Letter to the editor: It was my privilege to serve two terms as a Greene County supervisor beginning January, 2005.
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GCNO asks, candidates answer
The Nov. 8 general election includes contested races for three Greene County supervisor positions. In District 1, incumbent Republican Mick Burkett is challenged by Democrat Alan Robinson. In District 4, incumbent Republican John Muir is challenged by Democrat Todd Madson. The District 5 race will be a rematch of the primary. Republican challenger Peter Bardole won the primary over incumbent…
Read MoreWe have to vote?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “Life is so complicated. And then we have to vote?” This is a line I overheard from a junior high girl who lives next door to my daughter in Cincinnati. It made me burst out laughing. Life is complicated, young woman, but voting is kind of like going to the Post Office to mail a…
Read MoreNew alliance calls for moratorium on new or expanding factory farms
The Greene County board of supervisors have often heard those who oppose concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) suggest that a moratorium on new CAFOs be imposed. A moratorium is a goal of a new alliance that launched Oct. 10 at the state capitol in Des Moines.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Linda Hocke
Honor Flights for Greene County veterans It’s called the Wall that Heals. Listed on it are the names of more than 58,000 Americans who gave their lives in service to our country during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. also includes “The Three Servicemen” statue and the Vietnam Women’s Memorial.
Read MoreKathy Hankel the Fabulous
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Obituary for Kathy Hankel Jefferson, Iowa Date of Birth: August 8, 1942 Date of Death: October 6, 2016 “Kathy Hankel the Fabulous, 74, of Jefferson, has departed for her next journey accompanied by husband Patrick Hankel, son Christopher, brothers Bob and Bruce Jeffries, parents Edgar and Frieda (Grunwald) Jeffries.
Read MoreIt’s time for the Ram to go
We all know voters in the Greene County school district will be asked again to approve a bond issue for construction that will result in a two-school district. The questions are when – it could be as soon as next April or as late as next September – and what will be changed in the effort to put together the…
Read MoreTV, Shakespeare & What’s-His-Name
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I don’t have a television, but I have learned that when I’m around one, I am drawn into it. I’m a mosquito headed for carbon dioxide, sucked into whatever is there on that screen. I become a part of a need to watch what’s going on; I am suddenly a couch potato, a TV zombie,…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Tim Buenz
Bond issue website domain “scandal”: Just the facts…. During this unfortunate season of “fact checking” I find it necessary to provide the facts and timelines concerning John Thompson’s slanderous claims from recent opinion columns in the Jefferson Herald.
Read MoreDreyfus money to Highland Township for cemetery work
Money from the county’s discretionary Louis Dreyfus fund will go toward work at a township cemetery for the first time since the inception of the fund.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – 4-H Foundation
2016 marks the 100th year of Extension in Greene County. In addition to agricultural outreach, family science services and many other programming services, one of the pillar programs for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is 4-H youth development.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Jim Riley
To the editor, Greene County Community Center – what a wonderful location for non athletes. I consider the community center a key to my better health. There are many in Greene County who utilize this facility for their physical well-being. People with chronic health conditions walk the track, utilize the weights, and most importantly, they meet friends and relatives to exercise and just…
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