Greene County News

The Associated Press DES MOINES -- Appliance maker Electrolux announced Friday it would close two Iowa plants by spring 2011, putting 850 people out of work as operations are moved to Mexico.

Rumors became reality this weekend in Webster City and Jefferson, whose residents will now weigh how to carry on after appliance manufacturer Electrolux winds down operations and takes 850 jobs with it by 2011.

Rumor became reality in Jefferson on Friday as the Greene County community learned it would lose dozens of jobs when Electrolux stops production of Frigidaire washers and dryers there and in Webster City by 2011.

The vendor: Located in Greene County, one mile west of Paton, D&D Ag was the first operation in Iowa to produce certified organic heirloom tomatoes, Dennis Smith said.

The terrain on some area trails is becoming a little too rough, so a Siouxland group is getting their hands dirty and blazing a trail.

There's no good or easy way to say it, so here it is: Our old friend Chuck Offenburger has cancer.

The entire town of Jefferson lost water because of a water main break Sunday, according to a statement released by the sheriff's office.

Three more men have pleaded guilty to abusing livestock on an Iowa farm that contracts with Hormel Foods.

PETA Undercover Investigation in Greene County Leads to the Convictions of Men Who Worked for Hormel Supplier June 25, 2009 Contact: Dan Paden 757-622-7382 Greene County, Iowa -- Three more men who worked at a Bayard, Iowa-area pig-breeding factory farm owned by Hormel supplier MowMar have pleaded guilty to abusing livestock while a fourth has ...

River enthusiasts from around the state converged on Webster City Saturday for a three-day celebration of the role rivers play in the quality of life for Iowans.

A firey three-truck crash in Greene County claimed the life of a Callender man Thursday.

Robert Pierce of Callender spent his last conversation with his mother talking about the future.

The Iowa State Patrol has shut down Highway 30 east of Grand Junction after two large trucks collided head-on around 9 a.m. today.

Regarding the April 5 story, "Small Towns Debate Value of Ethanol Plants": The economy of Guthrie and Greene counties has greatly benefited from ethanol plants near Menlo , Coon Rapids , and Grand Junction .