Greene County Emergency Medical Services director Dennis Morlan postponed his retirement for one year, giving the county supervisors more time to determine how to assure ambulance service is available to county residents.
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Corn, soybeans both a week ahead of normal crop year
Warm weather and drier conditions allowed Iowa farmers 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 8, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included herbicide and fungicide applications, detasseling seed corn and harvesting hay. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 2 percent very short, 9 percent short, 72 percent adequate and 17 percent…
Read MorePlan your day carefully – There’s a heat advisory
A heat advisory is in effect for Greene and several Iowa counties from 1 to 8 pm today, Wednesday. High humidity and temperatures in the 90s are expected, causing a heat index of 100-105 degrees. Heat illnesses are possible for persons who are active outside this afternoon. Older persons and children are particularly susceptible. Visit forecast.weather.gov for more information.
Read MoreAll Ability Cycles on IPTV’s Iowa Outdoors
Johnston – All Ability Cycles in Jefferson will be featured on Iowa Public Television’s Iowa Outdoors series on Wednesday, July 11, at 6:30 pm and Saturday, July 1,4 at 9 am. This episode also features a Casting Away Disabilities event and Camp Courageous.
Read MoreGood news: There was no explosion on Hwy 144 Saturday
An “explosion” during paving Saturday morning on Highway 144 just south of the Greene/Dallas county line and an apparent lack of communication with a flagman doing traffic control created cause for worry Saturday morning.
Read MoreMeeting for potential Habitat for Humanity partner families
An informational meeting will be held July 26 for families interested in learning about Habitat for Humanity and the application and selection process used to choose the partner family for the new home, slated for construction in 2019.
Read MoreJ-S graduate killed in one-vehicle crash July 4
Sheana Marie Story of Des Moines, a 2008 Jefferson-Scranton graduate, was killed in an automobile crash July 4. The one-vehicle accident happened at 6 am on I-80 in Adair County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Story was westbound driving a 2006 Ford Fusion when her vehicle drifted off the roadway. The vehicle struck the cable barrier at the edge…
Read MorePublic health tells numbers for FY18
Becky Wolf, director of Greene County public health at Greene County Medical Center, provided an annual report to the county supervisors Monday. The report was for most of Fiscal Year 2018, which ended June 30.
Read MoreSupervisors okay contract for E-18 resurfacing
Also set public hearing for sale of county-owned property Work resurfacing County Road E-18 from County Road P-29 (“the Paton road”) east 2-1/8 miles will begin in August. The county supervisors on Monday approved a contract with Fort Dodge Asphalt to do a hot mix asphalt overlay at a cost of $1,206,370. The bid was the only one received for…
Read More21st Century Rehab awarded sports medicine contract
21st Century Rehab was recently awarded the Greene County Schools’ sports medicine coverage contract for the upcoming school year. 21st Century Rehab has had the contract since 2016. Deb Morton, 21st Century Rehab director, said, “We are proud to be involved in the local community by supporting the health and well-being of our student athletes.”
Read MoreFarmland leasing meeting July 27 in Jefferson
Recent survey results released by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach found that 55 percent of Iowa’s farmland is rented, mostly by cash rent arrangement. The average 2018 cash rental rates have stabilized at $222 per tillable acre after a decline of nearly 19 percent from the 2013 peak. However, determining a fair cash rental rate for 2019 could prove…
Read MoreAll WC Iowa has adequate topsoil moisture
Strong storms brought damaging winds and heavy precipitation to much of Iowa resulting in just 3.2 days suitable for fieldwork (2.3 days in west central Iowa) during the week ending July 1, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included, assessing crop damage and harvesting hay when the weather permitted. Wind and intermittent showers prohibited…
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