Greene County 4-H member Ella Tasler of Paton was one of six 4-H members from southwest Iowa who recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend IGNITE by 4-H, a four-day interactive summit designed to help teens discover their spark, explore career pathways, and build skills that will prepare them for the future. The summit featured inspiring speakers, including Emily Calandrelli from Emily’s…
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Hospice of the Midwest receives Quality Award
Hospice of the Midwest is proud to announce that its Guthrie Center location has been awarded the 2025 Quality Award for Small Branches. This recognition highlights the company’s continued commitment to providing exceptional, personalized end of life care to Iowa families. Guthrie Center Hospice of the Midwest serves Adair, Guthrie, Greene, Cass, Audubon, Carroll, and Dallas counties. “We are extremely proud…
Read MoreAdd spring color to your yard with quality native Iowa seedlings
AMES – The Iowa DNR State Forest Nursery offers spring delivery in April and May for hardwood, conifer and shrub seedlings. Seedlings can be ordered through May 23. Customers can choose to have their order shipped or they can pick it up at the State Forest Nursery in Ames. The bare-root (no container, soil root ball or moss included) seedlings…
Read MoreGrCo middle school honor rolls told
The honor rolls for the second quarter at Greene County Middle School have been announced. Students included are: 8th grade, high honor roll – Jaylee Baugh, Keatyn Becker, Madison Christensen, Cheyenne Clouse, Lucas Daniel, Jameson Daubendiek, Vanessa Duon, Eliza Elliott, Gabriel Gerzema, Alaina Gettler, Liam Gordon, Landyn Goughnour, Journi Hadley, Jase Haley, Eli Hardaway, Jaelynn Hedges, Ava Hinote, Taylor Lawrence,…
Read MoreGrCo HS names honor rolls
Greene County High School honor rolls have been released for the first semester of the 2024-25 school year. Students named to the high honor roll earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Students on the high honor roll are Breanna Ades, Paisley Allen, Becca Anderson, Daniel Arriaran, Elise Badger, Ashlynn Ball, Aden Bardole, Autumn Barrett, Raymond Bauer, Emmalee…
Read More27-years’ worth of pop tabs taken to Ronald McDonald House
Jim North and a pair of young Webb House volunteers delivered 55,000 pop can tabs to the Ronald McDonald House in Des Moines last fall. The tabs have been accumulating for more than 27 years. (Pictured are Junior Sanabria and Tate Hamilton with Mr. North.) According to North, when it finally became time to deliver the tabs, he found bags…
Read MoreWild Rose sponsors tree at fundraiser for military families
Wild Rose Casino & Hotel participated in an Operations Ornament event sponsored by Swingin’ Fore Solders in Fort Dodge at the Laramer Ballroom. Area businesses and individuals displayed Christmas trees for the three-day event from December 19 – 21. All the proceeds from the free will donations went to the Swingin’ Fore Solders organization and 100 percent will be given…
Read MoreGrCoMS tells first quarter honor rolls
Greene County Middle School students were named to the honor rolls for the first nine weeks of the school year as follows: 8th Grade High Honor Roll – Haylee Baugh, Keatyn Becker, Madison Christensen, Cheyenne Clouse, Lucas Daniel, Jameson Daubendiek, Vanessa Duong, Eliza Elliott, Gabriel Gerzema, Alaina Gettler, Liam Gordon, Landyn Goughnour, Journi Hadley, Jase Haley, Eli Hardaway, Jaelynn Hedges,…
Read MoreMedical center now hosting LPN training
For more than 29 years, Greene County Medical Center’s Acute nursing team has hosted LPN clinical training for Iowa Central Community College (ICCC) students. This year, nursing students from Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC) Carroll campus began their clinical training at Greene County Medical Center. Director of Nursing Jess Weiss, BSN, RN, says offering the option of learning at…
Read MoreGrCo inducts new NHS members
Greene County High School held the induction for the new National Honor Society members on Sunday, Nov. 17. Pictured are new inductees and the current members (front, from left) Leah McCormick, Rachel Gordon, Maya Telleen, Natalee Baugh, Madison Higgins, Taylor Johnston, Violet Reedy, and Veronica van der Meer; (second row, from left) Carter Hinote, Nala Losee, Addison Gannon, Payton Kokenge,…
Read MoreGreenbrier 4-H Family & Awards Night, 2024
Greenbrier 4-H club members and families gathered for the annual Family and Awards Night in Clover Hall on Sunday, Nov. 3. This event celebrated the accomplishments of the club and its members over the last year. Becca Anderson welcomed people and called the meeting to order. Aden Bardole led the introduction of families, and Jaelynn Hedges led a fun human…
Read MoreIowa Barn Foundation tour at M. Richards’ Franklin Township farm
Three-year-old Oakley climbed the horse barn stairs to explore the hay mow where she could run and jump as adults reminisced about their days playing and working among the hay bales. Folks arrived in campers, trucks and on motorcycles for the fall Iowa Barn Foundation tour of the freshly adorned red buildings by Kunkle Painting on the Mary Richards Heritage…
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