~a column by Colleen O’Brien I’ve been reading Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Night for the third time. It is a slim book, around a hundred pages, and old, published in 1972. It is the account of a 16-year-old Jewish boy surviving Auschwitz and Buchenwald with his father during Hitler’s reign as the murderer of as many Jews as he…
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Private pesticide applicator training March 7
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will offer a private pesticide applicator Continuing Instruction Course (P-CIC), led by Extension Field agronomist Mike Witt. The last Greene County session is scheduled for Thursday, March 7, at 6:30 pm at the Greene County Extension office. Walk-ins on the day of the program will only be admitted if room allows.…
Read MoreAg Leader Award to Iowa Cover Crop
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented Leader in Conservation Awards to one Iowa individual and one Iowa business making an impact in water quality and conservation Feb. 13 during the annual Agribusiness Association of Iowa Showcase and Conference in Altoona. Molly Haub, a certified crop adviser from West Branch, and Iowa Cover Crop, a cover crop retail and application business…
Read MoreWorkshop slated on cover crops and relay intercropping
Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will host a cover crop and relay intercropping workshop Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 12 to 2 pm at the Swan Lake State Park, east shelter house, near Carroll. Farmers and landowners to are welcome to attend these free workshops and have a complimentary meal. Cover crops provide many…
Read MoreMike Richards begins term on Iowa Central Community College board of directors
Fills post held by Doug McDermott The newest member of the Iowa Central Community College board of directors is no stranger to the Iowa Central organization. Mike Richards of Jefferson was elected to the board in November and will represent District 9, which includes Greene County. A native of Lohrville, Richards grew up in rural Calhoun County and graduated from…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Feb. 9
In Greene County district court Travis Austin Smith, 32, of Churdan was sentenced Feb. 7 to 20 days in jail with credit for time served after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of driving while license barred. He was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge. The fine and surcharge were suspended. The court ruled Smith is unable…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Feb. 9
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was entered Feb. 7 against Akecheta Undiea Mark Hudnell of Boone on a charge of public intoxication. Court costs were $60. Cases were initiated as follows: Justin Joe Downs of Churdan, harassment- third degree; Harmony Nicole Thompson of Jefferson, possession of drug paraphernalia; Jesse Robert…
Read MoreGCDC again topic of discussion at county supervisors meeting
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline During open forum at the regular meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors on Feb. 12, Scranton resident Kirk Citurs read from a prepared statement of accusations against Greene County Development Corporation. Citurs objected to county funding of GCDC based on political factors and Biblical prophecy. “GCDC is a Democratic (party) organization,” Citurs said.…
Read MoreKeeping young people in Iowa
~by Iowa House Democratic leader Jennifer Konfrst With two kids now in their early twenties, I’ve spent a lot of time wondering if my kids will end up living in Iowa as they wrap up their education and start their careers. My husband and I spent a year away before returning to Iowa to build our lives, so I know…
Read MoreAllen Robert Kuhn, 1962 – 2023
Allen Robert Kuhn was born in Waterloo in 1962, the son of Rosalee Ann Harbaugh Kuhn and Louis Allen Kuhn. His sister, Loralee Ann Kuhn, was born in 1958 in Jefferson. The family lived in Jefferson but was visiting family in Waterloo when Allen was born. Allen died suddenly at his home in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, AZ, in December 2023.…
Read MoreApplications being accepted for medical center foundation, auxiliary scholarships
Applications for scholarships offered by the Greene County Medical Center Foundation and auxiliary are being accepted now through the deadline of April 1. Students in the medical center service area who are entering, or already attending, college in a healthcare-related field are eligible for as much as $1,000 for up to four years through the foundation scholarship program. Applications and…
Read MoreThe capitol roundup – Libraries and Medicaid
~by State Sen Jesse Green, R, Senate District 24 February 9, 2024 Greetings! Last week I filed SSB 3131. If you pay attention to the left wing “spin” media, I’m sure you have heard this past week that I am a fascist and a book burner that is attempting to shut our precious libraries down. For starters, SSB stands for…
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