The Greene County varsity football team retained custody of the cow bell, beating Perry 61-0 in Perry at the traditional “Battle for the Cowbell” Sept. 2. The Rams are now 2-0 on the young gridiron season while the Blue Jays are 0-3. Ram junior Gabe Ebersole in his second appearance as varsity quarterback completed nine of 18 passes for 144…
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Prairie walk slated at Perkins Prairie Reserve Sept. 10
All prairie-lovers and those who want to learn more about Iowa prairies are invited to Perkins Prairie Preserve west of Jefferson Saturday, Sept. 10, for a guided hike with the Iowa Prairie Network and Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. The walk will begin at 10 am and finish at noon. IPN board member Derek Miner will lead the walk, pointing out…
Read MoreCounty attorney candidate Laehn plans meet-and-greet
A candidate meet-and-greet in the race for Greene County attorney will be held Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 to 8 pm at the Welcome Center at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens. Dr Thomas Laehn, the current Greene County attorney, will be available meet constituents, to share his goals for the county attorney’s office, and to answer questions from the public. Light…
Read MoreMore Iowa State Fair winners told
More winners of competitions at the Iowa State Fair have been announced. Marianne Carlson of Jefferson won the Sweepstakes Award in the King Arthur Baking Company yeast roll contest judged Aug. 18. Entries were judged on flavor, appearance and texture. Her prowess with cinnamon rolls helped clinch the award. Carlson placed first in the cinnamon rolls (frosted or glazed) division,…
Read MorePrairie Restoration Center at Brushy Creek is knowledge base for Iowa’s expanding prairies
Lehigh, Iowa – The prairie around the 6,500-acre Brushy Creek State Recreation Area, in Webster County, is much more than just another pretty flower – it’s the source for prairie seeds planted on Iowa state parks and wildlife areas. At one time, nearly 80 percent of Iowa was covered in prairie. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Prairie Resource…
Read MoreConstruction students off-campus to learn about property pins and more
Tri-County’s Derrik Bauer shared his knowledge with Kirk Davis’ construction class Sept. 1 by showing the students how to find property pins, how to measure between them, and his thoughts on a construction project for a homeowner who had a fire this summer. Bauer was also a fireman on the scene of that fire, and he shared information about the…
Read MoreIowa’s pheasant count similar to last year’s
Results of Iowa’s 2022 pheasant population survey are in and the results were nearly identical to that of 2021, when hunters harvested the highest number of roosters in more than a decade. The annual August roadside survey found Iowa’s statewide pheasant population to be slightly under 20 birds per 30-mile route. Within the survey, the northwest, west central and…
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