John Muir. “By Thanksgiving, we need a committee.” County attorney Thomas Laehn…
Read MoreAgain, choices…
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Several things in these, our declining years of a democracy, are showing who we really are. We think of ourselves and civilization as we know it as the brilliant species who for about 6,000 years improved the world through ideas, smartness, progress. But if there are any humans left to read their history, it will…
Read MorePheasants Forever slate annual banquet
The Greene County Pheasants Forever chapter is hosting its annual banquet Friday, Nov. 5. Toast and boast begins at 5:30 pm in Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. There will be live and silent auctions, raffles and more. A meal will be catered by Lidderdale Country Store. Persons who want more information can contact Kevin Devilbiss at…
Read MoreScranton zoning board nixes change to allow residential detox facility
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Scranton zoning board of adjustment turned down a request for a change in zoning to allow a former residential property to be utilized as a detox facility. The zoning board consists of LeRoy Reineke, Dave Dideriksen, Ethel Subbert and Cindy Boyd. The board met Sept. 21 to hear a presentation by Megan Ball of Midwest…
Read MoreRSVP looking for volunteer pen pals
RSVP, in partnership with Greene County and Paton-Churdan elementary schools, has a Pen Pal project. Volunteers will be matched with students and the two will exchange letters once a month through May. Students have an opportunity to improve their handwriting, grammar, spelling, social skills and communication. The volunteer is rewarded with a chance to get to know and help an…
Read MoreGrCo HS to honor veterans Nov. 11
~by Lucy Dudley Veterans Day will be celebrated this year at Greene County High School. On Thursday, Nov. 11, the student council welcomes all veterans to gather at 7:30 am in Ram Restaurant for coffee and pastries. Veterans should enter the north-main entrance where members of the student council will be at the doors as greeters. These students will assist…
Read MoreRain slows harvest across Iowa
Widespread precipitation slowed or halted harvest across much of Iowa and limited farmers to just 2.7 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 31, 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities, when possible, included harvesting and fall tillage. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 2 percent very short, 12 percent short, 73 percent adequate and…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
November 1, 2021 The weather cooperated for an evening of Halloween fun in Rippey on Sunday, Oct. 31. Cars were parked on Main St with families handing out treats to the many kids, some adults and at least one dog, who dressed in the various favorite characters of the season. The library was open for viewing several decorated pumpkins that…
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