~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County High School Cross Country team competed Sept. 17 at the Panorama Invitational. This race on the Par 3 Golf Course is considered a true cross country course with challenging hills through a wooded setting. “This was a very tough field of teams with several ranked teams and ranked individual runners,” said Ram…
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Rams thrash DMC 55-0
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County varsity football team spoiled homecoming for Des Moines Christian Friday night as they pummeled the Lions 55-0. The Rams ran rampant over the Lion defense in racking up 411 yards on the ground. Senior Jackson Morton enjoyed a big night as he scored four touchdowns in the second half on runs of 11,…
Read MoreHistorical Society slates program on women’s suffrage in the U.S., and in Greene County
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Mikki Schwarzkopf, an active member of the Greene County Historical Society and one of the group’s leading researchers, will present a program Friday, Oct. 1, in Rippey that will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote in the U.S. And she will explain how local activists in…
Read MoreStory Walk around the square for October
October 1, 2021 is the start of another StoryWalk® around the Jefferson downtown square. Families doing this self-guided tour will begin at Funky Zebra, 205 N. Wilson, and work their way around the square clockwise, to read the book “The Apple Pie Tree.” The walk will end at the Greene County Extension Office at 104 W. Washington St. Extension staff…
Read MoreWhat’s in a generation?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien It dawned on me when reading an article about Gen Xers that I did not know what a Gen Xer was. I knew the term Baby Boomer – those born between 1946 to 1964 – because there was always a lot written about them as I was growing up. Because I was born in 1943,…
Read MoreSupes delay pair of agreements
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline During a short meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors on Sept. 20, the board agreed to “keep the process moving” with Realwood Productions, the company doing renovation of the magistrate courtroom on third floor of the courthouse, though the board tabled consideration of a contract submitted by Realwood until the next board meeting.…
Read More4-H Foundation raising funds for Clover Cafe
The Greene County 4-H Foundation will kick off its fundraising drive during National 4-H Week, Oct. 3-9. This board provides $10,000 to $15,000 annually to Greene County 4-H educational programs and projects. “The goal this year is to purchase new equipment for the Clover Café which operates during the Greene County Fair. Many items are decades old and are…
Read MoreCorn, bean harvest under way in Iowa
Another warm, mostly dry week across the State allowed Iowa’s farmers 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 19, 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting hay, finishing corn silage and starting on earlage. Topsoil moisture levels across Iowa rated 10 percent very short, 30 percent short, 59 percent adequate and…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – D. Launter, Road trip to save money on groceries
To the editor, With grocery prices soaring and container and can sixers shrinking, it makes it hard on some families to buy food. I have a suggestion to help alleviate some of these high costs and stretch your food dollar. My recommendation is to head to southeast Iowa to Davis and Van Buren counties, where Mennonite stores are located. At…
Read MoreScranton mayor resigns
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Scranton mayor Cole Gustoff submitted his resignation to the city on Sept. 7. He cited personal reasons as the reason for the resignation. Mayor pro-tem Jerry Boyd will fill the office until after the November election. The person selected by the voters will take office following the canvass of the votes.
Read MoreCovid-19 still increasing in county
Additional Covid death reported Positive cases of Covid-19 continue to increase in Greene County, impacting school and work attendance, Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reported Sept. 20. “Please, please, please stay home if you are sick or if you’ve been exposed to the virus,” she said. As of Monday morning, there have been a total of 1,135 cases…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Sept. 17
In Greene County district court Christopher Herbert Lawrence, 41, of Ames was sentenced Sept. 13 to 14 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic abuse assault causing bodily injury, amended from domestic abuse assault- second offense. The jail sentence is consecutive to the sentence in another Greene County case; Lawrence is to receive credit for…
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