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Valentines for our Greene County teachers ~a column by Mary Weaver It is appropriate to show appreciation and honor our teachers during this Valentine’s Day week. Greene County has a rich tradition and reverence for education. The first school in Greene County originated 166 years ago in 1857 and was known as the Brand School. It was located about three…

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Presbytery provides grant to HS food pantry

Darren Jackson (pictured, left) recently presented Emily Gannon, Greene County Schools at-risk liaison, with $500 through a grant from the Presbytery of North Central Iowa. First Presbyterian Church of Grand Junction, of which Jackson is a member, applied for the grant. Gannon will use the funds for a food pantry located in her office at the high school. The food…

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