Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has extended the deadline for farmers who planted fall cover crops to sign up for a $5 per acre reduction on their 2021 crop insurance premiums. Farmers and landowners now have through January 27 to sign up online at apply.cleanwateriowa.org. Fall 2020 cover crop acres enrolled in other state or federal cover crop cost-share programs are…
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Junior class chili supper is Jan. 29
The Greene County junior class chili supper will be served Friday, Jan. 29, with some Covid-19 guidelines. The Ram girls and boys basketball teams will host West Marshall for a Mega Night in the high school and middle gyms that evening. The meal includes a bowl of chili, crackers, relishes, crackers, a cinnamon roll, and water. Fans who are allowed…
Read MoreLocal Cattlemen planning annual banquet for Feb. 27
The Greene County Cattlemen are making preparations for their annual banquet to be held Saturday Feb. 27, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. Social hour begins at 6 pm with a New York Strip steak dinner served at 6:30. The Cattlemen will follow Covid mitigation protocols set forward by the governor and Greene County leaders. “If you are…
Read MoreProgram slated for adult children supporting aging, caregiving parents
A program offered to ISU Extension and Outreach will provide information for adults whose parents have become caregivers for a spouse or loved one. Caregiving Relationships: Conversations on Aging is a program for adult children supporting their aging caregiver parents. Online programs are scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 28, at 1:30 and 7 pm by Connect. The information is same at…
Read MorePowerful Tools for Caregivers series slated
Do you help take care of an adult with one or more chronic conditions? If so, you are not alone. Over 43.5 million family caregivers in America provide a vast array of emotional, financial, nursing, social, homemaking and other services on a daily or an intermittent basis. Caregiving can be a stressful responsibility leading to poor health, mental distress and…
Read MoreScranton native Dennis Stevens takes up cartooning during pandemic
Publishes first book of cartoons Dennis Stevens, a 1960 graduate of Scranton High School, has just published Out of My Mind, a book of original cartoons created during the pandemic quarantine. The son of the late Wilmer “Shorty” and Lela Stevens, Stevens earned a bachelor of fine arts from Drake University. He began his work career at Look Magazine in…
Read MoreEnergy savings topic at Jan. 22 Ag Coffee
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. The next Ag Coffee is slated for Friday, Jan. 22, from 9:30 to 11:00 am at the Greene County Extension Office meeting room. This month’s topic will be “Energy Savings for your…
Read MoreWebb House lasanga dinner fundraiser
Organizers of the Webb House will serve a lasagna dinner as a fundraiser Sunday, Jan. 17. The meal will be carry-out only. Dinners must be pre-ordered by calling the First United Methodist Church office at 515-386-4411 by Friday afternoon. Meals can be picked up Sunday between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm at Webb House, 401 S. Wilson Ave, in Jefferson.…
Read MoreBlood drive Tuesday in Jefferson
LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, Jefferson. To help ensure the safety of blood donors and team members during the Covid-19 pandemic, appointments are required. Donors who do not have an appointment will not be able to give blood. Blood donors…
Read MoreChicken and biscuits Jan. 14 at the VFW
Members of VFW Post 9599 and the VFW auxiliary will serve supper Thursday, Jan. 14, from 5 to 6:30 pm at the hall at 109 N. Chestnut St in Jefferson. The menu features creamed chicken over biscuits, corn or green beans and dessert. A free will donation will be accepted. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no indoor…
Read MoreScranton library notes
Happy New Year from all of us at the Scranton public library! This is the time of year when many people start making resolutions. Did you make a reading resolution this year? We would love to help you with that! There are many reading apps out there, like Good Reads, where you can make a goal of reading a certain…
Read MoreCommercial manure applicator training planned
Pre-registration is required. 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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