Hunters, landowners, and conservationists interested in managing chronic wasting disease in Iowa’s deer herd are encouraged to attend an education course at the Greene County Extension office in Jefferson on June 9, 16, and 23. The program, called Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors, is hosted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, who will…
Read MoreDay: May 18, 2022
Lillian Howard, 1929 – 2022
Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated May 20 at St Brigid Catholic Church in Grand Junction for Lillian Howard, 93, of Jefferson, formerly of Paton. Celebrant will be Father John Gerald. Soloist will be Sheilah Pound, accompanied by Lois Last. Interment will be at the Paton Township Cemetery near Paton. Lillian Mayme Rathouz, the daughter of Vincent and Anna…
Read MoreJefferson man charged with attempted murder after chase through city, county
A Jefferson man has been charged with attempted murder after being apprehended in a garage on S. Mulberry St 10 hours after he was seen firing a long gun at a passing vehicle on N. Cedar St. Zachary A. Waters-Rice, 25, of Jefferson is charged with four felonies and six misdemeanors after leading law enforcement on a chase through Greene…
Read MoreEarly voting in primary election begins
Early voting in the June 7 primary election has begun. Voters can cast early ballots in person at the county auditor’s office at the courthouse during regular business hours now through Monday, June 6. Voters who have requested an absentee ballot by mail should receive them soon, as May 18 is the first day the ballots can be mailed. Absentee…
Read MoreCounty to charge more for open records
County attorney advises state law allows it ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline “We want to balance the public’s right to request open records and still be good stewards of taxpayer dollars,” county attorney Thomas Laehn told the Greene County board of supervisors at their regular meeting on May 16. Laehn introduced a resolution to adopt a revised Greene County open…
Read MoreRam boys soccer team wins two
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys soccer team picked up two wins last week for the last full week of regular season play. On May 10, the Rams faced the Nevada Cubs. Greene County scored one goal in the first half, followed by one in the second. The Cubs scored no goals in the first,…
Read MoreRam girls sending four events to state meet, finish fifth in qualifying meet
~by Taylor Teays for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County girls track team qualified four events at the state qualifying meet last week at Treynor. The Rams were fifth in the team standings. The Rams 4×100 meter relay and 4×200 meter relays punched their ticket to the state meet. Both events are made up of a team of Olivia Shannon, Katrina Heupel,…
Read MoreRam boys qualify five events, place sixth in team standing at track & field state qualifier
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys track and field team competed in the 2A state qualifying meet in Treynor last Thursday, with five events punching their state tickets. Jackson Morton will go to the state meet to compete in the 110 and 400 meter hurdles, and the shuttle hurdle relay. The other three running in…
Read MoreSchool serving free lunch this summer
Greene County Schools is participating in the USDA’s summer food service program. Meals will be provided Monday-Friday, June 6 through July 29, at no charge to all children. Meals will be available as follows: Jefferson – Greene County elementary, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Scranton – Scranton Community Center, 11:45 am to 12:05 pm Grand Junction – Grand Junction Community…
Read MoreCommittees forming to help with Diversity Project
Four new volunteer work/study groups are being formed this month to begin a summer of learning and preparation for welcoming Latino workers, their families and other newcomers as permanent residents of Greene County. All this is part of the “diversity project,” now branded as “Nueva Vida en Greene County,” launched last November by the Greene County Development Corporation to build…
Read MoreCash incentive to assist new small businesses, remote workers coming to Jefferson
A grant for new small businesses and remote workers is ready to be unveiled. Peg Raney, Economic Vitality chairperson explained, “The Jefferson Wants You Incentive Fund is designed for two purposes. One is to attract new small businesses to Jefferson that have a positive impact on the community. The other is to attract remote workers to move to Greene County.”…
Read MoreDrew Sorenson shares another great photo
Local astronomer Drew Sorenson of Jefferson shares this photo of the lunar eclipse Sunday night. He said he and four other local photographers watched the eclipse south of Jefferson and waited until the early nighttime clouds cleared. “It was a darker than normal eclipse, apparently because of the volcano in Tonga,” Sorenson said. “The moon was in an area of…
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