Darren Jackson, representing the First Presbyterian Church of Grand Junction, presented a check for $1,500 to the Greene County Schools at the regular school board meeting Feb. 15. The funds come from a grant from the Presbytery of North Central Iowa and are meant to help defray cost for families using the school meal program. “We know at our church…

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GrCo Schools will have Narcan available

Board also approves 2023-24 calendar and hears student test data The Greene County Schools is following dozens of Iowa schools in having an opioid antagonist – Nazalone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan – in all three school buildings. The school board at its Feb. 15 meeting approved the first reading of a new board policy outlining who will…

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Joan Wright, 1941 – 2023

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Joan Wright, 82, of Boone, formerly of Jefferson. Interment will be at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Joan Marie Wright passed away from a lengthy illness at Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone, on Monday, February 13, 2023. She was born on January 20, 1941,…

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Two wins and a loss for Ram boys hoops

~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team had a two win, one loss week for their final week of regular-season play.  The Rams hosted Woodward-Granger in the first round of Class 2A District action Monday, Feb. 13. The Rams won 68-46 and will play Kuemper Catholic in Carroll on Thursday, Feb. 16. The District…

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First victory of the season for Ram girls

~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls basketball season came to an end last week, but not before the girls finally picked up a win. On Monday, Feb. 6, the Rams hosted Southeast Valley, falling 67-18. Emma Shipley scored eight points in the game, with Esther Van Horn scoring three, and Alexa Peters scoring one. Kamryn…

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Greene Gobblers raise funds at banquet

An enthusiastic crowd joined the Greene County Gobblers National Wild Turkey Federation for their annual banquet Feb. 4. The 17th annual hunting heritage banquet was held in Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. The event brings hunters, businesses and friends together to raise money for habitat. A variety of games were available with prizes of guns, hunting…

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Woke

 ~a column by Colleen O’Brien The word “woke” has been bandied about for a brief while (at least to me), and in the back of my mind it means something about finally “getting it,” whatever it is. It’s in the category of yesterday being innocent, today being informed: “I awoke to what is really going on.” In the Oxford, one…

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