Much is at stake when rural Greene County voters consider a ballot proposition to change the allowable use of the local option sales and service tax (LOSST) allocated to the county on their behalf. The proposition – Public Measure IM – is on the Nov. 5 ballot for voters in the unincorporated areas of the counties. Those who live in…
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Supervisors hear plan for jail bond issue
Bonds for the new Greene County jail will be sold Nov. 18. Heidi Kuhl of Northland Securities reported to the board at their Oct. 14 meeting that the county’s current bond rating is AA- . The bond issue will be $10 million in general obligation bonds. Interest on the bonds will be locked in when the bonds are sold. Kuhl…
Read MoreJefferson Elks Lodge marks 60th anniversary
The Jefferson Elks Lodge is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024. The Lodge was originally Instituted into the BPO Elks USA on June 11, 1964. Charter members of the Elks were initiated into our order in the gymnasium of Jefferson High School on June 11. Initially, 239 residentds of the county were installed as members. Within the next year many…
Read MoreRams keep Class 2A playoff hopes alive with 10-7 win
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams football team came out on the right side of a defensive battle that kept their playoff hopes alive. The Rams took on the Southeast Valley Jaguars Oct. 11 and won a game that saw just 17 combined points scored. The Rams were able to come away with a 10-7…
Read MoreGC volleyball team preparing to honor senior players
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams volleyball team had one win and one loss in a successful week. The Rams first took on West Marshall, where they fell 3-1 (20-25, 25-27, 25-20, 24-26). While the Rams opened their week with a loss, they were able to rebound and get a win over South Hamilton 3-0…
Read MoreRocket spikers battle Ar-We-Va
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets volleyball team battled against a Rolling Valley Conference opponent this past week. The Rockets faced off against Ar-We-Va Oct. 8 and battled hard throughout the match but ultimately fell 3-0 (14-25, 21-25, 13-25). While they didn’t come away with a win, the Rockets are a young team, and there has…
Read MoreRams run well at SCC Invitational
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams cross country teams headed to Lake City Oct. 8 and ran well, with a solid third-place finish, thanks to strong running from Noah Hinote, who placed sixth, Brady Carstensen, who placed 14th, and Carter Hinote, who placed 22nd. The top runner for the girls was Rylee Mowrer, who just…
Read MoreSen Ernst speaks with GrCo high school students
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal U.S. Senator Joni Ernst stopped at Greene County High School Oct. 10 to meet with students and allow them to ask any questions they may have. After briefly introducing herself, Ernst opened the floor to questions, with some students asking about interesting stories of her time as a senator and how she became…
Read MoreBeta Tau Delta takes first graders to Blank Park Zoo
It was an up-close and personal encounter with the Blank Park Zoo giraffe, Jacoby, for Greene County first grader Gotham Peterson-Ashworth. His experience was one that 110 other first graders from Greene County and Paton-Churdan had: to feed giraffes lettuce leaves, ride the zoo train, have a hot lunch, feed animals in the petting zoo, have an educational session with…
Read MoreName-calling
~ column by Cauliflower Ear, aka Colleen O’Brien Trump is getting on my nerves, and I’ve been through two hurricanes recently, so I’m in no mood to put up with bad behavior, especially his. I’m ready to put him down like he puts everyone else down – well, not exactly. I won’t be lying, I’ll be using his own words,…
Read MoreLaehn updates supervisors on possible actions against C02 pipeline
The Greene County supervisors paid little attention two years ago when Summit Carbon Solutions included five parcels of land in Greene County on a list of properties for which it would seek to use eminent domain for the construction of Phase 1 of its carbon dioxide pipeline from Iowa to North Dakota. With the proposed Phase 2 cutting a diagonal…
Read MoreBomgaars Ladies Night supports Greene County Medical Center patients
For the past nine years, Bomgaars has held its annual Ladies’ Night in the fall, offering an evening of shopping with 5 percent of total sales donated to healthcare and women’s organizations in the communities they serve. This year the Jefferson Bomgaars will host Ladies’ Night Sunday, Nov. 3, from 5 to 8 pm, with the donation going to the…
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