The Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower will be open daily from 10 am to 4 pm starting on Memorial Day weekend. On Memorial Day, a special Tower Tunes Live concert will be played by local Mahanay Maestro Shelly Berger from 12:15 to 12:30 pm. The public is invited to gather downtown to listen. The carillon will play patriotic music digitally throughout…
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144 CHI opens demolition application process
Applications are now available for Clearing, the second phase of the 144 Corridor Housing Initiative (144 CHI). The first phase of the organization, Exterior Improvement, is now in its second year. Future plans call for a third phase, Building. Applications for the Phase 2 demolition grants are available at Peoples Bank in Grand Junction and at the libraries in Paton,…
Read MoreHours changing at veterans affairs office
The Greene County veterans affairs office will have summer office hours Tuesday, May 28, through Aug. 22. The hours will be Monday through Thursday, 11:30 am to 4:30 pm. Hours will return to Monday-Friday, 9 am to 1 pm, after Aug. 22.
Read MoreRain improving moisture conditions but slowing planting
Scattered showers across Iowa allowed farmers 3.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 19, 2024, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers were planting corn and soybeans as well as cutting hay. Some replanting has occurred due to drowned out areas in fields. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 1 percent very short, 6 percent…
Read More4-H news
The Greenbrier 4-H club held a meeting on May 8 at 7 pm at Clover Hall. The Young Leaders did not have any business to report. Greenbrier’s April meeting was held April 3 at 7 at Clover Hall. New business was animal id/weigh in other than bunnies and poultry, and YQCA training was due May 15. Presentations were given by…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending May 17
In Greene County district court Brandon Lee Ferguson, 25, of Jefferson was sentenced May 15 to 10 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of driving while license barred. The jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Greene County sheriff for one year. Ferguson was fined $855 with a…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending May 17
In Greene County magistrate court Christopher Craig Edwards of Maple River Junction was sentenced to two days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of assault with intent to cause pain or injury. The jail time is concurrent to sentences in two other Greene County cases. Edwards was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Cout…
Read MoreDwayne Fiscus, 1932 – 2024
Funeral services for Dwayne Fiscus, 92, of Churdan will be held May 23, 2024, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Words of comfort will be offered by Pastor Isaak Wangler of Abundant Life Church in Jefferson. Honorary bearers will be Dwayne’s grandchildren Emily Rhoades, Brian Rice, Alicia Paup and Tricia Owens, and his great-grandchildren Clara Rhoades, Cora Rhoades, Cade Rhoades,…
Read MoreCounty schools hold graduation ceremonies this week
Paton-Churdan High School graduated 11 seniors at commencement exercises held Saturday afternoon at the school. Greene County High School will hold commencement Sunday at 2 pm at the high school gymnasium. Both schools held Award Nights last week, honoring graduates and presenting scholarships. Visit the Good News tab at GreeneCountyNewsOnline for more information.
Read MoreP-C honors graduates and their mentors
The Paton-Churdan class of 2024 was honored at a Senior-Mentor Banquet Wednesday at the Shriver Community Center in Paton. Community State Bank of Paton and United Bank of Iowa – Churdan sponsored the event, which included a meal catered by Lidderdale Country Store. Each of the graduates also read an essay thanking someone who was particularly important to them, noting…
Read MoreGrCo seniors receive scholarships
The Greene County High School Awards Night for the graduating class of 2024 was held May 14 in the high school auditorium. Students were awarded a combined total of more than $211,000 in local scholarships. Additionally, every graduate was awarded a $500 grant from the Greene County Community Schools Foundation. The grants are funded by an endowment from the late…
Read MoreCareer Academy students recognized at Senior Awards Night
Many Greene County seniors received awards from Iowa Central Community College at the Greene County High School awards program May 15. The awards were presented by Teresa Green, coordinator at the Iowa Central Career Academy at the high school. Joel McAndrews was awarded an associate of arts degree and an associate of science degree. Hallie Monthei was awarded an associate…
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