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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Rams advance to second round of play with win over Woodward-Granger
The Greene County Ram boys basketball team advanced to the second round of post-season play with a 68-46 win over Woodward-Granger in Jefferson Feb. 13. The Rams took the lead early, racking up 22 points in the first quarter while holding the Hawks to 11 points. The Rams continued their dominance, running the lead up to 35-17 at halftime and…
Read MoreJoan 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,…
Read MoreFour Rams qualify for Class 2A state wrestling tourney
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team traveled to Webster City High School Saturday for the Class 2A District meet, with four Rams wrestlers punching their tickets to the state meet. Kale Petersen, 132, and McKinley Robbins, 138, each placed first in their classes, sending them on to the state meet. Also moving on are…
Read MoreTwo 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…
Read MoreFirst 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…
Read MoreFFA plans trivia contest to mark Nat’l FFA Week
Greene County FFA will mark National FFA Week next week with a community trivia night, Monday, February 20, at the high school. Check-in will start at 6:30 pm with the first round at 7 pm. The event will consist of five rounds with 10 questions per round. Categories range from Agricultural Logos, Celebrities, Parliamentary Procedure, FFA Knowledge, to Animals in…
Read MoreGreene 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…
Read MoreGreen, Nordman discuss a variety of issues at Feb. 11 legislative forum
Sen Jesse Green, who represents Greene County as part of Iowa Senate District 24, and Rep Carter Nordman, who represents Greene County as part of Iowa House District 47, met with about two dozen constituents at a forum hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Gardens board Feb. 11. Green and Nordman are both Republicans. Rick Morain was moderator for the forum.…
Read MoreWoke
~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…
Read MoreAll That Jazz bringing professional vocal jazz musicians to work with students and perform
Jazz vocalists from Miami and Boston will headline All That Jazz Feb. 23-24 in Jefferson. Kate Reid of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and Charlie Christenson of Berklee School of Music will work with Greene County’s Ram Jive Thursday evening, Feb. 23. During the day Friday, Feb. 24, they’ll do 40-minute clinics with jazz choirs from Perry,…
Read MoreGreene County adds Hall of Fame for fine arts and fine arts sponsors
After inducting members into an Athletic Hall of Fame three times, Greene County Community Schools is inaugurating a Fine Arts Hall of Fame and a Fine Arts Sponsor Hall of Fame. Fine Art Hall of Fame nominees must be graduates of Greene County, Jefferson-Scranton, East Greene, Jefferson or Scranton high school and have participated in a school-sanctioned activity. Those activities…
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