~with Taylor Teays of The Scranton Journal The Greene County football team picked up a win while hosting Atlantic on Friday night, beating the Trojans 41-6. It was the second consecutive game the Rams finished with the clock running continuously due to the 35-point rule. The Rams were on the scoreboard within two minutes of the opening whistle. The Trojans…
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2-3 week for Ram volleyball
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team had a 2-3 week after a Thursday home loss against Nevada and a Saturday tournament at South Hardin. On Thursday, the Rams hosted Nevada, falling 3-0 after sets of 25-13, 25-19 and 25-16. Stat leaders for the game were Violet Reedy with 12 assists; Kaylee Stalder, Emma Shipley…
Read MoreYouth-led garage sale will benefit Webb House
There will be a youth-led garage sale Saturday, Sept. 16, from 8 am to noon at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. All proceeds will go toward the new deck at the Webb House, and middle school Webb House users are doing most of the planning of the sale. Community members who have items to donate for the sale…
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~a column by Colleen O’Brien In the mid-1950s, in Junior High, we had to memorize the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. He wrote it in 1895 and it was not published until 1910. It went right to the top of favorite poems in England and has stayed there at least through 1996, the last time a favorite poem was news.…
Read MoreJeff council gives go-ahead on pickleball court, learns more about Kading Construction
The Jefferson city council at its Sept. 12 meeting “endorsed” constructing a pickleball court at Russell Park, allowing the park and recreation department and a group of volunteers to move forward in planning, but not specifically committing city funds at this time. JPRD director Denny Hammen told the council a group has met four times to discuss the project. The…
Read MoreVarceis Club grab-n-go lunch Sept. 19 in Scranton
They’re at it again–the Varceis Club is presenting Grab-n-Go lunch, Version 3.0. The menu includes a large sandwich croissant with five slices of shaved ham and a slice of Colby jack cheese, scoop of potato salad, larger individual bag of assorted types of chips, our famous chocolate chip bar, and bottled water. Price is $8 and will be collected when lunches…
Read MoreDrewry’s message to the Jefferson city council
Editor’s note: Following is the statement Allison Drewry, owner of a dog who allegedly bit a child at Russell Park last month, asked a family friend to read at the Sept. 12 Jefferson city council meeting. The friend, Jim North, rose to speak during the Open Forum portion of the meeting. Although many residents have been allowed to go much…
Read MoreSupervisors hear about manure leak, city activities, more
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard a report on a manure spill east of Cooper from nearby landowner Chris Henning at the regular board meeting on Sept. 11. Henning told them 600,000 gallons of “liquid hog manure” entered a “pristine stream, home to birds, herons, and beaver.” Henning said a beaver dam stopped the…
Read MoreISU Extension offers online grant writing workshop
Representatives of nonprofits, governmental entities and school districts are encouraged to register for Grant Writing 101, an online workshop Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 9 am to noon. Grant Writing 101 is a workshop created by ISU Extension and Outreach Community and Economic Development (CED) staff to provide Iowans with hands-on training in identifying grant funding opportunities and writing successful grant…
Read MoreMayor uses seldom-enforced time limit on open forum statements to shut down criticism of JPD
Two persons who wanted to speak to the Jefferson city council about a situation involving abating a dog from the community after a dog bite incident last month were effectively muzzled at the council’s Sept. 12 meeting. Jim North rose during the open forum portion of the meeting to read a statement from Allison Drewry, whose dog Lily was abated…
Read MoreBoston Tea Party topic of program at museum this Sunday
The Greene County Historical Society and the Priscilla Alden Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will present a free program about the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party (Dec. 16, 1773), Sunday, Sept. 17, at 2 pm at the Greene County Historical Museum, 219 E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. Mary Dolan, who is the national vice-chairman…
Read MoreThe view from my window
COVID is back, Reynolds responds ~a column by Mary Weaver Our new State of Iowa welcoming motto FREEDOM TO FLOURISH, but NOT ON MY WATCH, the Governor’s response to Covid prevention seems incompatible. We are all aware that COVID is rearing its ugly contagious head again. In my immediate family our adult son returned from a short vacation to Colorado,…
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