~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams boys’ basketball team battled their way through a tough slate of games this past week. The Rams boys had four games on the schedule last week opening up with a game Jan. 13 against Manson-NW Webster in which they fell 70-32. They played the Perry Bluejays Jan. 14, losing…
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Ram kegglers navigate busy week
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams girls’ and boys’ bowling teams had a busy week this past week. Spare Times Lanes and Lounge in Jefferson was the site the Rams hosted Waukee Jan. 13. The results were a 2,457-1,726 loss for the Rams girls and a 2,999-2,657 loss for the Rams boys as Waukee completed…
Read MoreP-C boys stumble against Boyer Valley, G-R
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets boys’ basketball team had a tough week against their opponents last week. The boys faced the same slate of teams as the girls this last week, and their results were the same: they fell to Boyer Valley Jan. 14 by a score of 53-45, and then fell Jan. 17 to…
Read MoreHealth and agriculture – Linked together like love and marriage
~by Bryan Helmus In the January 9, 2025 edition of the Jefferson Herald, editor William Carroll announced a new weekly feature focusing on “health related content from a variety of sources” and stated “we are open to suggestions from you the reader on content that can make this section even better.” In my opinion, having a page focused on health…
Read MoreP-C girls fall to Boyer Valley, G-R in hoops
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton Churdan Rockets girls basketball team was looking to ride the wave of their first win to a few more this past week. The Rockets girls had two games, one against the Boyer Valley Bulldogs Jan. 14, where they fell 52-18, and another against the Glidden-Ralston Wildcats Jan. 17, where they fell…
Read MoreLandus announces layoffs across the company
Landus has recently announced companywide cuts affecting multiple locations across the company, with various position levels affected by the layoffs. About 10 percent, or approximately 60 of the company’s Iowa-based workforce was notified Friday, Jan. 17, they were being laid off, effective immediately. Matt Carstens has president and CEO of Landus for four years. of the co-op. He referred to…
Read MoreHow quickly I fell into old age
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The beginning of my old age did not start until I was pushing 80. I’d had skirmishes with it, of course – so much gray hair all of a sudden! I let it go from dyed blond to whatever color showed up after I quit “Clairol,” and my favorite, “Manic Panic.” I let my hair…
Read MoreRam boys bowl over Kuemper Catholic
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The 2025 portion of meets for the Greene County Rams bowling team started better than they could have asked. The Rams boys hadn’t bowled since early December against Dowling Catholic and returned to the lanes after the New Year against Kuemper Catholic Jan. 9. The Rams boys earned a 2,747-1,979 win over the…
Read MoreRam girls hoops stays positive, focused on improvement
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal While the season for the Greene County Rams girls’ basketball team hasn’t brought a win in their first 10 games, they are staying positive and focusing on improvement. For the Rams girls, this last week featured matchups against the West Marshall Trojans Jan. 7, where they fell 71-7, and the South Hamilton Hawks…
Read MoreRam wrestling enjoys success at HOI traiangular and Rollin Dyer tourney
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams boys wrestling team shows no signs of slowing down as the season progresses. This last week held plenty of action for the Rams as they first headed out Jan. 9 for a Heart of Iowa Conference triangular against Perry and Nevada. The Rams finished the event with a 2-0…
Read MoreRam boys earn third hoops win over S. Hamilton
~by Dustin Teays for the Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams boys’ basketball team battled their way to their third win of the season. Last week was short for the Rams boys in terms of games, as they only had two on the schedule. The week started with a 54-21 loss to the West Marshall Trojans in a Heart of…
Read MoreJeff council sets policy for social media, mass texting
The Jefferson city council at its Jan. 14 meeting approved a policy regarding use of social media and mass texting. The policy refers to social media sites, including Facebook, operated by the city. City administrator Scott Peterson provided the pertinent points of the policy. From the perspective of city employees, it specifies that employees should have no expectation of privacy…
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