A tradition was started in 2016 by the Grow Greene County board of directors to surprise deserving agencies in Greene County with a Give Back award during the holiday season. This year on the heels of another successful year at Wild Rose Jefferson, the Grow Greene County board gave out six Give Back awards on Nov. 17, two more than…
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Solar panels at food pantry funded by Community Foundation endowment
Early in 2022, the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center applied for a grant from the Greene County Community Foundation (GCCF) to install solar panels on the food pantry facility. The GCCF board approved to fund this project with an award of $32,227. Finally, this dream of tapping the sun for electricity is coming true. The solar panels were installed…
Read MoreGreene County 4-H recognizes excellence, record keeping
During the first two weekends of November county youth and 4-H coordinator Samantha Hardaway presented county awards at club meetings. All record books turned in were from the Greenbrier and Hardin Happy Hustlers 4-H Club. These youth spent a significant amount of time participating in 4-H events and documenting that in their record books. Recipients are as follows: Junior Merit:…
Read MoreGrCo vocalists in All-State Chorus
Four Greene County High School juniors were part of the 600-plus voice All-State Chorus at the 2022 All-State Music Festival on the Iowa State University campus Nov. 17-19. Selected for the prestigious group were (pictured, from left) Rasmus Villebro, Ava Schilling, Olivia Hoyt and Gavin VanderLinden. They are the students of high school choir director Dave Heupel. The All-State Music…
Read MoreGrand Junction Solar to hold open house Monday
Grand Junction Solar, LLC, is hosting an open house Monday, Nov. 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Grand Junction Community Center. The new zoning ordinance for utility-size solar energy projects adopted last month by the Greene County board of supervisors requires that before a developer can apply for a conditional use permit from the Greene County board of…
Read MoreMax Johnson, 1940 – 2022
Graveside services for Max Johnson, 82, of Dana, will be held Nov. 22 at the Paton Township Cemetery, Paton. Max Johnson of Dana, son of Lee and Velma (Graue) Johnson, passed away Nov. 17, 2022. Max was born at Jefferson Aug. 3, 1940. He lived on the same farm near Dana all his life, except for the last few months. …
Read MoreLetter – M. Weaver re Reynolds walking away from federal funding for child care
Dear Editor Riley, The newly opened Children’s Center for Greene County and the children of Jefferson will facilitate up to 94 children and was planned and designed to meet the educational and safety needs of the next generation. Thanks to the various individuals and organizations, the board of supervisors, Grow Greene County, the Iowa Economic Development, and the Iowa Department…
Read MoreSupervisors canvass Nov. 8 vote
Sheriff wants another jail bond election in September ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At their meeting on Nov. 15, the Greene County board of supervisors acted as a board of canvass for the general election held Nov. 8. Each supervisor read results aloud from each precinct in the county. According to the canvass, 3,671 ballots were cast in Greene County,…
Read MoreVeterans visit vets on Veterans Day
American Legion Post #11 members along with Mike Bierl, Greene County veteran service officer, and program speaker this year, visited veterans at Regency Park and The Gardens on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Each year the Floyd W. Brown American Legion Post #11 conducts a Veterans Day program at both Regency Park and The Gardens to remember, to recognize and to…
Read MoreDiscussion at Dec. 2 Ag Coffee will be farm family finances
Greene County Extension & Outreach is hosting a series of Ag Coffee events, bringing farmers and other agricultural professionals together for an informal discussion on current ag topics. The second ag coffee program will be Friday, Dec. 2, from 9:30 to 11 am at the Greene County Extension & Outreach meeting room. This month’s topic will be the family farm…
Read MoreGrCo school board organizes for ‘new’ year, handles routine business
The Greene County Community Schools board elected new leadership at its organizational meeting Nov. 14. Although a school election was not part of the Nov. 8 general election, by Iowa Code all school boards “organize” and elect officers at the first meeting following the general election. The board elected Bonne Silbaugh as president and Cindi Daubendiek as vice president. Both…
Read MoreA eulogy, a love note
~a column by Colleen O’Brien They’re going to cut down my favorite tree. “They” means “Authority.” This particular Authority is why I question authority: authority tries to do good, but they’re just not good at it. They get a little power, or a lot, and if they say something will be, or will not be, it’s carved in stone. Once…
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