~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team officially kicked off their season last week with a quadrangular on Tuesday, picking up one win, followed by another win from Thursday’s game. The Rams traveled to Dallas Center-Grimes on Tuesday to take part in the Mustang Invitational. Greene County faced Ballard, falling in three games. The Bombers…
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PAWS plans Sept. 9 microchip clinic
PAWS – People for Animal Welfare Society – will hold a microchip clinic Saturday, Sept. 9, from 12 to 3 pm at the Greene County Animal Shelter, 1700 Doreen Wilber Drive, in Jefferson. PAWS members encourage all dog and cat owners, especially owners of those that enjoy an occasional day out wandering the neighborhood, to have their pets microchipped. “We…
Read MoreLions Club pancakes at Spring Lake Sunday
The Grand Junction Lions Club will serve its annual Breakfast at Spring Lake Sunday, Sept. 3, from 7:30 to 10 am at the lakeside shelter house at Spring Lake Park. The menu includes whole hog sausage, 7-Up pancakes, coffee, orange juice and milk, while supplies last. Free will donations will be accepted, with all proceeds supporting Lions Club projects.
Read More150 years for Rippey United Methodist Church
~by Roy and Phyllis Bardole Our church celebrated our 150th year with Perry and Fairview joining us for morning worship. We had a combined choir of 26. We sang “The New 23rd” for our first song. Rick Fazel sang “This Train” accompanying himself on his guitar. Pastor Jon’s sermon was “Praising God and Preparing to Move On”, and the parish choir…
Read MoreSupervisors okay jail bond election, hold off on changing policy for lighting the bell tower
Greene County voters will be asked Nov. 7 to approve a $10 million general obligation bond issue for the purpose of constructing a new jail. The board of supervisors passed the necessary resolution at its regular meeting Aug. 28. According to the resolution, the bond issue is for the purpose of “designing, constructing, equipping, furnishing and making land site improvements.”…
Read MoreNominating period open for Nov. 7 city/school election
Now is the time to file nomination papers to place names on the Nov. 7 ballot. This year officials will be elected to serve on city councils and school boards. The filing period began on Monday, Aug. 28, and runs through Thursday, Sept. 21, at 5 pm. Candidates in the cities of Churdan, Dana, Grand Junction, Jefferson, Paton, Rippey and…
Read MoreGCDC sets meetings seeking funding for multicultural center
The Greene County Development Corporation (GCDC) has set dates of Monday, Sept. 18, and Tuesday, Sept. 19, for meetings with leaders of the county’s industries, businesses, organizations and individuals, too, seeking financial commitments for three years of operations of the new Multicultural Family Resource Center. The Sept. 18 meeting is in-person and will be held at 5:30 pm in room…
Read MorePACT Act deadline Sept. 30 for veterans who deployed to combat zones
Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health care, and left active duty between Sept. 11, 2001 and Oct. 1, 2013 are eligible to enroll directly in VA health care until Sept. 30, 2023, at 11:59 pm. This special enrollment period gives veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other combat zones an opportunity to enroll directly…
Read MoreHeat wave stressed crops, livestock
Hot and humid weather with well below normal precipitation throughout Iowa gave farmers 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 27, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included cutting and baling hay as well as harvesting oats. Persistent dry weather has put continued stress on crops, especially soybeans with multiple reports of…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Aug. 25
In Greene County district court Nathan Ray Scott Pote, 32, of Des Moines pleaded not guilty Aug. 23 to charges of theft- first degree, operating vehicle without owner’s consent, and possession of marijuana- second offense. A trial date was set for Oct. 31. Information is available since the return of an arrest warrant that Rene Dominguez, 39, of New Ulm,…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Aug. 25
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was entered Aug. 22 against Kimberly Marie Garcia of Jefferson after she pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct- abusive epithet/threatening gesture, amended from assault. Court costs were not specified. A judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was entered Aug. 23…
Read MoreIowa DNR identifies black water in Greene County as hog manure
The spill was discovered just about 1.5 mile from my farm and in the RRWA Save Squirrel Hollow testing zone. We’ve been testing there and other creeks that feed into the River since they built that hog nursery just south 1/2 mile of me here on the Raccoon River Bluff in the fall of 2022. The neighborhood discovered “a situation”…
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