The Greene County Youth Athletic Association (GCYAA) reminds parents that registration for the 2022 youth wrestling is now open and will close Nov. 25. Parents can go to www.gcyaa.org for online registration. Parents will create a profile and enter your information only once that will save time for future registrations. The Rambler Wrestling Club is a competitive wrestling program for…
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EMT course to be offered at Career Academy
An EMT-Basic class will be offered Jan. 11, 2023 through March 27 at the Greene County Career Academy in Jefferson. The class will meet Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6 to 10 pm. In addition, there will be required Saturday sessions 1/14, 1/28, 2/11, 2/25, 3/11, and 3/25 from 8 am to 5 pm.Interested students who are paying themselves may…
Read MoreExtension offers pest control operators CIC
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will host a Pest Control Operators Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) can be seen at office locations across Iowa. The local attendance site is Greene County Extension office meeting…
Read MoreWest central Iowa still drier than much of the state
Harvest was mostly complete with 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Nov. 13, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included wrapping up fall tillage, applying fertilizer, baling stalks, and hauling and spreading manure. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 18 percent very short, 35 percent short, 45 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus.…
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November 14, 2022 Rippey Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, with a meal served by women of the Rippey United Church. Following the business meeting, the public is invited at 7 pm for the programs presented by Margaret Hamilton about the interesting history and current information about Greene County Trees. Jean’s Jottings…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Nov. 11
In Greene County district court Ryan James Brown, 50, of Jefferson was found not guilty at a bench trial Nov. 10 of a charge of eluding. The case was dismissed. He was found guilty of a charge in magistrate court of interference with official acts. Sentencing in that case is scheduled for Dec. 12. (Honorable Hans Becker presiding) Jacob Allen…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Nov. 11
In Greene County magistrate court Benjamin Thomas Murphy of Fort Dodge was sentenced to two days in jail on a charge of contempt of court- failure to pay fine, amended from violation of a no contact order. He was fined $100 with a $15 surcharge. Court costs were $409.21 A judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was…
Read MoreIowa poet laureate Debra Marquart to join Greene County poets, artists for Ekphrasis event Sunday
~by Chuck Offenburger After lunching with Debra Marquart in Ames one day last week, I’m ready to call my pals in other states and say, “Our Iowa Poet Laureate is cooler than your state’s poet laureate.” You can check me on that next Sunday afternoon, Nov. 20, in Jefferson. Marquart will join 10 Greene County poets and 10 Greene County…
Read MorePaxton tells Jeff council of possible housing developments
Greene County Development Corporation director Ken Paxton told the Jefferson city council at its Nov. 8 meeting that there are “exciting things happening in housing” in the county. He reported that Zach Mannheimer, who came to know Greene County well while working on the Vision 2020 plan and is now working in 3D housing, facilitated contact between GCDC and Kading…
Read MoreJava & Jazz brings great jazz to Jefferson
The Greene County jazz band and Iowa State University Jazz Lab 2.0 provided an evening of good listening at the second annual Java & Jazz Nov. 12 at Greene County High School. The Iowa State jazz bands are directed by Dr Michael Giles. According to Greene County band director Wes Anderson, Giles was so impressed with the first Java &…
Read MoreGreenbrier 4-H holds Family Night
Greenbrier 4-H club’s members and families gathered for the annual Family and Awards Night Sunday, Nov. 6, at Clover Hall. This event celebrated the accomplishments of the club and its members over the last year. Bailey Anderson welcomed people and called the meeting to order. Grace Hardaway led the introduction of families, and Cody Stephenson had people laughing while playing…
Read MoreFrame up, floor poured for storage shed at GrCoHS
Work is progressing on the storage/maintenance shed southeast of Greene County High School. Students in the construction trades program at the Greene County Career Academy are building the 30’ by 108’ shed rather than an entire house. Constructing the building will provide the students with many ‘real life’ experiences, and it will fill a need for storage at the high…
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