The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) plans to host three meetings in October to provide an update to the public on chronic wasting disease surveillance and management efforts. One of those meetings is Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7 pm at Clover Hall on the Greene County fairgrounds in Jefferson. Tissue samples collected during the 2021-2022 surveillance season resulted in…
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Historical Society program features historic Spring Lake Park
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society “Spring Lake, Then and Now” will be the topic on Friday, Oct. 7, at the monthly lunch and program of the Greene County Historical Society, meeting this time at the United Methodist Church in Rippey. The free program at 12:45 pm will be presented by Greene County Conservation director Tanner Scheuermann…
Read MoreCounty recorders warn against third-parties charging for military records
The Iowa County Recorders Association wants to make all veterans aware that recording or requesting military records is always free of charge for a veteran. In recent weeks it has been reported that a third-party company has been charging veterans to record these documents. Please review the Iowa Code chapter and information regarding submitting copies of DD214 documents below. Please…
Read MoreApplications open for Grow Greene County grants
Grow Greene County has released its competitive grant application for the eighth round of grants that will be distributed to nonprofit, governmental and charitable organizations from Greene County which submit a successful application for a project. The application can be downloaded from the Grow Greene County website, www.growgreenecounty.org. Completed applications are due by Feb. 23, 2023, at 4 pm. The…
Read MoreSupervisors finish discussion of utility-scale solar project, ready to move ahead on recodification
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors stood its ground at the meeting on Sept. 26 in yet another presentation-negotiation from representatives of National Grid Renewables, the utility level solar energy company that is proposing a 1000-acre solar farm south of Grand Junction. NGR has sent representatives to the previous eight weekly board meetings. At each…
Read MoreNew fundraising campaign aims to deliver books to children across Partnerships 4 Families area
Audubon, Carroll, Greene and Guthrie Counties – Partnerships 4 Families, the Early Childhood Iowa Area for Audubon, Carroll, Greene and Guthrie Counties in conjunction with Our Community Health Foundation is launching an ambitious new fundraising campaign to bring the joy and pride of book ownership to children across our four county region. P4F and Our Community Health Foundation in partnership…
Read MorePAWS slates fall garage sale
PAWS – People for Animal Welfare Society – is holding its annual garage sale Thursday and Friday, Oct. 6 and 7, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. The sale will be open Thursday from 6 to 8 pm, with a $3 admission (children 10 and younger free). Sale hours Friday are 8 am to 6 pm, with no…
Read MoreCandidate meet-and-greet Oct. 3 in Churdan
The Churdan library will host a meet-and-greet with candidates for county office Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 pm. Candidates planning to attend are Mike Holden and Dan Benitz, who are running for county supervisor in the only contested contest in the county. Others expected to attend are Dawn Rudolph, who is running for re-election as county supervisor; Thomas Laehn, who…
Read MoreLocal 4-H Foundation kicks off annual fundraising campaign
Berns family jumpstarts campaign with $5,000 donation The Greene County 4-H Foundation on Sept. 27 announced its annual fundraising campaign will kick off in celebration of National 4-H Week Oct. 2-8.The Foundation aims to raise $15,000 targeted at growing and sustaining 4-H enrollment by supporting Day Camps and other youth programs. Day Camps give kids an opportunity to try out…
Read MoreHarvest of corn and beans has begun
Farmers took advantage of 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork to get harvest underway during the week ending September 25, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, chopping silage, and cutting hay. Topsoil moisture condition statewide rated 14 percent very short, 29 percent short, 56 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Ratings in west…
Read MoreSchool will buy local for building trades class project
Greene County building trades instructor Kirk Davis shared with the school board some bad news and some good news about plans for the storage shed the class will build on school grounds at the board’s regular meeting Sept. 21. The bad news is that after getting some expert advice regarding soil types and drainage from Wade Weiss and Tanner Stauffer…
Read More‘Debate’ on proposed solar setbacks continues
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors again reprimanded National Grid Renewables during the meeting on Sept. 19 as NGR continued to insist smaller setback distances be written into the new zoning ordinance for utility-level solar energy projects. NGR representatives Marta Lasch and Tom Karas recommended yet another reduction of the setback distances from property lines,…
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