Marianne Carlson, unofficially winner of more Iowa State Fair foods contests than any other Greene County resident, added to her honors a first place win and a $200 cash award in the North “40” pie contest judged Aug. 13 at the fair. Entrants were tasked with creating an award-winning two-crust pie that did not use canned pie filling. Pies were…
Read MoreDay: September 3, 2023
Greene County producers place in lamb, goat and hog shows at Iowa State Fair
In the Jackpot lamb show at the Iowa State Fair, Shahan Club Lambs of Jefferson claimed first in natural colored with Becca and in commercial Ewe 2 with Cadance; and second in purebred Hampshire with Avril and in crossbred white face with Becca. In the wether sire/dam sheep show Wolf Club Lambs of Scranton took first place in black face…
Read MorePheasant count best since 2015
The 2023 August pheasant population survey had the highest statewide counts since 2015, with the biggest increases coming from southwest, northwest and northeast regions. The statewide average was nearly 23 birds per route; a 15 percent increase over 2022. “The bird counts were better than we thought in northwest and northeastern Iowa. The population in northeast is the highest that…
Read MoreSeptember is Voter Registration Month
Last day to register to vote is Oct. 23 for the Nov. 7 school, city election Greene County auditor Billie Jo Hoskins and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate are encouraging Iowans to celebrate National Voter Registration Month in September by registering to vote. National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 19, 2023. The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)…
Read MoreJSPC 1999 state champion football team featured in documentary Tuesday
“An Underdog Story”, a documentary about the JSPC Hall of Fame season of 1999, will be shown on the big screen Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Sierra Community Theatre. Doors will open at 6:30 pm with the documentary starting at 7. The special showing is part of WHO-TV’s RVTV with Murph and Andy on the courthouse square that evening. WHO-TV…
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