Sheriff’s report – April 2022

Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Saturday, April 30: At 4:53 pm a deputy investigated a dog bite in the 200 block of North St in Dana. At 6:05 pm a deputy assisted with a calf out on Highway 4 and 210th St north of Jefferson. Friday, April 29: At 12:18 pm a deputy…

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Local FFA members attend state leadership conference

Members of the Greene County FFA chapter were among members from across Iowa who celebrated successes when they gathered for the 94th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference April 10-12 at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is one the largest of its kind in the National FFA Organization. The annual conference provides agricultural education students the…

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4-H news

Greenbrier 4-H club – Greenbrier’s April 11 meeting was held at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. Samantha Hardaway prefaced the meeting by introducing herself as the new county youth and 4-H coordinator. Dakota Ostrander led the meeting by first reminding members of the animal ID deadline May 15, for all breeding animals, bucket calves, horses, dogs, poultry, and…

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Medical Center relaxes mask requirements

Over the last few years the staff at Greene County Medical Center has worked together to keep patients, families, visitors, team members and healthcare providers safe and healthy by implementing masking requirements in the facility. Effective Friday, April 22, Greene County Medical Center’s masking requirements have been updated to better align with the Greene County transmission rate. Greene County is…

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Ram boys win Carroll track/field meet

~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys track team had two meets last week, winning the championship at the April 11 meet in Carroll and placing sixth with a smaller team traveling to Indianola on April 15. Monday’s meet brought a strong showing for the Rams who won the meet with multiple personal records set by…

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Ram soccer report

~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys soccer team had two matchups last week, with a Monday night win against Ballard and a Friday night loss to Van Meter. On Monday, the Rams took the game at Ballard High School 6-1 with two goals each by Jose Velazco and Gesser Gutierres, and one each by Nathan…

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Scranton all school reunion set for June 18

The plans are set for the Scranton Alumni All School Reunion. The event will be held on Saturday, June 18.  Invitations were mailed in late March to the last known address of Scranton graduates. If you have not received an invitation, please contact info@scrantonhigh.com. Registration will begin at 3 p.m. with the banquet served at 5 p.m. The cost of…

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Used book sale April 28-30

The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library invite area residents to “spring into the library” for the Annual Friends’ spring book sale.  The three-day book sale begins Thursday, April 28, and runs through Saturday, April 30.  Admission is free and prices range from 25 cents to $2. The book sale is held in the library basement during regular open hours. “The…

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