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Public health will have pediatric Covid-19 vaccine, but not until next week

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends that all persons age 5 and older be vaccinated against Covid-19. “Elementary-age kiddos are well-known as the ‘shedders and spreaders’ of respiratory infections. Widespread vaccination for Covid-19 is a critical tool to protect everyone, especially those at highest risk, from severe illness and death,” said Greene County public health director Becky Wolf.…

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Change for GrCo school board, no change in Jeff council

Voters in Greene County Community Schools elected three new members to the five-member board of education. Catherine Wilson, the only incumbent on the ballot, was not re-elected for a second term. Bonnie Silbaugh received 1,485 votes (27.24 percent). Also joining the board will be Michelle Fields, with 1,047 votes (19.2 percent) and Cindi Daubendiek with 870 votes (15.96 percent). Wilson…

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Supes to set up committee to explore new jail options

~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At their Nov. 1 meeting, the Greene County board of supervisors discussed setting up a committee to move forward on plans for building a new county jail. “The (current) jail is not sufficient for our needs, according to the state,” said board chair John Muir. “By Thanksgiving, we need a committee.” County attorney Thomas Laehn…

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GrCo HS to honor veterans Nov. 11

~by Lucy Dudley Veterans Day will be celebrated this year at Greene County High School. On Thursday, Nov. 11, the student council welcomes all veterans to gather at 7:30 am in Ram Restaurant for coffee and pastries. Veterans should enter the north-main entrance where members of the student council will be at the doors as greeters. These students will assist…

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Rain slows harvest across Iowa

Widespread precipitation slowed or halted harvest across much of Iowa and limited farmers to just 2.7 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 31, 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities, when possible, included harvesting and fall tillage. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 2 percent very short, 12 percent short, 73 percent adequate and…

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Covid-19 death toll at 17

The toll of Greene County residents who have died of Covid-19 is now at 17, reported Greene County public health director Becky Wolf on Nov. 1. Twenty cases have been diagnosed in the past seven days; the total number of cases in the county is now 1,377. The seven-day positivity rate for testing is 5.7 percent; the 14-day positivity rate…

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Visitor restrictions eased at medical center

Visitor restrictions at Greene County Medical Center are being eased effective Nov. 1. Non-Covid patients will be allowed to have one designated visitor during their stay. A pediatric patient will be allowed to have two parent/guardians present. This will be a consistent person with no changes during the hospitalization. The visitor must stay in the room at all times. The…

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