~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At their regular meeting on October 26, the Greene County supervisors passed a resolution commending retiring county recorder Marcia Tasler for her 43 years of service to Greene County. Tasler served almost 34 of those years as county recorder. Tasler, who is retiring Oct. 31, attended the meeting with family members and was presented with…
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SHIIP provides help during Medicare open enrollment
Open enrollment is now underway for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. A Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) volunteer counselor at Greene County Medical Center is now available for free, unbiased and confidential assistance to Iowans eligible for Medicare. “Iowans have four new Part D drug plans available to them in 2020, and many new Medicare…
Read MoreSupervisor candidates respond to questions
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Scranton Journal provided questionnaires to the Greene County supervisor candidates. Here are the responses received: Supervisor District 1 Name, age, address: Mick Burkett. No response to an email or text. Linn Clipperley-Price, 54, Paton Current employment and past employment that may be relevant to the board of supervisors: Clipperley-Price: Currently Board Member/Co-founder Animal Protection and…
Read MoreHarvest about three weeks earlier than normal
Measurable snowfall and rain limited Iowa farmers to 3.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 25, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although fieldwork was limited, activities reported included baling corn stalks, applying fertilizer and manure, and fall tillage. Topsoil moisture condition statewide rated 11 percent very short, 29 percent short, 56 percent adequate and…
Read MoreGrCo Schools enrollment down 41 students
Greene County school board members spent considerable time at their regular meeting Oct. 21 discussing pandemic-related challenges including whether t mandate masks for students and staff and how to adjust the schedule to help teachers, many of whom are feeling overwhelmed with teaching students in their classrooms at the same time they’re teaching remote learners. “Although we’ve discussed some really…
Read MoreGrCo school board adds early-outs on Monday
Greene County Schools will dismiss at 1:45 Monday afternoons to help teachers who are “hanging by a thread” due to the stress and increased workload of teaching through a pandemic. The school board made the decision at its regular meeting Oct. 21 at the recommendation of superintendent Tim Christensen. November 2 will be the first early dismissal. To give families…
Read MoreMore questions than answers about county’s telecommunication audit
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County supervisors on Oct. 12 approved an agreement allowing The SpyGlass Group, LLC of Westlake, OH, to access the county’s telecommunication records for the purpose of doing an audit. The supervisors hope to save money in the long term. However, a careful reading of the agreement and research into SpyGlass done by GreeneCountyNewsOnline raises…
Read MoreGrCo school board still split on face masks
Two board members agree with 75 percent of teachers who want mask mandate; three board members see it differently At the end of a grueling school board meeting, Greene County school superintendent Tim Christensen delivered a bit of good news related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The USDA has extended funding for free breakfast and lunch for all students for the…
Read MoreWorld Polio Day Oct. 24
Rotary Clubs around the world are marking Oct. 24 as World Polio Day to raise awareness, funds, and support to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today. When Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative more than three decades ago, polio paralyzed 1,000 children every day. Great progress against…
Read MoreSchool board to hold hearing on disposition of 1921 building
The Greene County Schools board of education expects to decide the fate of the 1921 school building, the former middle school, at its regular meeting Wednesday, Oct. 21. A public hearing will be held at 6:30 pm as required by Iowa Code. The following Notice of Public hearing was posted in the district’s official newspapers: “Notice is hereby given that…
Read MoreJeff council takes first step on animal shelter
The Jefferson city council at its Oct. 13 meeting cleared the way for construction of a new animal shelter on property donated for that purpose by Greene County Development Corporation. The council accepted the property from GCDC in order to put the title in the city’s name. That will allow utilities to be run to the site, which is approximately…
Read MoreHoliday lights and drainage ditches topics for supervisors
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Preparation for winter was among topics presented to the Greene County supervisors at their regular meeting October 19. On a festive note, the supervisors asked county attorney Thomas Laehn to prepare resolutions under the public art policy to allow for the display of snowflake lights in the trees on the courthouse grounds. The lights were…
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