~a column by Colleen O’Brien The weirdest thing – everything I watched about Hurricane Ian the Terrible I saw clearly. I was not in the way of Ian, I was a thousand miles away, mesmerized by the devastation, my behavior similar to slowing down on the freeway to see the dead bodies – something I never do, so why was…
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Ram spikers suffer tough loss to WM, host tourney Saturday
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team picked up two wins after five matches last week, four games being part of a Saturday tournament. On Tuesday, Greene County traveled to West Marshall High School, falling after five close sets. The Rams lost the first set 27-25, came back to win the second and third 25-23…
Read MoreNational 4-H Week – ‘I Am 4-H’
“National 4-H Week is October 2 – 8. This is an important week to highlight the incredible experiences that 4-H offers young people,” said Linda Hedges, Greenbrier 4-H Club leader. “In the following poem, by an anonymous writer, the story of 4-H is explained so well from its inception to the present. This is what the Greenbrier 4-H members and…
Read MoreSupervisors reschedule public hearing on recodification
Want clarification on one point of solar ordinance ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County supervisors held a public hearing on the recodified Code of Ordinances at their Oct. 3 meeting, but closed the hearing without being ready to hold a first reading of the recodified Code. Instead, they asked county attorney Thomas Laehn to clean up language in…
Read MoreParks and rec commission passes on indoor pool project
Will welcome community organizations, individuals to take lead in fundraising The Jefferson parks and recreation commission (also referred to as the “board”) met Monday, Sept. 19. Ken Hagen from OPN Architects and George Deines from Counsilman-Hunsaker addressed the board remotely and presented their findings from the public survey done earlier this year about interest in an indoor pool, as well…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
October 5, 2022 Rippey Library October adult programs will be held on Thursdays at 3 pm. This Thursday, October 6, Coffee and Treats is the theme. October 13: Bingo for Books October 20: Book Discussion: Spooky Stories October 27: Halloween Centerpiece ~by Cara McCoy, library director From the Rippey library shelves – Many of us cherished a favorite teddy bear as…
Read MoreSoybean harvest nearly one-third complete in west central Iowa
Harvest was in full swing with little or no precipitation allowing farmers 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending October 2, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, chopping silage, and some fourth cutting of hay. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 17 percent very short, 36 percent short, 46 percent…
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