The board of Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County met Aug. 6 and have decided that after this year the Thomas Jefferson Gardens will no longer host the Greene County Farmers Market. “We have enjoyed hosting the farmers market the last three years,” board president Danielle Ross said. “We believe it is a great asset to the community and hope…
Read MoreDay: August 7, 2024
Yard of the Month honor to Deb, Shane Monthei
Set against a backdrop of quiet woods, perennials of all colors and descriptions create a cheerful array at the home of Deb and Shane Monthei on W. Russell St, the Jefferson Garden Club’s Yard of the Month for August 2024. Tall purple liatris, bright yellow coreopsis and rudbeckia, pink hibiscus and foxglove, daylilies of several colors, Asiatic lilies and…
Read MoreSupervisors hear CO2 pipeline info, agree to higher deductibles to lower insurance rates
Will send letter to IUC objecting to pipeline The Greene County supervisors heard information at their Aug. 5 meeting from Franklin Township property owner and environmentalist Chris Henning about the carbon dioxide pipeline proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions. The pipeline would run diagonally across Greene County, from the Paton area to the Louis Dreyfus ethanol plant in Grand Junction, and…
Read MoreRural voters to see question on use of LOSST revenue on Nov. 5 ballot
Voters in rural Greene County will once again be asked to change the purpose statement for the county’s local options sales & services tax (LOSST) revenues. The county board of supervisors at their Aug. 5 meeting approved a resolution placing on the Nov. 5 ballot the same question that was on the ballot for a special election last March. Voters…
Read MoreCorn, soybeans behind last year but still near five-year average
Most of the state received rain showers and experienced above average temperatures. These conditions allowed Iowa farmers 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 4, 2024, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting oats for grain, cutting and baling hay, and applying fungicides. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 1 percent very…
Read MoreFreedom
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Kamala Harris, Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election, has made freedom ring from every podium she’s stood behind for a mere two weeks. Freedom is the cornerstone of her campaign supporting her insistence that “We will never go back.” What a refreshing fistful of words those are, for they are hopeful, invigorating and with…
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