Deal’s Orchard was awarded the Outstanding Retail Experience Award in the rural category at the Iowa Tourism Conference held last week in Des Moines. The Iowa Tourism Office presented 26 awards recognizing excellence in 13 categories, with a recipient in metro and rural businesses. The Apple Barn is the center of Deal’s Orchard’s retail business. The Apple Barn offers apples…
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Churdan man killed in Carroll County crash
A Churdan man was killed Saturday in a crash in northwest Carroll County. According to information from the Iowa State Patrol, at 11:37 am Alexander Fister, 31, of Lytton was northbound on Velvet Ave driving a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 “Big Horn” pickup truck. Dennis Hardy, 69, of Churdan was westbound on 130th St driving a 2022 GMC Sierra pickup…
Read MorePolice blotter – April 2022
Following are excerpts of activity reported by the Jefferson police department: Saturday, April 30: At 3:19 pm staff at Regency Park reported a possible elder abuse occurring there. The Department of Inspections and Appeals will conduct the investigation into the reported matter. At 7:29 pm a resident caught a stray dog in the 300 block of Edgewood Ave. The officer…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – April 2022
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Saturday, April 30: At 4:53 pm a deputy investigated a dog bite in the 200 block of North St in Dana. At 6:05 pm a deputy assisted with a calf out on Highway 4 and 210th St north of Jefferson. Friday, April 29: At 12:18 pm a deputy…
Read MoreLocal FFA members attend state leadership conference
Members of the Greene County FFA chapter were among members from across Iowa who celebrated successes when they gathered for the 94th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference April 10-12 at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is one the largest of its kind in the National FFA Organization. The annual conference provides agricultural education students the…
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Greenbrier 4-H club – Greenbrier’s April 11 meeting was held at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. Samantha Hardaway prefaced the meeting by introducing herself as the new county youth and 4-H coordinator. Dakota Ostrander led the meeting by first reminding members of the animal ID deadline May 15, for all breeding animals, bucket calves, horses, dogs, poultry, and…
Read MoreMedical Center relaxes mask requirements
Over the last few years the staff at Greene County Medical Center has worked together to keep patients, families, visitors, team members and healthcare providers safe and healthy by implementing masking requirements in the facility. Effective Friday, April 22, Greene County Medical Center’s masking requirements have been updated to better align with the Greene County transmission rate. Greene County is…
Read MoreRam boys golf at Jester Park, place fourth of eight teams
The Greene County boys golf team placed fourth of eight teams at a meet hosted by Des Moines Christian at Jester Park April 14. DMC placed first with a 349. Other team scores were Hampton-Dumont CAL 370, Treynor 372, Greene County 377, Coon Rapids-Bayard 403, PCM 405, Panorama 411, and Earlham 417. “Our 377 is a nice score in some…
Read MoreRam boys win Carroll track/field meet
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys track team had two meets last week, winning the championship at the April 11 meet in Carroll and placing sixth with a smaller team traveling to Indianola on April 15. Monday’s meet brought a strong showing for the Rams who won the meet with multiple personal records set by…
Read MoreRam soccer report
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys soccer team had two matchups last week, with a Monday night win against Ballard and a Friday night loss to Van Meter. On Monday, the Rams took the game at Ballard High School 6-1 with two goals each by Jose Velazco and Gesser Gutierres, and one each by Nathan…
Read MoreEarth Day – Saving the earth one small step at a time
~from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources DES MOINES—Figuring out what you can do to help the planet can seem overwhelming. But there are many ways you can help—at home, in your neighborhood or at your favorite lake, state park or wild area. Wherever you celebrate, our Earth Day page has many ideas. Some are simple, like educating yourself and…
Read MoreSupervisors hear from GCDC, approve letter of support for RISE grant
Updated 4/21 with new information about use of grant funds Also approve first reading of social host ordinance ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline A mixed vote by the Greene County board of supervisors April 11 against writing a letter of support for a $500,000 grant Greene County Development Corporation (GCDC) is submitting to the USDA to fund the proposed Diversity…
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