The Community Conversations series will end a summer hiatus with a program Thursday, Aug. 5, on “Garden Successes and Failures.” All gardeners, including Master Gardeners, are invited to discuss what has worked and what hasn’t worked in their gardens, and to share ideas and questions. The program will begin at 5:30 pm. Those who would like to tour Thomas Jefferson…
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Change in staffing, organization at GCMC emergency department
Dr. Laurie Connolly, chief medical officer at Greene County Medical Center, announces a collaboration with SCP Health, a physician-led organization committed to patient-care excellence. With that collaboration, Mark Buettner, DO, has been hired as the emergency department director to oversee day-to-day operations of the emergency department at the medical denter. “The top priority at Greene County Medical Center is to…
Read MoreRRVT nominated for Rails-to-Trails Hall of Fame
The Raccoon River Valley Trail (RRVT) is one of only three rail-trails nominated this year for the Hall of Fame of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Hall of Fame selection is done through a public vote which takes place July 30 through Aug. 6. The voting form will be available at railstotrails.org/halloffame once voting opens on July 30. If selected, the RRVT…
Read MoreSome crops stressed by week of hot, dry weather
Hot, dry conditions and minimal rain allowed Iowa farmers 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 25, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included applying fungicides and insecticides and harvesting hay and oats. Topsoil moisture levels across Iowa rated 14 percent very short, 39 percent short, 46 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus.…
Read MoreMany activities slated for Rippey 150+1 celebration Saturday
Rippey currently has a population of an estimated 273 persons, so we know you will not get lost, but a map has been created for the day of the Sesquicentennial +1 celebration showing the many and varied activities you may do. As you will note on the map, Dan Acton of rural Rippey will be driving his John Deere vintage…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending July 23
In Greene County district court Whitney Jean Campbell Perez, 23, of Coon Rapids was sentenced July 17 to a term not to exceed 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to a charge of conspire to manufacture, deliver or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine, 5 grams or less. She was fined $2,540 with a $381 surcharge. A charge…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending July 23
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered July 21 against Roger Lee Low of Carroll on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Low was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $60. Cases were initiated as follows: Anthony Donald Davis of Scranton, interference with official acts; and Brittany Louise Davis of Boone, eluding.
Read MoreCarla Offenburger, 1959 – 2021
Carla Offenburger, an MVP kind of Iowa citizen from rural Cooper in Greene County, died at home on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at the age of 62 after a 12-year-long “dance with cancer,” as she often described it. She gave the incurable adenoid cystic carcinoma a real challenge, one that hopefully will help ACC patients and medical personnel in the…
Read MorePolice blotter – July 2021
Following are excerpts of daily activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Saturday, July 31: Routine activity reported. Friday, July 30: Routine activity reported. Thursday, July 29: At 4:31 pm officers arrested Dalton Lee Weber, 22, of Jefferson, on an active Ogden PD arrest warrant for domestic abuse assault (serious misdemeanor)*. Wednesday, July 28: Routine activity reported. Tuesday, July 27:…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – July 2021
Following are excerpts of daily activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Saturday, July 31: At 6:37 pm a deputy removed a deer from the roadway on County Road N-65 (D Ave) near County Rd E-10 (140th St) west of Churdan. Friday, July 30: At 12:43 pm a deputy investigated an inmate flushing a puzzle in the toilet as…
Read MoreGrCo school board handles routine back-to-school business
Also approves sale of property for new Early Learning Center The Covid-19 pandemic made a public dedication of the new Greene County High School impossible before the building was put into service, but a proper dedication is now slated for Sunday, Aug. 22, the day before the second school year in the building begins. School superintendent Tim Christensen briefed the…
Read More‘Powerful Tools for Caregivers’ online course starts Aug. 5
Thirty-nine percent of all adult Americans are caring for a loved one who is sick or has a disability. Caregiving can be a stressful responsibility leading to poor health, mental distress and less life satisfaction for the caregiver. It can be challenging for caregivers to find the support that they need, says Cheryl Clark, a human sciences specialist with Iowa…
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