Senior Kaylee Stalder leads HOIAC in kills, 21st in Class 3A ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team had a 2-0 week, increasing their overall season record to 10-6, putting them near the top in the Heart of Iowa Conference. Nevada and Roland-Story are undefeated in conference action. The Rams have one loss. The Rams…
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County, Bell Tower Foundation working on agreement for operation of bell tower
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors reported progress toward a 28E agreement with the Bell Tower Community Foundation at their regular meeting Sept. 18. County attorney Thomas Laehn previously has said the agreement is necessary before the Foundation can receive funds from the county. Laehn said a draft agreement has been sent to Foundation board…
Read MoreTo think or not to think… for ourselves
~ a column by Colleen O’Brien We have a political party run by preschoolers; the kind of toddlers who are tyrants and act out at all times unless they get what they want when they want it. It’s impossible to be around them and maintain your own sanity, for they are bratty, hurtful, mean, and they will get even if…
Read MoreDNR: Aging manure basin leaked into ground, tiling and creek
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital DispatchSeptember 8, 2023 More than 500,000 gallons of manure-contaminated water has been pumped from a creek in Greene County because an aging storage basin began to leak, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The DNR received a report Aug. 18 that a creek southeast of Jefferson had discolored water, and initial tests of…
Read MoreHarvest has begun in parts of Iowa
The southern tier of Iowa received above average rainfall this week leading to 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the week ending Sept. 17, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting corn and soybeans. Some farmers were also working on their fourth cutting of alfalfa hay. Topsoil moisture condition statewide rated 34 percent…
Read MoreEarly corn harvests spur optimism about yields despite drought
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital DispatchSeptember 18, 2023 Farmers so far have reported average or better corn yields despite their worries about the effect of this year’s drought, according to several Iowa State University Extension field agronomists who monitor different areas of the state. Virgil Schmitt, the field agronomist who monitors far southeast Iowa, said farmers have been telling him:…
Read MoreLend a hand at a state park on Volunteer Day Sept. 23
Volunteers at Ledges will clear out invasive species Iowans are invited to lend a hand at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ annual statewide Volunteer Day on Saturday, Sept. 23. Several parks and forests across the state will host volunteer events to help spruce up trails, buildings and other park amenities. “Iowa state parks are beloved places for many Iowans,…
Read MoreLocal family shares their grief to build suicide awareness
In 2022, 49,449 people took their own lives, an increase of more than 2.5 percent from 2021. September is National Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month, but one local family is using their voices, year round, to help remove the stigmas surrounding mental health and suicide and to encourage everyone to take on some of the hardest conversations of their lives. This,…
Read MoreJefferson added to Art Harvest Tour
Local artists will create art in a studio setting A quartet of local artists are participating for the first time in the 9th annual Art Harvest Tour, presented by Art on the Prairie, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23-24. From 10 am to 5 pm both days, artists Jolene Peters, Curt Nelson and Kevin Shea will be at Art on the…
Read MoreRams open District 8 play with 41-0 win over Saydel Eagles
The Greene County Ram football team has now played six consecutive quarters without being scored against. Last week the Perry Blue Jays were held scoreless in the second half, and this week the Rams held the Saydel Eagles scoreless for the entire game while posting 41 points. The Sept. 15 game in Saydel opened play in Class 2A District 8.…
Read MoreRams run in Panorama CC Invitational
The Ram cross-country teams competed Sept. 14 in the Panorama cross country invitational at Panora. Noah Hinote paced the Rams with a time of 18:24, good for 16th place. Other Ram times and places were Brady Carstensen, 289th, 19:03; Gavyn Winters, 36th 19:19; Carter Hinote, 62nd, 20:23; Kolby Angell, 77th, 20:39;, Blaise Schilling, 124th, 22:25; Eli Carstensen 22:40, Maddox Carstensen,…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Sept. 15
In Greene County district Brandon James Svaleson, 41, of Boone was sentenced Sept. 12 to two years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of fraudulent practice- third degree. The prison sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. He was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge.…
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