Bill Sutton honored by Greene County Farm Bureau

The Greene County Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award was presented to Bill Sutton of Jefferson at the 2022 Greene County Farm Bureau member appreciation picnic July 19 at the Grand Junction Community Center.     Board member Jim Giese made the presentation after reading the following: “This year’s Greene County Farm Bureau’s Distinguished Service to Ag Award goes to…

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In the neighborhood

July 25, 2022 Rippey Library  Website: www.rippey.lib.ia.us; Hours: Mon-Fri 2- 5 pm; E-mail: rippeyli@windstream.net  Rippey Library concludes summer reading events this week.  Friday, July 29, the Greene County Library Association and Greene County supervisors present Campfire at Camp Poison Oaks, with Dennis Porter providing magic, mystery, games and guffaws, starting at 10 am.  On Saturday, July 30, in conjunction with Rippey…

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Diversity group to host leaders from Storm Lake to tell their story and answer questions

Greene County residents are going to have an opportunity Tuesday evening, Aug. 9, in Jefferson to learn first-hand how the northwest Iowa town of Storm Lake, over the past 30 years, experienced rapid diversification of its population, overcame significant challenges and turned into one of the fastest-growing, most vibrant and prosperous rural communities in the state. “Nueva Vida en Greene…

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Farmland leasing meetings in August

Farmland Leasing Meetings for agriculture property owners, tenants, ag business representatives and lenders will be held at 11 different locations throughout West Central Iowa in early August.  Each workshop will focus on current farmland value and lease rate trends, methods for determining fair ag rents for 2023, conservation practices, farmland lease communication and legalities, including how to write and terminate…

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Scranton council appoints Ashley Squibb to fill vacancy

The Scranton city council at its July 12 meeting appointed Ashley Squibb to fill a vacancy on the council. Squibb has previous experience on the council. She takes the seat vacated by Cassidy Wilson who resigned in May. Squibb will serve until the election in November 2023. The Marchant Library report included information on the summer reading program. With the…

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Scranton school staff holds reunion

Staff from the former Scranton school held a get-together June 25, sharing hugs, catching up, touring what’s left of the building, taking pictures and reminiscing. The 1919 three-story classroom structure is no longer there. It was razed 10 years ago, after being closed as an attendance center at the end of the 2007-08 school year. According to local history, a…

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Corn, beans still lagging behind but in good condition

Limited rain over much of Iowa resulted in 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 24, 2022, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included cutting hay as well as insecticide and fungicide applications. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 12 percent very short, 26 percent short, 61 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. In…

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Thirty years of shared birthdays

Thirty years ago, back in 1992, several area residents with July 24 birthdays began meeting for a joint celebration. As the years progressed, there have been as many as 15 who shared that date as their birthdate. This year the group met at The Centennial for a nice meal and dessert.

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