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History chats at the Greene County Fair
The Greene County Historical Society continues its tradition of “history chats” at the Greene County Fair on July 12 and 13. The public is invited to join the conversations. Local farmers Bill Frederick and James Holz will take about “Cover Crops: What’s old is new again,” Friday, July...
Rams top G-R in baseball, M-NW up next
Class 3A Greene County and Class 1A Gliddem-Ralston met at Allensworth Field last night in non-conference baseball for the first time in a long time. The Rams won the game by a final of 3-1 and they are now 2-17 this season while the Wildcats fell to 3-15. Head coach...
Sculpture park may be added to animal shelter/ dog park
A sculpture donated for display at the Community Animal Shelter as a memorial to retired Greene County teacher Keith Vander Wilt, who died of glioblastoma two years ago, may be joined by other pet-themed sculptures. The Jefferson city council at its June 25 meeting agreed to approve future sculptures on...
Regional Unemployment Rises Nearly A Half Point To 2.7% In May 2024
Unemployment rates in the seven-county region rose by nearly a half point in May 2024 from the prior month but held stable with last year’s rates, according to data released this week by Iowa Workforce Development (IWD). Carroll led the area with the lowest unemployment at 2.0 percent, 0.4 points higher than April but 0.5 points below May 2023. Audubon County followed close behind at 2.1 percent, 0.4 points higher than the previous month and 0.1 points lower than last year. Greene County’s unemployment rose 0.7 points from April to 2.3 percent in May, which is 0.4 points higher than in May 2023. Guthrie County and Calhoun County’s rates increased by 0.6 points to 2.5 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively, while Sac County jumped by nearly a whole percentage point to 3.1 percent. Crawford County again recorded the highest unemployment in the region at 4.2 percent, 0.2 points higher than in April but a half point below last year. The average unemployment rate for the region was 2.7 percent, below Iowa’s 2.8 percent figure and the national 3.9 percent rate. County-by-county unemployment data is not seasonally adjusted like state and national numbers. The full IWD dataset for May 2024 unemployment is included below.
Bluejays Pick Up 9th Win of the Season
The Bluejays defeated Greene County last night, 1-0. The two game series against these Heart of Iowa foes was a close one. Perry won both contests by one run. The Bluejays broke the scoreless tie by scoring one in the fifth. Owen Myers picked up the victory for Perry as he struck out nine in the complete game shutout. This is the second time he’s won against the Rams. The Perry offense combined for 6 hits, but it was an error that led to the lone run.
Jayettes Cruise to 11-1 Victory
The Jayettes grabbed the victory last night over Greene County. Perry was an 11-1 winner. The Jayettes wasted no time scoring in the bottom of the first, added two more in the second, exploded for six in the fourth, and walked it off with two in the fifth. Maci Tunink picked up the complete game win. She surrendered just one hit in the 5 inning mercy rule game. Karagyn Whelchel and Tunink both had 3 RBI’s in the win. Perry had 10 combined hits in the 11-1 victory.
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