The Jefferson Does Drove #196 and the Jefferson Elks #2306 had a friendly competition in August to see which could donate more food and funds to the Greene County Action Resource Center food pantry. Collectively, the groups donated $640 in groceries and cash. The Does claimed bragging rights as winner. “The real winner is the Greene County ARC and the…
Read MoreMonth: September 2022
GrCo HS tells homecoming plans, names court
Greene County High School students are celebrating homecoming next week, with the parade, coronation, and the homecoming football game Friday, Sept. 16. The public is invited to several activities during the week as follows: Sunday, Sept. 11 – Powderpuff football, 2 pm, at the Grand Junction field; and boys volleyball, 6:30 pm in the high school gym. Admission for either…
Read MoreMore discussion on zoning for large solar projects
Supervisors agree to shorten some setback distances ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Greene County board of supervisors chair John Muir again cautioned representatives of National Grid Renewables and other participants that the public discussion of the Greene County zoning ordinance re-write concerning rules for utility level solar projects is “not a negotiation.” “We are open to comments,” supervisor Dawn Rudolph…
Read MoreA second Snowbird about early voting
To the editor, I am upset! The reason? Our Iowa legislature is trying to hinder people who want to vote. How? By not being able to get a mail-in ballot earlier than 20 days before the November election. I went to the Greene County Courthouse to sign up to receive a ballot in Florida, and, much to my dismay, the Auditor’s office…
Read MoreOrris divulges name of anonymous donor to animal shelter
Donation honors Paul and Vernice Cutler Don Orris, who has led the effort to raise funds for a new animal shelter over the last six years, has honored a request by the first major donor to the project. The animal shelter is finally near completion, and Orris has convinced the anonymous donor to allow his name and the reasons for…
Read MoreScranton council swears in Squibb to fill vacancy
Ashley Squibb was sworn in as a member of the Scranton city council at the Aug. 16 meeting. Squibb fills a vacancy and will serve until the November 2023 election. The council set the fall clean up for Sept. 24 from 6 to 8 am. The budget amendment was approved. Dawn Rudolph reported on the Community Center. She advised the…
Read MoreSid Jones honored by Community Bankers
Home State Bank in Jefferson is celebrating achievements recently awarded to some staff members. In July, Home State Bank’s CEO and chairman of the board, Sid Jones, received the prestigious 2022 Robert D. Dixon Founders’ Award at the Community Bankers of Iowa annual management conference and annual convention in Okoboji. This award was established in 2003 by Community Bankers of…
Read MoreCorn, bean condition rated at 66 percent good to excellent
Continuing mostly dry conditions across most of the State resulted in 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 4, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting corn for silage, cutting hay, seeding cover crops, and preparing equipment for harvest. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 16 percent very short, 30 percent short, 53 percent…
Read MoreSnowbird tells of difficulty in voting with new laws
Plan to Vote in Iowa? Yes, we do too. However, it was recently brought home to me that we cannot receive an absentee ballot before October 19th. Our usual routine was to go to the courthouse sometime in early October and make out our absentee ballot and be on our merry way to South Texas. But this year is different.…
Read MoreLiving in a lying culture affects us all
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Who do I trust? Not Microsoft. I was hacked this past winter and nearly paid out a thousand dollars to update my Microsoft. It was not Microsoft emailing me and talking to me, even though the logo I was looking at was exactly like Microsoft’s, and the guy talking to me sounded authentic [What does…
Read MoreAxne in Jefferson Wednesday
Congresswoman Cindy Axne, who represents Iowa’s Third Congressional District, which now includes Greene County, will be in Jefferson Wednesday afternoon. Axne will meet and greet constituents at Greene Bean Coffee at 1 pm. Her visit will continue at the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower at 2 pm. Depending on the weather, conversation will continue on the courthouse plaza or at the…
Read MoreRams blank Perry Blue Jays 61-0 in football
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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