Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will host a Forest, Aquatic, and Right-of-Way Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) can be seen at office locations across Iowa. The local attendance site is Greene County Extension office meeting…
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America in love and loathing
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The man has said, “You know that. And everybody knows that.” He’s not talking about his own lack of honesty but about every subject he brings up. This is an oft-heard collection of words from a former President who averaged using it 154 times a day for the four years of his administration. He continued…
Read MoreSupervisors discuss LOSST ballot issue
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors at their Sept. 23 meeting discussed getting information to the public about the upcoming vote on using Local Option Sales and Service Tax (LOSST) for “any legal purpose.” Only voters in unincorporated parts of the county will have the question on their ballot. “Voting starts Oct. 16,” auditor Billie…
Read MoreKarma Hennigar, 1931 – 2024
A memorial service for Karma Hennigar, age 93, will be held October 1, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church, in Jefferson. Interment will be at Paton Township Cemetery. Karma Jean (Temple) Hennigar passed away September 22, 2024, at the age of 93 years. She was born August 4, 1931, to Albert and Florence (Roberts) Temple of Paton. Karma was raised in…
Read MoreForums slated for county, state candidates
Candidates for county and state elected office have agreed to participate in candidate forums in Jefferson Oct. 10 and Oct. 15. County candidates will be featured Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7 pm at the Greene County elementary school cafeteria. Supervisor candidates Joe Gannon and Greg Ruth (District 1), and John Muir and Tori Riley (District 4), as well as sheriff…
Read MoreFundraiser, candidates at Churdan library
The Churdan public library will serve a fundraiser drive thru Saturday, Sept. 28, from 11 am to 1 pm. The menu includes hot ham or turkey and cheese sandwiches, beans a chips for a freewill monetary donation. Patrons are asked to enter the alley on the east side of the library and pick up meals in the parking lot. There…
Read MoreGuns, school shootings, and the 2024 campaign
Shootings now compete with the ringing of the school bell as another year begins. Iowa needs to do more than have more shooting drills. As the school year began with the ringing of the bell, Iowa policymakers should be called upon to do something during this campaign season. We can address the gun violence crisis and safeguard our communities and…
Read MoreRetirement open house for Denny Hammen
Denny Hammen is retiring after five years as Jefferson park and recreation director. The city staff is hosting a retirement open house for him Tuesday, Oct.1, from 4 to 6 pm. The public is invited.
Read MoreRam runners compete at Panorama Invite
The Greene County Ram boys cross country team had two medalists at the hot and muggy Panorama Invitational meet Sept. 19. Senior Noah Hinote placed ninth and sophomore Brady Carstensen placed 16th. Coach Jeff Lamoureux described the meet as “very competitive.” The winning time was 16:58, set by Clarinda senior Kyle Wagoner. Noah Hinote ran the 5K race in 18:45.60.…
Read MorePaton-Churdan names homecoming royalty
Paton-Churdan is celebrating homecoming this week. High school students selected Kinnick Steimel as homecoming king and Grace Cullum as homecoming queen. Other members of the court are Savannah McCloud, Lily Richards and Emily Walbaum. Mini king and mini queen are Krew Chesler and Elsie Olson.
Read MoreSupervisors slate public hearing on urban renewal capital loan notes
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Greene County attorney Thomas Laehn reported at the Sept. 16 meeting of the board of supervisors that he had filed the board’s objections to a permit application by Summit Carbon Solutions for construction of a CO2 capture pipeline with the Iowa Utilities Commission. The board had directed Laehn to file the objections at their Sept.…
Read MoreHistorical Society program features tales of Squirrel Hollow Park
Tanner Scheuermann, who heads the Greene County Conservation, will tell the story of Squirrel Hollow Park at a Greene County Historical Society lunch Friday, Oct. 4, at the Rippey Methodist Church. The park, the second-oldest county park in the state, is located in a heavily wooded area in the far southeast corner of Grant Township. Briggs Wood in Hamilton County…
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