Rippey United Methodist Church, Pastor Jon Williams Sundays – Adult Sunday School 10 am; Worship services 11 am. Tuesdays 10 am – Fellowship. Everyone welcome. Soup lunch served first Tuesday of the month. Rippey Lions change meeting dates – The Rippey Lions Club will meet on Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 instead of the first meeting on Nov. 2. The Nov.…
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Informational meeting slated on future of St Mary’s Cemetery in Franklin Township
Forty dead trees were recently removed from St Mary’s Cemetery in Franklin Township, and the township trustees are now seeking input on future tree plantings, landscaping, fundraising and other items of interest concerning the cemetery. An informational meeting is planned for Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7 pm at the Jamaica Community Center. All persons interested in the future of the…
Read MoreCity/school elections Tuesday
Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, to elect city council members, mayors and school board representatives. Also on the ballot is a bond issue for Greene County to build a new jail and renewal of the PPEL (Physical Plant and Equipment Levy) for the Greene County School District. The Voter Approved PPEL in the Greene County…
Read MoreRambler Wrestling Club registrations due Nov. 3
The Greene County Youth Athletic Association “Rambler Wrestling Club” is for boys and girls in kindergarten through sixth grade. There are two sections, including an entry level for kids who have two and less years of experience and an intermediate level for youth who have two or more years of experience. This program is designed to teach participants the proper…
Read MoreSupervisors meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The regular meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors scheduled for Oct. 30 was a rarity as there were no items on the agenda and only one supervisor was in physical attendance. Supervisor Mick Burkett was the lone attendee with supervisors Dawn Rudolph and Pete Bardole attending electronically. County attorney Thomas Laehn told auditor…
Read MoreNunn tells local office hours
US Rep Zach Nunn will hold mobile office hours Friday, Nov. 3, from 10 am to 2 pm at the William Paton Public Library, 105 S. Main St in Paton. Mobile office hours will also be held Thursday, Nov. 9, from 1 to 4 pm at the Panora Public Library 102 N. First St in Panora. Nunn will not be…
Read MoreHarvest on even pace with 2022 harvest
Moderate rainfall during the week slowed harvest in some areas as Iowa’s farmers had an average of 4.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 29, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, completing fall tillage, applying fall fertilizer, baling stalks, and hauling manure. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 12…
Read MoreStalder, Shipley on HOIAC first team in volleyball
The Heart of Iowa Activities Conference released All-Conference honors teams for the 2023 volleyball season with five Rams being selected. On the All-Conference first team are senior Kaylee Stalder and junior Emma Shipley. On the second team, junior Violet Reedy was selected. Senior Graci Cooklin and junior Payton Kokenge were chosen as honorable mention. The Rams placed third in the…
Read More4-H news
GREENBRIER 4-H The Greenbrier 4-H club met at Clover Hall on Oct. 9. In old business, record books will be returned at family night in November. For new business we were informed enrollment needs to be done before Nov. 15 to avoid a late fee. Our Greenbrier club put big 4-H signs around the county for National 4-H week. Following…
Read MoreBetty Johnson, 1924 – 2023
A memorial service for Betty J. Johnson, age 99, of Jefferson, will be held Nov. 7 at First United Methodist Church, Jefferson. Interment will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. Betty was born September 6, 1924, in Guthrie Center. She was the daughter of Reuben Myrick and Bernice (Fisher) Myrick Starr. Betty began her primary education in Guthrie Center and continued…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – October 2023
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Tuesday, Oct. 31: At 12:26 pm a deputy assisted the Jefferson PD with an arrest in the 300 block of W. Reed St. At 2:14 pm a deputy and a Jefferson officer assisted a jailer with the inmate arrested earlier that afternoon as he tried to escape from…
Read MorePolice blotter – October 2023
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Tuesday, Oct. 31: At 12:26 am a complainant requested an officer at a residence in the 300 block of W. Reed St for a relative who was assaulting family members there.Officers arrived and spoke to the parties involved. The officer’s investigation led to the arrest of Joshua Parrish, 27,…
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