The number of Greene County residents with Covid-19 has dramatically increased over the past 7-10 days, according to Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. The number of positive cases as confirmed to tests performed by clinics, pharmacies, and Test Iowa at-home kits shows 47 new cases in the past seven days, a 7-day positivity rate of 10.9 percent. The…
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Supes decline to name county as 2nd Amendment Sanctuary, place gaming measure on ballot
Jake brake issue returns The county supervisors will not name Greene County as a Second Amendment Sanctuary County. The idea was raised for discussion at the Aug. 30 meeting, but not placed on the Sept. 7 agenda. A member of the press suggested at the outset of the latter meeting that if there were to be discussion, the supervisors should…
Read MorePublic info meeting slated on proposed CO2 pipeline through Greene County
The Iowa Utilities Board has set Monday, Oct. 4, as the date for a public information meeting on a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would run through Greene and many other Iowa counties. Summit Carbon Solutions of Ames hopes to build a 700-mile, multi-million dollar pipeline to capture carbon from biofuel plants. The company would compress the emissions into a…
Read MoreWhy Not Us groups selects contractor for Tea Garden renovation
Last week, Why Not Us (WNU), the women’s investment group, announced that Westbrooke Construction of Urbandale will be the general contractor for renovations of the Centennial building at 100 E. State St in Jefferson. This is an important next step in returning the building to an attractive restaurant that will draw visitors to the historic downtown square. Interviews of three…
Read MoreGrCo Medical Center imposes new visitor restrictions, guidelines
Responding to increase in Covid-19 cases The COVID-19 situation remains fluid in Greene County, with an increasing positivity rate along with high transmission/community spread. Greene County Medical Center implemented visitor restrictions as of Sept. 8 in an effort to keep patients, families, and healthcare providers safe and healthy. Designated visitors must be free of any signs of illness. Individuals at…
Read MoreVA expands list of presumptive conditions
The Veterans Administration has added three presumptive conditions to the list of diseases associated with exposure to the Vietnam defoliant known as Agent Orange. Bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, and Parkinsonism were added to the list in 2021. Military veterans who served in Vietnam and/or served in the offshore waters of the Republic of Vietnam between Jan. 9, 1962, and May 7,…
Read MoreMed Center employees required to have Covid-19 vaccines by Nov. 1
Greene County Medical Center administrators on Sept. 7 made an important announcement for the safety of their employees, patients and the communities they serve. All team members, including employees, providers, contracted workers and volunteers, will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1, 2021. “Our employees, providers, contracted workers and volunteers play a vital role in the…
Read MoreScranton community fundraiser slated for Sept. 18
Plans are being finalized for the second annual Scranton Community Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 18. Tickets are on sale at Peoples Bank in Scranton, H.F. and Maude E. Marchant Memorial Library or from committee members. Payment of $15 per person will also be accepted at the door. Funds raised will be divided between the Scranton Community Center, library, fire department…
Read More20th anniversary observance of the 9-11 Saturday in Churdan
A commemorative program is scheduled on Saturday, Sept. 11, in Churdan as the community remembers the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Pennsylvania Sept. 11, 2001. The program features entertainment in song and verse. The Town and Country Band will perform with readings by members of the community. Attendees should bring lawn chairs to the Churdan…
Read MoreCorn, beans only a few days ahead of ‘normal’ year
Precipitation across most of the state, in addition to that received the previous week, limited Iowa’s farmers to 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 5, 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting hay, oats and corn silage. Topsoil moisture levels across Iowa rated 8 percent very short, 26 percent short,…
Read MoreNew dashboard will show Covid-19 data with quick data points
Greene County 7-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing at 11.5 percent Effective September 3, the coronavirus.iowa.gov website will provide a user-friendly dashboard with quick data points, and sharing data more frequently via social media on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. New information will include a monoclonal antibodies treatment finder to encourage Iowans to seek treatment for COVID-19 in their local communities. With the Labor…
Read MoreSupervisors exploring Second Amendment sanctuary designation
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Second Amendment sanctuaries were briefly discussed at the Aug. 30 meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors. The idea was presented by supervisors Mick Burkett and Dawn Rudolph and county sheriff Jack Williams as having been prompted by “people asking“ them about it. Supervisor Dawn Rudolph asked whether other board members would like to…
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