The income guidelines for reduced price and free meals for the 2019-20 school year have been released by the Iowa Department of Education. Children in a household of four will be eligible for free meals if the household income is less than $33,475 per year. They will be eligible for reduced price meals if the household income is less than…
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Iowa heating up and drying out
It was a dry week in Iowa that allowed farmers 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 14, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was the most days suitable for fieldwork this season. The recent dry weather helped farmers catch up on fieldwork activities. However, there were many comments that areas in Iowa now…
Read MoreUpdate on career academy/school construction
Construction work on the new Greene County High School and Career Academy continues to go well, according to school superintendent Tim Christensen. Interior block walls are almost complete on the career academy and pre-cast panels are being set for the exterior of the career academy.
Read MoreBig Boy steam engine passes through county
The best entertainment in the county Monday afternoon was free, as dozens of people waited along the Union Pacific railroad tracks to see Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014.
Read MoreChloe Berns is 2019 Greene County Fair queen
Chloe Berns was selected as 2019 Greene County Fair Queen and will represent the county at the Iowa State Fair queen contest next month. She was selected from among four candidates Friday evening. Chloe, the daughter of Lori and Brian Berns, will begin her senior year at Paton-Churdan High School in August. She is been active in 4-H, her church…
Read MorePolicy on public art at the courthouse grounds on supes’ agenda
The Greene County supervisors will welcome public input at its meeting next Monday on a draft policy concerning public art on the courthouse grounds and in the courthouse. County attorney Thomas Laehn drafted a policy that prohibits public art unless it is solicited and approved by the county board of supervisors. The supervisors will also maintain “editorial control” over works…
Read MoreJeff council hears update on Region XII housing efforts
The city of Jefferson has reaped significant impact from Region XII Council of Government’s work on grant-funded housing projects. Karla Janning, housing programs coordinator at Region XII, was at the Jefferson city council meeting Tuesday for a required public hearing on the status of projects using a $280,000 Community Development Block Grant through the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
Read MoreE-18 to reopen soon, nine months later than anticipated
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline A road project originally planned to be finished before last fall’s harvest may finally be completed by the end of this week. County engineer Wade Weiss reported to the county supervisors at their regular meeting Monday that work on County E-18 (130th St, or “the Paton road”) west of Paton should be completed by the…
Read MorePilot program for probationers now in place
A pilot project that will provide more supervision to persons placed on probation in Greene County courts began July 1. Boone County Probation (BCP) has expanded into Greene County to provide probation services for identified charges. The pilot project will consist of a set number of cases that will be followed until their discharge or eventual disposition. BCP will provide…
Read MoreHistory comes alive at the Greene County Fair this week
Friday, July 12 & Saturday, July 13 ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society will take part in the Greene County Fair later this week with its popular “history chats” for a fifth straight year, displays of early farm life and classic ag equipment, tours and explanations of a historic one-room schoolhouse, and…
Read MoreRippey Wind Energy donates to animal shelter
The Greene County Animal Facility recently received a donation of $1,000 from Rippey Wind Energy LLC (RWE) on behalf of its wind farm located in the southeast corner of Greene County. RWE began commercial operations of its 50 MW wind farm in November of 2012 with twenty (20) Nordex 2.5 MW turbines capable of generating annually enough electricity for roughly…
Read MoreCorn one week behind average, soybeans two weeks behind
While parts of Iowa experienced heavy rain, overall it was hot, dry week which allowed farmers to get fieldwork done during the week ending July 7, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Fieldwork activities included planting, harvesting hay, spraying and applying nitrogen.
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