Registration is mandatory Commercial manure applicators should plan to attend the commercial manure Applicator training program scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 9 am to noon or 1 pm to 4 pm. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, will conduct the required three-hour training workshop at that time. There is no…
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Plenty of seasonal fun in Churdan
The Churdan library staff and trustees and the Churdan Lions are planning several holiday events. The yearly fundraising auction will be online for 2020, with items up for auction posted to the library’s Facebook page Dec. 14-19. Bidders can place their bids on the Facebook page or by calling the library. Appointments to see the auction items in person can…
Read MoreDates told for private pesticide applicator training
Greene County Extension has rescheduled the Dec. 4 private pesticide applicator training to Thursday, Feb. 25. Persons who previously registered for that date have been rescheduled to a February date. The following dates available for private pesticide applicator virtual training: Thursday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 pm; Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 1:30 pm; Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 pm; Tuesday, Feb.…
Read MoreFirst-hand story of Covid-19 experience
Julie Kipp of Yale offered to share her experience with the coronavirus with our readers. Julie previously wrote the local news for Yale and Bagley in The News Gazette. `~by Julie Kipp, courtesy of The Scranton Journal This experience started at 1:30 am on Saturday, Oct. 10, when I woke up with a scratchy throat and a low-grade fever after…
Read MoreBabysitting Basics slated for Dec. 23
Registration deadline is Dec. 15 Babysitting Basics, a course for Greene County youth in grades 5-8, will be held Wednesday, Dec. 23, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Greene County Extension office in Jefferson. Cost is $40 for all registrations received by Tuesday, Dec.15. Class size is limited. If there is room, additional registrations will be accepted at…
Read MoreAg Coffee slated for Dec. 11
Greene County Extension & Outreach is hosting a series of Ag Coffee events, bringing farmers and other agricultural professionals together for an informal discussion on current ag topics. Area producers are invited for an Ag Coffee Friday, Dec. 11, from 9:30 to 11 am at the Greene County Extension office meeting room. This month’s topic will be “Dicamba in 2021”…
Read MoreVeterans serving beef and noodles
VFW Post #9599 and the VFW auxiliary are hosting a beef and noodles supper Thursday, Dec. 3. The menu includes beef and noodles served over mashed potatoes, corn or peas, and dessert. Serving will be from 5 to 6:30 pm. Due to the COVID pandemic, there will no indoor seating for this meal. Patrons need only walk up or drive…
Read MoreDrive-thru event for potential new 4-H members
Youngsters interested in joining 4-H or who want to know more about the program are invited to a come-and-go event Saturday, Dec. 5, from 3 to 4 pm on the Greene County Fairgrounds. Youth candiscover what 4-H is all about, pick up some 4-H To Go kits, tour the fairgrounds and talk with current 4-H members, club leaders and volunteers.…
Read MoreTower Tunes back for holiday season
Local musicians will share the Christmas spirit this season with live music from the Mahanay Memorial Carillon. Each Thursday from 5:15 – 5:30 pm and Sunday from 12:15 – 12:30 pm a variety of holiday music will be shared with the community. These concerts will continue through Dec. 20. Musicians include Michelle Fields, Rick Morain, Wendy VanderLinden, Rhena Lane, Danille…
Read MoreCommercial pesticide training Dec. 2
Registration deadline is Nov. 25 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will host a Pest Control Operators Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) can be seen at office locations across Iowa. The local attendance site is Greene…
Read MoreVolunteers clear brush at Scranton Pond
The first week of November found some young people at the Scranton Pond performing some community service clean up after the storms that hit the Scranton area this summer. Steven Johnson, Quinten and Americus Squibb, all home school students, along with their grandparents, Neal and Leesa Squibb, decided to make the Scranton Pond a community service project for this school year. Several trees were cut down thanks to the city of Scranton and …
Read MoreFirst baby born at ‘new’ county hospital passes away at age 82
Tom Milligan, the first baby born at the “new” Greene County Hospital on Jan. 2, 1938, died Oct. 17 at his home in Fountain Hills, AZ. He was 82 years old. He was the son of Frank Toliver Milligan and Ruth Thompson “Tommy” Milligan. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1956. He went to California for college and graduated…
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