Fourth grade students in the Greene County and Paton-Churdan School Districts will have warm hands and heads thanks to a donation of gloves and hats. The Greene County Cattlemen shared their warmth with the students in both buildings. Ryan Schroeder presented the Greene County students with the gloves and hats. The Cattlemen made other donations in the county that will…
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FFA recognized members, introduces new members
Greene County FFA hosted its annual Awards Night and Jacket Ceremony Sunday, Dec. 10, at Greene County High School. During this event, the chapter recognized members for their hard work and accomplishments from the summer and fall career development events. Additionally, members provided spectators with committee reports over the 2023 year’s activities including the crop plot, fall fundraiser, and community…
Read MoreJefferson woman grateful to have medical center in her community
~provided by Greene County Medical Center Margaret Martens and her husband, Pastor Dennis Martens of Trinity Lutheran Church, have only lived in Jefferson for about six years, but Margaret has had numerous experiences at Greene County Medical Center. She said no matter the department or her perspective, quality shined through. She pointed to exceptional patient care and caring attitudes as…
Read MoreChapter CZ P.E.O. members are volunteer readers at elementary school
As members of an organization focused on education and learning, women of Chapter CZ of P.E.O. decided to share their love of reading with young people. A number of members of the Chapter have volunteered to read to classes at Greene County Elementary School throughout the school year. The readers signed up to do the reading through the Jefferson public…
Read More2024 hunting, fishing licenses on sale Dec. 15
Iowans can buy 2024 resident hunting, fishing and other licenses on Dec. 15. Licenses purchased for 2023 expire on Jan. 10. The menu of license options includes the popular Outdoor Combo annual resident hunting/fishing/habitat combo license for $55; the Angler’s Special three-year fishing license for $62; and the Hunter’s Special three-year hunting license with habitat included for $101. Also available…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Dec. 6, 2023 Santa and Pancakes in Rippey, Dec. 9 – Pancake breakfast and Santa Claus visit in Rippey on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 8 -11 am in the Rippey Community Room. Free will offering for Rippey Day Fireworks in July. Santa arrives at 10 a.m. ~Sponsored by Friends of Rippey Rippey Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club will…
Read MoreLandus finishes $50K pledge to Career Academy
During the 2018-19 school year, Landus made a commitment to the Greene County Community School District and the Career Academy to pledge $50,000 over a five-year time period. The donation commitment from Landus was completed Dec. 1, along with acceptance of $10,000 in matching funds from CHS. “Greene County Community School District has been incredibly appreciative of the support and…
Read MoreTech Zone receives award
Tech Zone, a security system installation and audiovisual equipment repair service in Jefferson, was recently awarded the 2023 Security Vanguard Award for its project with Olson Seed Service in Perry. Paul Olson, owner of Olson Seed Service, chose to work with Tech Zone to integrate a cloud-based video solution from Vivotek. The award comes from Security Business magazine and Security…
Read MoreGrCo HS tells first trimester honor rolls
Greene County High School has released its honor rolls for the first trimester. Lists were not separated by class. High honor roll – GPA of 3.5 or higher Breanna Ades, Cody Allen, Paisley Allen, Becca Anderson, Caden Anderson, Nathan Ausberger, Elise Badger, Jack Banister, Aden Bardole, Autumn Barrett, Santos Barrios Velazquez, Raymond Bauer, Natalee Baugh, Nathan Behne, Makayla Betts, Bailey…
Read MoreGrow Greene County gives $30,000 in Give Back Awards
A tradition was started in 2016 by the Grow Greene County board of directors to surprise deserving agencies in Greene County with a Give Back Award during the holiday season. This year on the heels of another successful year at Wild Rose Jefferson, the Grow Greene County board gave out six Give Back Awards on Nov. 13. Rather than surprise…
Read MoreLegion members visit Regency Park
American Legion Post #11 made its annual visit to the local nursing homes to honor the veterans who reside there. “They are unable to visit the Veteran Day activities in the community meant to honor them, so we try to take Veterans Day to them,” Post commander Fred Long said. “We feel honored and privileged to show them that they…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Rippey United Methodist Church, Pastor Jon Williams Sundays –Adult Sunday School 10 am; Worship services 11 am Tuesdays 10 am, Fellowship. Everyone welcome. Soup lunch served first Tuesday of the month. Rippey Lions Club – Pat Essing, Northwest Lions Club District Governor, visited the Rippey Lions Club, Nov. 9. She complimentedthe Rippey Lions Club for their local work and donations to…
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