The Rippey pickleball court will be officially opened Sunday, Oct. 1, at 4 pm. Roger and Coleen Thompson Norgren will be recognized and thanked for the two benches adjacent to the court. The benches were donated to honor their parents, Hugo and Lucille Norgren, and Darwin and Helen Thompson. Karen Shannon, president of the Greene County Community Foundation, will be…
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Heritage Farm designation for Andrew, Towers farms
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Brent Johnson and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation vice president Brian Feldpausch honored 398 Iowa farm families with Century or Heritage Farm designations at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 17. The program celebrates farms that have been owned by the same families for 100 and 150 years, respectively. The Andrew…
Read MoreFarm Bureau coordinates 4th grade farm day
This year’s farm tour for county fourth grade students marked the 29th year Greene County Farm Bureau has coordinated the annual event. In their fifth year of hosting this event for the county Farm Bureau, Connor and Cale Juergensen of Churdan welcomed the students to their family farm northeast of Churdan where Connor, his wife Lindsay, and their daughter live. …
Read MoreWomen’s retreat Oct. 14 in Jefferson
All Greater Greene County Presbyterian Ministries women and their friends are invited to “Finding Your Voice”, a women’s retreat, on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 10 am to 2 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson. The retreat will offer insights into various ways for women in particular to express themselves. Lunch will be provided. Registration deadline is Wednesday, Oct.…
Read MoreIowa Cover Crop donates seed to FFA chapters
Iowa FFA Chapters are invited to receive free cover crop seed from the state’s leading cover crop seed and service provider, Iowa Cover Crop. For the third year of the company’s The Future is Covered program, chapters are eligible to receive up to 10 acres of free cereal rye and/or oats. In addition, with partnership from Oregon based GO Seed, advisors and students…
Read MoreRams run at Roland-Story Invitational
The Greene County cross country teams competed in the Roland-Story Invitational Thursday, Sept. 21, with the boys finishing sixth in an 11-team field. Noah Hinote once again paced the Rams with an 11th place finish in 18:06.39, a personal best. Not far behind was Gavyn Winters in 15th place with a time of 18:13.68. Both are juniors. Completing the team…
Read MoreGrCo names homecoming queen, king
Hallie Monthei and Cody Allen were selected as Greene County homecoming queen and king. They were crowned Friday afternoon in the school auditorium. Hallie is the daughter of Larry and Tasha Monthei. In high school she has participated in choir, National Honor Society, Interact, soccer, golf, football cheerleading, and as boys’ basketball manager. She volunteers at Greene County Elementary, is…
Read MoreSchool board candidates told
A trio of candidates are vying for two seats on the Greene County Schools board of education. Candidates are Connie Boyd, Tim Riphagen and Dylan McConnell. Incumbents Steve Fisher and John McConnell are not seeking re-election. In the Paton-Churdan district, incumbents David Palmer and Kelly Minnihan are unopposed for re-election. School board positions are on the Nov. 7 ballot, as…
Read MoreBringing Washington opportunities to the Heartland
~a column by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst The U.S. government is the world’s largest customer – required by federal law to consider buying from small businesses. So, why aren’t Iowans sharing in the bounty? Here in the heartland, we’ve seen a steep decline in government contracting activity over the past decade. In 2009, 945 Iowa small businesses participated in federal…
Read MoreCandidates told for city elections
School board candidates will be announced Friday Incumbent Jefferson mayor Matt Gordon is not running for re-election. Former mayor Craig Berry is the only candidate who filed nominating papers for the position. The filing deadline was Sept. 21. Gordon had been on the Jefferson city council for two years when he successfully ran against incumbent mayor Berry in 2020. Berry…
Read MoreGrCo Schools unspent balance decreased from last year, but still “okay”
The Greene County Community Schools board of education at its Sept. 20 meeting reviewed the 2022-23 certified annual report, special education supplement and annual transportation report. Total general fund spending for the year was $17,107,197, while the maximum authorized spending was $18,004,512. That left an unspent balance of $897,314. The unspent balance is comparable to carrying a balance in a…
Read MoreGrand opening of animal shelter, dog park this Sunday
A grand opening and ribbon cutting at the Greene County Animal Shelter and Rotary Centennial Dog Park will be held this Sunday, Sept. 24, at 2 pm at the shelter, 1700 Doreen Wilber Drive, Jefferson. Light refreshments will be served. The animal shelter has been in use for several months, while the dog park is very recently completed. The ribbon…
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