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June 17, 2026

Schoolboy Soldiers of Rippey IPBS segment available for viewing online

The Iowa PBS story about Greene County High School students in the Iowa history class and their Schoolboy Soldiers of Rippey project is now available for viewing online. The 7-minute feature first aired June 11. Viewers can watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEevlUQWtAA or on the Iowa PBS website:...
June 17, 2026

A challenging weather week for much of Iowa

Iowa farmers had 3.6 days suitable for fieldwork...
June 14, 2026

Brown presented with Tower of Fame Award at Bell Tower Festival opening ceremony

Ellie Brown, a 1961 graduate of Jefferson High...
June 11, 2026

BTF parade participants: Plan ahead, no shuttle

All groups and individuals planning to be in...

Features and More

June 17, 2026

P.E.O. scholarships awarded from Hazel Brown Zachar fund

Recent 2026 graduates of Greene County Community School District, Lucy Vander Linden, Becca Anderson, Taylor Johnston and Addison Gannon were recipients of the Hazel Brown Zachar P.E.O. scholarships. Each of the four graduates were awarded $3,120 in college scholarships by the Hazel Brown Zachar endowment fund through P.E.O. International...
June 10, 2026

Bell Tower Festival chair Philip Heisterkamp reflects on final year of leadership

~contributed by Jefferson Matters Main Street As Jefferson...
June 10, 2026

More military veterans receive Quilt of Valor

Six Greene County area veterans were recognized at...
June 3, 2026

Local FFA officers attend training

Each year the Southwest District and Iowa FFA...

Opinion

June 17, 2026

Camaraderie and help during sad times

 ~by Colleen O’Brien I began this story about history’s ability to make much better reading than the daily news. Similar things like the daily nonsense of politicians, government, commentators like me happened in the “old days,” and I romanticize them. Reading the “news” from the faraway past tense...
June 17, 2026

View from my window – Greene County weekend

June 14, 2026 Greene County is such an...
June 10, 2026

By the river

 ~by Colleen O’Brien I sit by the Racoon...
June 3, 2026

A few quotes to ponder

~by Colleen O’Brien Eighty-year-old Vicki Robin, author of...

Good News

June 16, 2026

4-H news

Greenbrier The June Greenbrier 4-H meeting was held at Clover Hall, with Rylan Hostetler presiding. In recognition of Dairy Month, members learned how milk is processed through a cheese plant and turned into the cheese sold in stores. Young Leader representative Autumn Barrett reported that the group will...
June 14, 2026

GrCo HS tells second semester honor rolls

Honor rolls have been announced for the second...
June 10, 2026

Iowa PBS segment on Schoolboy Soldiers of Rippey online starting June 11

Iowa PBS television has completed its work on...
May 24, 2026

Blackmer honored upon retirement from ARC board

Volunteers of Greene County’s Christian Action Resource Center...

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