Severe Weather Awareness Week is March 22 – 26. It will be observed in Greene County as emergency personnel prepare for the potential of emergency situations. “Remember August 10, 2020,” advises Dennis Morlan, Greene County emergency management director. The Iowa statewide tornado drill will take place Wednesday, March 24, at 11 am. The tornado drill will be “activated” by a…
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Scranton all school reunion postponed to 2022
The 2020 Scranton All School committee announced recently that the reunion will be postponed again. Originally scheduled for the third Saturday in June in 2020, the event was postponed to June 19, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year. However, with the shortages of COVID vaccines, the committee has decided it would be best for everyone to wait another…
Read MoreCareer academy open house March 22
A representative of Iowa Central Community College will be at the Greene County Career Academy on Monday, March 22, from 4 to 7 pm to answer questions about the Greene County Career Academy and Iowa Central Community College. This is for all high school students in grades 9-12. Students can come anytime between 4 and 7 pm, and their parents are invited…
Read MoreVaccine numbers increase, but so does number of Covid cases
Greene County continues to see new cases of Covid-19. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reports that as of Tuesday morning, March 16, the 14-day positivity rate for testing is 5.9 percent, up from 4.6 percent on March 11. The rate has more than tripled in the past three weeks. The 14-day positivity rate was as low as 1.4…
Read MoreSelf talk in parenting (and life)
~by Lori Korthals, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach human sciences specialist, family life Self-talk is one of the most important conversations parents can have. Self talk is that inner voice we hear. It talks to us after we’ve made a decision. It talks to us after we’ve acted in a certain way. Self talk can be positive or negative,…
Read MoreGrCo schools to ease up mask requirements after Easter
Greene County students are getting a reprieve from wearing face masks for the entire school day, but not until the potential for increased rates of Covid-19 after spring break travel has passed. The Greene County Schools board approved a motion at its March 10 meeting to move from “red” to “yellow” on the mask matrix effective April 6. Students will…
Read MoreRam Restaurant opens next week
With a tagline “New home, new memories, same service,” Greene County culinary students are ready to open the 2021 season for Ram Restaurant, located at the new high school at 1901 N. Grimmell Road in Jefferson. Ram Restaurant will be open for lunch Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 23 through May 27, serving from 11:30 am to 1 pm. The…
Read MoreAmerican Legion donates flag to Welcome Center
American Legion Post 11 recently donated a US flag with the standard and eagle topper to the Welcome Center at Thomas Jefferson Gardens. Pictured with the flag are Legionnaires Elvin Thompson, Louis Swanson, Dan Wise, Kenny Arbuckle, Earl Cherryholmes, Jim Andrew and Darrel Stephan. The post meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 pm. All veterans are welcome.…
Read MoreGrowth Happens Here: Greene County Early Learning Center awarded substantial grants
The Greene County Early Learning Center (GCELC) was recently notified it will be awarded $469,941 in grant funding from the state of Iowa to help construct a new 9,400 square foot facility adjacent to its current location. GCELC will receive $75,000 through Future Ready Iowa’s special Child Care Challenge program and $394,941 from the DHS’s Investing in Iowa’s Childcare fund.…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending March 12
In Greene County district court Dawn Marie Brown, 49, of Scranton pleaded not guilty March 11 to a charge of forgery. A trial date was set for May 11. Information is available since the return of an arrest warrant that Alaney Marjine Parker, 19, of Ames is charged with possession of marijuana. The warrant was issued Dec. 14 and served…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending March 12
In Greene County magistrate court Christopher Michael Andrew of Scranton was sentenced to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic abuse assault. All but two days of the jail time was suspended and he was placed on unsupervised probation to Bonne/Greene County Prevention for 12 months. He must complete the Iowa domestic abuse program…
Read MoreCity-owned building may become Funky Zebras boutique
No cash will be involved in sale, but building will return to tax roll Downtown Jefferson may be the location of the next Funky Zebras boutique, which specializes in women’s clothing and accessories. The Jefferson city council at its March 9 meeting set a public hearing for March 23 on the sale of the city-owned building at 205 N. Wilson…
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