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October 24, 2026

Local author donating proceeds from book sales to bike trail repair

Local cyclist and author Janice Harbaugh is donating the proceeds of the sale of two of her books to fund repair of the north spur of the Raccoon River Valley Trail. The two books, fiction stories written for readers of middle school age through adult, take place on...

October 24, 2026

Tree walk Thursday at Squirrel Hollow Park

As “falling leaves drift by the window,” it’s...

October 24, 2026

Bike trail users quiz supervisors about needed repair to the north spur

Discussion of the north spur of the Raccoon...

October 23, 2026

Community Foundation grant applications available Nov. 1

Applications for the 2027 grant cycle of the...

October 21, 2026

Pest control operators CIC slated for Dec. 9

Preregister before Dec. 2 for fall commercial pesticide applicator course Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will host a Pest Control Operators Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2026. The program, provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide...

October 14, 2026

Iowa history program, trivia challenge part of Iowa author’s Oct. 22 visit

Are you familiar with the Cedar Rapids sisters...

October 12, 2026

American Legion oratorical contest can net college scholarships

Greene County High School students along with homeschooled...

October 9, 2026

Greene County Medical Center Foundation suggests ‘Give Smarter’

Charitable giving is about more than writing a...

October 24, 2026

North spur of bike trail needs work – Local author donating proceeds of book sales to the project

~Janice Harbaugh/Raspberry Ridge Publishing The North Spur of the Raccoon River Valley Trail has some of the most beautiful scenery to be found on the entire trail. From Herndon to Jefferson, you travel through farmland, grasslands, rolling countryside, woodlands, the iron bridge with wind chimes over the Raccoon...

October 21, 2026

View from my window – Reflections of Sarah Turpin, mother of a schoolboy soldier of Rippey

The two, over 9 feet tall, the two...

October 21, 2026

Dream on

~by Colleen O’Brien Things I wished for this...

October 14, 2026

The last straw

~by Colleen O’Brien President Trump has accomplished many...

August 2, 2026

4-H state fair selections told

Judging of 2026 Greene County 4-H static exhibit entries took place Tuesday, July 7. A variety of subject matter experts judged in the areas of animals; agriculture and natural resources; creative arts; science, engineering, and technology; family and consumer sciences; and personal development. The static exhibit judging event...

June 16, 2026