by Dustin Teays The Greene County Rams softball team split last week’s games down the middle, winning two and losing two. Last week featured four games for the Rams: a 6-4 win over South Hamilton, a 4-0 win over the Perry Jayettes, an 11-6 loss to Woodward-Granger, and a 6-1 loss to Grandview Christian. The Rams went 2-1 against Heart…
Read MoreDay: June 18, 2025
Rams baseball has week of close games
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams baseball team had a highly competitive week of play last week. While the Rams were unable to get a win, all the games were close. They were a 5-2 loss to South Hamilton, a 6-5 loss to Winterset, a 13-6 loss to Perry, and an 8-5 loss to Grand…
Read MoreSupervisors hear plans, logistics for courthouse HVAC project
The Greene County supervisors spent more than an hour at their June 16 meeting discussing the new HVAC system at the courthouse. Representatives of BBS Architects/Engineering explained the scope, timeline, and various costs of the $3.1 million project. The heating system will be a gas-fired hot water system that will operate at 88-92 percent efficiency, according to Holly Elbert, mechanical…
Read MoreA few things an autocracy requires of us
~a column by Colleen O’Brien We can’t practice DEI (diversity, equality, inclusion) in our lives now. The autocratic right wing of our politics (Republican) believes these three things (DEI) hurt white people. To them, diversity, equality and inclusion mean we insist that brown people and black folks and women and poor people need diversity, equality and inclusion in their lives…
Read MoreView from my window – Measles
~by Mary Weaver The June 12 edition of the Des Moines Register reported the third measles case in Iowa due to an unvaccinated child. The Department of Health and Human Services notified the public regarding the third case due to potential exposure in public areas, listing the public areas where the child had been in the Iowa City community. This…
Read MoreWalk the Tipton prairie June 28
Put on your hiking boots and bring the bug spray for a walk through Greene County’s “jewel of a prairie” with a plant expert leading the way on Saturday, June 28. The walk, sponsored by the Greene County Historical Society and the Friends of Greene County IA Parks, steps off at 9:30 am. Tipton Prairie is located south of Cooper…
Read MoreSoybeans, corn doing well
Farmers had 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 15, 2025, according to the USDA,National Agricultural Statistics Service. Damaging hail and wind were reported in parts of northern Iowa, which also received the most significant rainfall during the week. Field activities included cutting hay, side dressing and spraying crops. Topsoil condition statewide rated 5 percent very short,…
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