Many folks older than myself are recalling this week where they were Nov. 22, 1963, when they learned President Kennedy had been shot. I remember the day well, although I don’t remember hearing the news from Dallas. What I remember is that my family moved to a new town two hours away. We went to school that morning and our…
Read MoreMonth: November 2013
Delays in pair of East Greene projects
The East Greene board of education has been given opportunities to practice patience at a time when board members are eager to wrap up projects. Board members at their regular meeting Nov. 18 learned that completion of a drainage project at the East Greene building may be delayed until spring. The
Read MoreRVSC to hold snowmobile grass drag races Dec. 7
The Raccoon Valley Snow Chasers (RVSC) will host the fifth annual “grass drags” snowmobile race on Saturday, Dec. 7. The annual fall event was renamed in memory of long-time snowmobile enthusiast Curt Flack of Jefferson. The Flack family was a snowmobiling pioneer in Greene County, dating back to the 1960s.
Read MoreSierra Community Theatre celebrates successful first year
While tornados pummeled the Midwest Sunday afternoon, about 100 movie go-ers watched “Twister” during the Sierra Community Theatre’s first anniversary celebration. The 1996 Steven Spielberg movie, which includes scenes filmed in Greene County, was shown at no admission charge and followed by cake and ice cream in the theatre’s basement meeting room. At the conclusion of the first showing,…
Read MoreMain Street to make merry in downtown Jefferson Dec. 5
Jefferson Matters: Main Street invites all area residents to the Hometown Holiday Sparkle Community Christmas Tree Lighting in the Greene County courthouse on Thursday, Dec 5, at 5:30 p.m.
Read MoreTVT proposes blankets for courthouse trees this winter
Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s Tower View Team hopes to “bring smiles to faces and add color to lives that are somewhat in a dreary part of the year,” team member Amy Roberts told the county board of supervisors Monday morning. Roberts explained a plan to put “sweaters” on all 21 trees on the courthouse square. The trunks will be wrapped…
Read MoreJ-S board buys a pickup; East Greene board talks about vans
The Jefferson-Scranton and East Greene boards of education both moved forward with vehicle purchases at their respective meetings Nov. 18. The vehicles will become the property of the consolidated Greene County Community School District next July 1.
Read MoreDodd hired to lead long term care at medical center
Jaime Dodd of Winterset has been hired as the new director for Greene County Medical Center’s long term care facility. She will begin in early December. Dodd has experience as a nursing home director in both hospital-based and freestanding for-profit nursing homes. She has a nursing home administrator’s license, a social services bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa…
Read MoreElementary school locked down when high speed chase ends nearby
Jefferson-Scranton superintendent Tim Christensen commended elementary staff for their handling of a lockdown situation at the school this morning. His comments were made at a regular school board meeting Monday evening. School officials were asked at about 8 am to lock down Jefferson-Scranton
Read MoreHappy Birthday!
Happy birthday to George Gallup, born in Jefferson Nov. 18, 1901. Gallup put Jefferson on the map by pioneering in scientific polling techniques, and his name became a household word for opinion polls. His boyhood home, an octagon-shaped house on S. Chestnut St, is on the National Register of Historic Places and is now owned by Gallup and Robinson. Gallup…
Read MoreEagle shot north of Ralston; information needed
Law enforcement officers are asking for the public’s help in an investigation into the shooting death of a young male bald eagle north of Ralston. The eagle was found dead about 100 yards off County Road N-58, the Carroll/Greene County line, two miles north of Ralston. It was taken to SOAR (Saving Our Avian Resources) in Dedham Nov. 3. Staff…
Read MoreReminder: Yard waste pick up this week
The last free yard waste pick up for Jefferson city residents is this week, Nov. 18-21. Leaves should be curbside in biodegradable paper bags. No stickers are required. No plastic bags will be picked up. Chipping service has been discontinued until spring.
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