Greene County High School students are celebrating homecoming next week, with the parade, coronation, and the homecoming football game Friday, Sept. 16. The public is invited to several activities during the week as follows: Sunday, Sept. 11 – Powderpuff football, 2 pm, at the Grand Junction field; and boys volleyball, 6:30 pm in the high school gym. Admission for either…
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More discussion on zoning for large solar projects
Supervisors agree to shorten some setback distances ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Greene County board of supervisors chair John Muir again cautioned representatives of National Grid Renewables and other participants that the public discussion of the Greene County zoning ordinance re-write concerning rules for utility level solar projects is “not a negotiation.” “We are open to comments,” supervisor Dawn Rudolph…
Read MoreOrris divulges name of anonymous donor to animal shelter
Donation honors Paul and Vernice Cutler Don Orris, who has led the effort to raise funds for a new animal shelter over the last six years, has honored a request by the first major donor to the project. The animal shelter is finally near completion, and Orris has convinced the anonymous donor to allow his name and the reasons for…
Read MoreScranton council swears in Squibb to fill vacancy
Ashley Squibb was sworn in as a member of the Scranton city council at the Aug. 16 meeting. Squibb fills a vacancy and will serve until the November 2023 election. The council set the fall clean up for Sept. 24 from 6 to 8 am. The budget amendment was approved. Dawn Rudolph reported on the Community Center. She advised the…
Read MoreSid Jones honored by Community Bankers
Home State Bank in Jefferson is celebrating achievements recently awarded to some staff members. In July, Home State Bank’s CEO and chairman of the board, Sid Jones, received the prestigious 2022 Robert D. Dixon Founders’ Award at the Community Bankers of Iowa annual management conference and annual convention in Okoboji. This award was established in 2003 by Community Bankers of…
Read MoreCorn, bean condition rated at 66 percent good to excellent
Continuing mostly dry conditions across most of the State resulted in 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 4, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting corn for silage, cutting hay, seeding cover crops, and preparing equipment for harvest. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 16 percent very short, 30 percent short, 53 percent…
Read MoreAxne in Jefferson Wednesday
Congresswoman Cindy Axne, who represents Iowa’s Third Congressional District, which now includes Greene County, will be in Jefferson Wednesday afternoon. Axne will meet and greet constituents at Greene Bean Coffee at 1 pm. Her visit will continue at the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower at 2 pm. Depending on the weather, conversation will continue on the courthouse plaza or at the…
Read MorePrairie walk slated at Perkins Prairie Reserve Sept. 10
All prairie-lovers and those who want to learn more about Iowa prairies are invited to Perkins Prairie Preserve west of Jefferson Saturday, Sept. 10, for a guided hike with the Iowa Prairie Network and Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. The walk will begin at 10 am and finish at noon. IPN board member Derek Miner will lead the walk, pointing out…
Read MoreCandidate filing complete for Nov. 8 general election
The deadline for filing nominating petitions for county and township elections was today. The county supervisor position for District 2, the seat currently held by Tom Contner, is the only contest. Candidates are Republican Dan Benitz and Democrat Mike Holden. Although there is only one contest, there are also no positions that will be filled by write-in. There is a…
Read MoreSupervisors lobbied to let solar energy company help write solar zoning rules
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Greene County supervisors chair John Muir made it clear the county is in charge when it comes to utility-scale solar energy systems. Proposed changed in the county’s zoning ordinances affecting solar energy projects in the county was on the supervisors’ Aug. 29 agenda. Marta Lasch, permitting specialist from National Grid Renewables, the company seeking to…
Read MoreGCCF supports all corners of Greene County
The towns of Grand Junction and Rippey both held celebrations of their communities in late July andAugust. In Rippey, Fun Daze was held on Saturday, July 30. Activities included a classic car show, ice cream social, and bounce houses for children. The day concluded with baseball game at Walt Anderson Field between the Rippey Demons and the Indianola Wildcats. The…
Read MoreGreene County trees topic of Historical Society program
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society will have its monthly lunch and program on Friday, Sept. 2, at historic St. Patrick Catholic Church, five miles west of Churdan. The program is at 12:45 pm and is “A Brief History of Greene County Trees” with Lynn Menz and Margaret Hamilton. Menz is a…
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