The McDonald family of Scranton is continuing their drive to raise funds for the Burn Center at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City. They have an event planned for Saturday, Aug. 26, with the proceeds designated toward their goal of $100,000. The event, Take a Road Trip in memory of Harley McDonald #314, begins and…
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Another session of dementia prevention course starts Sept. 12
Last fall, Greene County public health launched their first 10-week Unlocking Brain Fitness: Keys to Dementia Prevention course. Now, nearly a year later, there are still many area residents interested in learning more about how they can reduce their risk of dementia by up to 70 percent. “There is no cure for dementia, but there are ways we can introduce…
Read MoreContinued dry weather leads to CRP land being opened for emergency haying, grazing
Cool and dry weather throughout the state led to 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 20, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included cutting and baling hay as well as harvesting oats. Continued dry weather meant CRP land was opened for emergency haying and grazing. Topsoil moisture condition statewide rated 15…
Read MoreManure spill in Franklin Townhip tributary to N. Raccoon
The morning of Monday, Aug. 21, the Iowa DNR Atlantic field office was notified of discolored water in an unnamed tributary of the North Raccoon River, approximately two miles east of Cooper in Franklin Township, Section 11. Greene County. According to the caller, the discolored water was first observed on the evening of Friday, Aug.18. Black, pooled water has been…
Read MoreGrCo school board puts voted PPEL on Nov. 7 ballot
Voters in the Greene County Community School District will be asked on the Nov. 7 ballot to continue the voter approved physical plant and equipment levy that is already in place. The Greene County school board at the Aug. 23 regular meeting approved a resolution placing the question on the ballot. A voter-approved PPEL can be up to $1.34 (per…
Read MoreJefferson man injured in motorcycle-deer collision
UPDATE: Trevor Baugh passed away Sunday, Aug. 20, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center of injuries sustained in the accident. A Jefferson man was seriously injured Wednesday when a deer ran into his motorcycle. The Iowa State Patrol reports that on Aug. 16 at 9:43 pm Trevor Michael Baugh, 27, of Jefferson was operating a 1982 Honda Night Hawk eastbound on…
Read MoreAugust 28 is Decision Day for putting new jail on Nov. 7 ballot
The Greene County supervisors are poised to place a $10 million bond referendum for the construction of a new jail on the Nov. 7 ballot. Heidi Kuhl of Northland Securities, the company that has handled previous bond sales for the county, met with the supervisors at their Aug. 14 meeting. She provided calculations showing growth of 4.4 percent per year…
Read MoreJeff council agrees to strategic planning, increases fees for city services
The Jefferson city staff and council will go through a process for strategic planning and goal setting at the suggestion of new city administrator Scott Peterson. The city council at its Aug. 8 meeting agreed to pay an amount not to exceed $2,000 to Callahan Municipal Consultants of Anamosa for the work. The last several years the council has started…
Read MoreWater Tower housing project gets state Workforce Housing tax credits
Rowland Real Estate LLC was notified last Friday that it will receive a total of $600,00 in state Workforce Housing tax credits for its proposed Water Tower Development in the northwest quadrant of Jefferson. The company will also receive $88,200 in sales tax refunds. The project will include a total of 20 rental units in a mix of four-plexes and…
Read MoreGreene County Schools open Aug. 23
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Community School District has been busy preparing for the 2023-2024 school year, district wide and throughout the buildings. “There have been many things going on at each of our buildings to prepare ourselves for the school year,” said superintendent Brett Abbotts. The bus garage got a new roof, replacing the…
Read MoreFew ESA applications in Greene, Guthrie counties, but 427 in Carroll
`~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal More than 18,000 Students First Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) were approved as of Aug. 4, with area schools seeing the effects. ESAs are for students whose parents choose to enroll them into an accredited nonpublic school. Each student approved will receive an amount equal to the per pupil funding allocated to public school…
Read MoreWelcome rain for Iowa’s farms
Central and southeast Iowa were the recipients of above average precipitation, which limited days suitable for fieldwork to 4.7 during the week ending August 13, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers in west central Iowa had 4.1 days for field work. Field activities included cutting and baling hay as well as harvesting oats. Continued precipitation has…
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