The Scranton Journal provided questionnaires to the city and school candidates where there are contests. Here are the responses received: Greene County board of education Name, age, address: Steve Fisher, 63, 1462 X Avenue, Grand Junction Randy Lebeck, 55, 1597 U Avenue, Grand Junction John McConnell: No response received.
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Behne discusses healthcare funding proposals
Medicare for All could have negative impact on rural hospitals Medicare for All, as proposed by some Democrats running for the presidential nomination, would be a “train wreck” for Greene County Medical Center and could result in the medical center being “only a shell” of the facility it is now. That’s what Carl Behne, CEO of Greene County Medical Center,…
Read MoreCandidate forum covers many issues
Local candidates who spoke at a forum hosted by the Rotary Club of Jefferson Tuesday agreed on many things, particularly in their optimism about Jefferson’s future. More than 50 persons attended the forum, which was held at Greene County elementary and moderated by Rotarian Rick Morain.
Read MoreAllen, Byerly honored for valor
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors presented certificates of valor to deputy Shane Allen and Churdan firefighter Nate Byerly at the regular meeting on Oct 28. Board chair John Muir and sheriff Jack Williams recognized Allen and Byerly for rescuing a motorist whose vehicle had gone off the road into swollen Buttrick Creek on Oct…
Read MoreCity, school election Tuesday
Polls open 7 am – 8 pm in seven precincts ~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to cast ballots in the City and School elections. The polls will be open from 7 am until 8 pm in seven locations around the county. Absentee ballots can be voted at the Greene County…
Read MoreNativity displays needed for upcoming festival
Save the date – December 8 At some point in childhood, many kids don a blue shawl or fake beard and act out the nativity scene in front of doting parents and grandparents. Whether performed by children, set up as little figurines in a home or installed as a life-size tableau in front of a church, these scenes are a…
Read MoreCorn harvest lagging, bean harvest at last year’s pace
Harvest progressed across Iowa as farmers had 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 27, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities included harvesting soybeans and corn for grain, spreading manure, applying anhydrous and baling corn stalks.
Read MoreRotary to host candidate forum Oct. 29
The Rotary Club of Jefferson will host a public forum Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Greene County elementary cafeteria for candidates in the Nov. 5 school and city election. Greene County school board candidates Randy Lebeck, Steve Fisher and John McConnell, Jefferson city council candidates Sean Sebourn, Matt Wetrich and David Sloan, and Jefferson mayor candidates Matt Gordon and Craig…
Read MoreJeff council hears updates on many things
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Jefferson city council met Tuesday, Oct 22, and heard updates on automated trash pick-up, recycling, and the animal shelter. Public works director Dave Morlan reported the automated trash pick-up system has proven to be more efficient according to time and tonnage studies, so Wednesday and Thursday routes are being combined starting Nov 1. The…
Read MoreThe Varceis Club and other great women’s clubs
Greene County Historical Society meets Nov. 1 at Scranton ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society will dip into some real rural Iowa culture in its meeting and program on Friday, Nov. 1, at the Scranton United Methodist Church. Journalist Chuck Offenburger of rural Cooper will share some details from a column he has written…
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 MoreGrand Junction wraps up sesqui celebration
Cookout, history program, time capsule ceremony, Trunk-or-Treat slated for Saturday Grand Junction will wrap up its 2019 Sesquicentennial festivities this weekend with a time capsule ceremony, historical presentation and community cookout on Main Street from 3-5 pm. Set up for the town’s annual Halloween Trunk or Treat will follow on Main Street at 5 p.m. with “trunk or treating” from…
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