The Jefferson city council handled a pair of time sensitive items at a special meeting Tuesday afternoon. The first item was to set a public hearing setting the maximum tax levy for the budget year starting July 1, 2021. The public hearing is to meet a state requirement that municipalities hold a public hearing and then approve by a two-thirds…
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State award to county Extension council
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach recently named the Greene County Extension council as the winner of its 2021 Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes a county extension council’s outstanding commitment to the mission of ISU Extension and Outreach and the delivery of research-based or evidence-based programming. The award was presented at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s virtual annual…
Read MoreScranton library news
The library is officially open to the public without an appointment or calling ahead to let us know you will stop in. We are still not offering in person programming at this time. It is very nice to see more people coming back into the library. Please wear a face mask when coming to the library – if you happen…
Read More‘Meet Your Legislators’ this Saturday
The Thomas Jefferson Gardens board will host its third and most likely the final “Meet Your Legislators” of 2021, on Saturday, April 10, at 10 am. The legislative forum will be held at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens Welcome Center in Jefferson. Senator Jesse Green and Representative Phillip Thompson will interreact with their Greene County constituents. The session will be a…
Read MoreDNR still looking for campground hosts
Springbrook state park in Guthrie County is one of five parks for which the Iowa DNR is seeking volunteer campground hosts. Hosts are people who enjoy the outdoors, camping and meeting new people. Parks still in need of hosts are Springbrook, Beeds Lake, Clear Lake, Nine Eagles and Stephens state forest. Volunteer campground hosts live in state parks from one…
Read MoreSupes transfer funds, consider source of funds for RRVT bridge repair
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors approved several transfers of funds during their regular meeting on April 5. These transfers from the Rural fund and Local Option Sales and Services Tax (LOSST) had been approved previously in the FY2021 budget and now are in effect through the passing of Resolution 2021-13. The supervisors transferred money…
Read MoreGrowing season starts with dry soil conditions
Warm and dry days allowed Iowa farmers 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 4, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities included applying anhydrous and fertilizer, spreading manure and planting oats. Topsoil moisture levels across Iowa rated 8 percent very short, 25 percent short, 64 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. West central…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
April 5, 2021 Rippey public library news – This week is Library Week. When I was hired 2-1/2 years ago our library was going to be 75 years old. We were going to celebrate with an open house and have cookies and punch. I was going to see how many could read 75 books! Fast forward to this year. We have…
Read MoreCovid-19 vaccine available now at all Greene County providers
Covid-19 vaccines are available and “on hand” at every clinic and pharmacy in Greene County, reports Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. “Feel free to connect with the provider of your choice to get vaccinated. Preference of which vaccine you are offered is based on brand availability,” Wolf said Tuesday. Contact information for the various Greene County providers is:…
Read MoreThe Capitol Roundup
April 5, 2921 ~by State Senator Jesse Green This week was the 12th week of the legislative session. It included the next important legislative deadline of the year. In order to be considered for the rest of the year, policy bills needed to be out of their original chamber and through committee in the second chamber. In other words, we…
Read MoreBoys face tough competition at Winterset meet
The Ram boys track and field team placed seventh of 13 teams at the Winterset Husky Invitational April 2. The North Polk Comets dominated the meet, winning seven events. The Rams posted no first place finishes. The Rams finished second in behind NP in the 4X110m shuttle hurdle relay with a time of 1:05.34. Running the race were Jaxon Warnke,…
Read MoreRam girls run in Audubon meet
Olivia Shannon paced the Ram girls track and field team with her first place finish in the 200m dash at the Audubon meet Thursday, April 1. Shannon set a personal best time of 28.50 seconds. Coach Derek Merk noted she ran against “great competition,” and shortened her previous PR of 29.12 set in 2020. Shannon also was part of the…
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