Nominations open for GrCo Athletics Hall of Fame

The Greene County activities department is accepting nominations for the 2023 Greene County Athletics Hall of Fame class. Nominees can be graduates of East Greene, Jefferson, Jefferson-Scranton, or Jefferson. Nominations are due by Oct. 28. Induction will take place Feb. 2, 2023, and inductees will be recognized at the Ram basketball game Feb. 3. Persons who want a nomination form…

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Reflecting on 4-H Week, 4-H members thank businesses for their support

~by Linda Hedges, Greenbrier 4-H club leader Learning in 4-H takes place in kitchens, community centers, church basements, county fairgrounds or anywhere young people and adults gather. And 4-H encourages youth to build skills that will last a lifetime: communication, leadership, citizenship, goal-setting, decision making, and responsibility.  But as one leader and a group of Greenbrier 4-H’ers found out, this…

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IA Monarch Conservation Consortium issues report

AMES, Iowa — Iowa has been steadily adding new habitat for monarch butterflies over the past couple of years. The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium recently released its Monarch Conservation Effort Report, which offers a snapshot of monarch habitat establishment through 2020 in all 99 counties across the state.    “This report demonstrates the significant impact so far from the combined efforts…

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