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Month: January 2024

Ram boys play three hoops games

~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team went 0-3 last week as the team works to make up games missed due to winter weather. On Jan. 23, the Rams hosted sixth ranked Roland-Story with Greene County falling 79-44 after trailing 41-24 at the halftime break. Nathan Behne led the Rams with 10 points and…

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Ram girls still looking for hoops win

~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The search for the season’s first win is still underway for the Greene County girls basketball team after going 0-3 last week. The Greene County girls hosted number five ranked Roland-Story on Jan. 23 with the Rams falling 65-12. Ella Shipley scored five points for Greene County with Makenna Ebersole scoring three and…

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Ram bowlers back on the lanes

~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County bowlers were back in action after a month of no competition due to winter break and winter weather. On Jan. 22, the team traveled to Ida Grove to face OABCIG with the boys picking up a 75 point loss, the girls falling by a wider margin. The junior varsity boys…

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Ram grapplers have successful week

~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team traveled to Manson Northwest Webster Jan. 23, going 2-0 against CAM and the host school, then took fourth at the powerful AC/GC Charger Invitational on Saturday. According to IAwrestle’s newest rankings, senior Gavin Scheuermann at 157 and junior Brent Dennhardt at 165 are both ranked fourth at their…

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New Friends group will support Greene County parks

Inaugural sledding event planned for Sunday A new organization to support Greene County’s parks, prairies, bike trails and public lands for all citizens to enjoy is forming. Anyone with an interest in maintaining or improving amenities in our county parks is welcome to join. The new group, Friends of Greene County IA Parks, is planning a special event this Sunday,…

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Supervisors hear budget requests from B/G Co Probation Services and secondary roads

~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard FY2025 budget requests from Boone/Greene County Probation Services and from the secondary roads department at the meeting on Jan. 29. Diane Hinderaker and county attorney Thomas Laehn described the success of two programs under the supervision of Boone/Greene County Probation Services. A program of community service for youth…

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View from my window – LOSST

I am sharing information this week about LOSST, an acronym for local option sales and service tax. The Greene County board of supervisors passed a resolution Nov. 27 to place a language change about LOSST for the unincorporated areas of Greene County. The vote will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024.   County auditor Billie Jo Hoskins shared how this tax…

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BRR this weekend

The first weekend in February marks the beginning of the biking season for many bicyclists from Iowa and beyond. The Bike Ride to Rippey is an annual event of the Perry Chamber of Commerce. Rippey cooks have been preparing and will be ready on Saturday, Feb. 3, to welcome these hardy and hungry riders with the roast beef sundaes and…

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Extension offering commercial ag weed, insect, plant disease pest control CIC

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County will host a commercial ag weed, insect, and plant disease pest control continuing instruction course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, Feb. 14. The program, provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP), is available at office locations across Iowa. The local attendance site is ISU Greene County…

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