~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Greene County attorney Thomas Laehn continues working to strengthen that office, now trying to increase the hours per week allotted to assistant county attorney Laura Snider. Laehn asked the county supervisors at their Dec. 13 meeting to consider increasing Snider’s hours from 25 to 29.5 hours per week. He said the change would keep Snider…
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Ram grapplers split in dual action
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal On Dec. 7 Greene County wrestlers traveled to Gilbert High School to compete against Gilbert and ADM. The Rams lost to the ADM Tigers 39-35 with seven wins and seven losses, three due to forfeit and one due to an injury. ADM 39 ~ Greene County 35 106 – Gavyn Winters won by fall…
Read MoreTwo hoops wins for Ram boys
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team added two wins to their season total last week. On Tuesday, Dec. 7, the team traveled to South Hamilton High School in Jewell to take on the Hawks. The Rams were up 43-20 at halftime after scoring 22 points in the first quarter and 21 in the…
Read MoreRams drop two hoops games
The Rams girls basketball faced two losses last week. The first was to South Hamilton on Dec. 7 in Jewell, followed by a defeat by PCM Dec. 10 in Jefferson. In the Tuesday game, the Hawks ended the first quarter ahead of the Rams, 16-3, and never looked back. The Rams were unable to score more than seven points in…
Read MoreRam coach Duncan selected to coach in Shrine All-Star
The Iowa High School Football Coaches Association has selected the coaches for the 2022 Iowa Shrine All-Star Football Classic. Greene County head coach Caden Duncan has been picked as an assistant coach for the South squad after coaching the Rams to a 7-1 regular season. Duncan will be the South offensive coordinator. The game is set for Saturday, July 23,…
Read MoreRotary holds no food drive for ARC
Members of the Rotary Club of Jefferson completed a “No Food November” drive for the Action Resource Center with a large delivery on Dec. 6 Non-food items including paper products, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, or laundry and dish detergent were collected throughout the month of November. “Those are things that really add up and can’t be purchased with food…
Read MoreWailes sentenced to prison for Scranton bank robbery
Zachary Wailes, 27, was sentenced recently in federal court on charges of theft and robbery. Wailes was accused of entering the Scranton office of Peoples Bank on Feb. 25 and taking several thousand dollars while employees believed he had a hand gun. Wailes must spend eight years and four months in federal prison before his release. He was also ordered…
Read MoreCompensation board to meet Dec. 20
The Greene County compensation board will meet Monday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 am in the board room at the courthouse. The compensation board recommends to the board of supervisors a wage increase (if appropriate) for county elected officials. Each elected official appoints one person to the compensation board, with the supervisors appointing two to represent the group. Serving on the…
Read MoreJewett joins medical center board of trustees
The Greene County Medical Center board of trustees and administration introduced a new member to the board at their November meeting. Long time Greene County resident Angela (Angie) Jewett was appointed to the board of trustees to complete the term of Ralph Reidesel, who retired from the board effective Nov. 30. His term expires Dec. 31, 2022. Jewett currently lives…
Read MoreCommercial manure app training slated for Greene County
Registration deadline is December 30 Commercial manure applicators should plan to attend the commercial manure applicator training program scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 6, from 9 am to noon. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, will conduct the required three-hour training workshop at that time. There is no fee to attend the…
Read MoreHomemade bread topic for adult ed class
The art of baking homemade bread was on the agenda at the Greene County Career Academy culinary kitchen when homemade bread enthusiast Tim Christensen shared his tips with twelve adult learners on hand. Each student learned how to mix the ingredients and baked a loaf on site. They also created a second dough masterpiece to take home and bake in…
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