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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Letter to the editor – B. Banister re: indoor pool
To the editor, I can’t believe that the construction of an indoor pool is even being considered. If built it would be another drain on us, the taxpayers. Property taxes here are high, to say the least. Years ago we were told that the rec center would pay for itself. Does it? I doubt it. Then there is the golf course,…
Read MoreGreene County public health holding flu shot clinics
America’s health experts have been looking to the southern hemisphere for indications of what the upcoming 2022-2023 flu season will bring. What they have seen has led them to predict this year’s flu season could be the worst in the last five years. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recently told Bloomberg, “The…
Read MoreCity workers observing Columbus Day
Jefferson city hall will be closed Monday, Oct. 10, in observance of the Columbus Day federal holiday. Garbage and recycle pickup will be delayed one day next week. The Jefferson public library will also be closed.
Read MoreRam boys second at Saydel cross country meet
“Another great effort from this team” was how Greene County cross country coach Jeff Lamoureux described the Rams’ performance in the Saydel Cross County Invitational Oct. 6. “We keep getting better each meet,” Lamoureux said. “I’m very happy with the second place finish by the boys. We finished ahead of some teams that have beat us in previous meets this…
Read MoreRams run at S. Central Calhoun meet, have three medalists
The Greene County cross country teams competed in the South Central Calhoun Cross Country Invitational Tuesday in Lake City. The boys placed fifth of 13 teams and had three top-25 finishers, each of whom received a medal. The girls placed ninth of 12 teams. Lead runner Olivia Shannon was just four places out of medaling. “This was another good meet…
Read MoreMiller reminds Iowa veterans of rights to time off on Veterans Day
Veterans must make request for time off one month before the holiday DES MOINES – As we prepare to recognize the men and women who have served our country this Veterans Day, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller reminds veterans of their right to request time off for the November 11 holiday. In 2010, Iowa Code section 91A.5A went into effect requiring employers to…
Read MoreKiller hurricane through a filter
~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…
Read MoreRam 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…
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