Several Greene County 4-H members were busy in the last weeks before school started, as all ages of 4-H exhibited in almost all species at the 2023 Iowa State Fair. The results from these contests are below: 4-H Horse: Treynor Cose: 5 blues, 1 red, and 3rd place in Ranch Horse Confirmation and Trail; Braylee Cose: 3 blues and 3…
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Marianne Carlson continues winning ways at State Fair
Muir Family Farms wins awards in Maine-Anjou show The Iowa State Fair finished last week, with area participants earning awards in various competitions. Bob’s Red Mill Yeast Breads Competition was judged Aug. 11, with each entrant being required to use Bob’s Red Mill flour in the bread creation, with judges looking for the best flavor, texture and appearance. Marianne Carlson…
Read MoreDNR state forest nursing seedling orders start Sept. 1
The DNR state forest nursery is gearing up for fall 2023 and spring 2024 seedling orders. Seedlings can be ordered Sept. 1 – May 30. The bare-root (no container, soil root ball or moss included) seedlings are packaged in bundles of 25 inside sealed and labeled plastic bags. Tree varieties include 23 species of native hardwoods, eight evergreen species and…
Read MoreGrow Greene County donation supports purchase of imaging equipment at medical center
Grow Greene County awarded over $1.8 million in grants in April, including $81,500 to the Greene County Medical Center Foundation for the purchase of a new C-arm imaging machine. Last week, representatives from the Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation board of directors joined Medical Center leadership for a preview of this valuable new piece of radiology equipment. Imaging director Jennifer…
Read MoreJacquelyn Olson, 1942 – 2023
Jacquelyn Olson, age 81, passed away August 20, 2023. A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, at 3 pm at the Milwaukee Depot in Jefferson. Jacquelyn Olson was born May 3, 1942, in Los Angeles, CA. She was the daughter of Jack Edward Christie and Ruth Mary Brissler Christie. As a young girl Jackie grew…
Read MoreDNR identifies manure spill in Franklin Township
The Iowa Department of Natural Resource has identified hog manure as the black liquid in an unnamed tributary approximately 1-1/5 miles from the North Raccoon River in Franklin Township. Although the manure is no longer actively flowing, an unknown amount of manure continues to be pooled in numerous areas in the tributary and in Drainage District 37B. The public is…
Read MorePaxton reports GCDC is ‘on a pretty good roll’
Greene County Development Corporation director Ken Paxton had plenty of good news to share when he provided his quarterly update to the Jefferson city council Aug. 22. “We’ve had some pretty good news lately. We’ve been on a pretty good roll,” Paxton said. “Not just GCDC, but the city and the county – a lot of things have been going…
Read MoreJeff council OKs another change order on wastewater treatment plant, nixes charging to use dog park
Also hears of dog deemed to be vicious although mother of dog bite victim couldn’t identity her until fourth photo Jefferson mayor Matt Gordon put city engineer Jim Leiding and Bolton & Menk on the hot seat as the city council was asked at its Aug. 22 meeting to approve a change order in the amount of $117,779 for work…
Read MoreSupes hear update on Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, costs of bell tower repair
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the Greene County Board of Supervisors meeting on August 21, the supervisors heard an update from Riley Gibson, representative for Summit Carbon Solutions, on progress the company is making in acquiring easements through Greene County. Gibson reported easements have been acquired for 92 percent of the property affected by the proposed pipeline through about…
Read MoreRam spikers look for more success
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball season officially kicked off on Tuesday, with the team looking to fill the gaps after graduating five seniors from last year. The team will be led by head soach Chris Heisterkamp and assistant coaches Adrianna Vargas and Heather Patrick. Seniors on the team this year will include Graci Cooklin…
Read MoreGenealogical Society to meet Sept. 2
Facts get recorded, stories get remembered. The program at the next Greene County Genealogical Society meeting will dwell on that. Elaine Deluhery will present a workshop about a grandparent’s old house. This will help jog your memories. Family stories will blossom! The meeting will be Saturday, Sept. 2, at 10 am at the Jefferson public library basement meeting room. Non-members…
Read MoreRegistration open for career exploration camps
Registration is now open for the 2023-2024 career exploration camps through a partnership with the Greene County Career Academy and Iowa State Extension and Outreach – Greene County. The goal of these camps is to broaden the horizons for youngsters by immersing them in different career fields and allow them to discover the options available to them through the Greene…
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