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May 4, 2026

Candidate Trone Garriott in Jefferson Tuesday

State senator Sarah Trone Garriott, candidate for Congress from Iowa’s Third Congressional District, will speak in Jefferson Tuesday, May 5, as part of her 21-day, 21-county “Faith in Iowa” tour. Throughout the tour, Trone Garriott is hosting town halls with residents across the district, listening to their concerns...

May 3, 2026

Jefferson Matters honors Daubendiek for many years of service

Jefferson Matters is recognizing and celebrating the service...

May 2, 2026

County attorney Laehn explains extradition policy, plans for staff transition in his office

County attorney Thomas Laehn wants the public to...

May 2, 2026

Does to host Mother’s Day brunch

The Jefferson Does in partnership with the Jefferson...

April 10, 2026

Medical center marking National Volunteer Month

April is National Volunteer Month and Greene County Medical Center Auxiliary members were recently recognized for their commitment to local care. Since being founded 64 years ago, the Auxiliary has raised more than $600,000 for the medical center to be used in support of equipment purchases, programs, scholarships...

April 8, 2026

Greene County 4-H announces 2026 summer camps, project workshop opportunities

Greene County 4-H Youth Development announces a full...

March 29, 2026

New behavioral health specialist coming to Greene County Medical Center

Residents in Greene County and the surrounding rural...

March 28, 2026

Does up their scholarships to $1,000 each

The Jefferson Does organization has increased their scholarships...

April 29, 2026

View from my window: Minimum wage

APRIL 27, 2026 Wages and salaries change with the times: My father shared stories about working for $1 per day, but that did include room and board. That would have been approximately 1929 and he was grateful for the job as a hired hand for a local area...

April 29, 2026

Our citizen journalists

~a column by Colleen O’Brien In April of...

April 23, 2026

Stupid is as stupid does, Part two

My continued contemplation about recent events has led...

April 22, 2026

Trump and the growing class divide

~a column by Colleen O’Brien Why is it...

March 12, 2026

4-H news

Clover Connection At the Clover Connection 4-H meeting in February we learned about setting SMART goals. We then set goals of how many items we wanted to collect for the food pantry. We also talked about what items we could bring such as non-perishable food items and toiletries. ...

January 31, 2026