Scranton artist Joseph Murray will bring art from his Wayuga Studio to a holiday art open house at the Milwaukee depot in Jefferson this weekend. Hours of the open house are Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm, and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm. Refreshments will be served; all are welcome.
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Local Gaming Corp to make statement Tuesday
The Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation will make a public announcement of an operating agreement with Wild Rose Entertainment Tuesday, Dec. 10, at noon at the Greene County courthouse. A statement of the regional impact of the agreement will be provided. The deadline for Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation’s license application to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is Jan.…
Read MoreParking fines to increase in Jefferson
There aren’t a lot of people who get parking tickets in the city of Jefferson, but by mid-January those who do get tickets will be paying more. The Jefferson city council at its Nov. 26 meeting approved the first reading of an ordinance increasing parking fines.
Read More“A Glitzy Christmas” is theme for this year’s virtual Charity Ball, hosted by Beta Tau Delta
Beta Tau Delta president Cassie Dozier has announced that this year’s virtual Charity Ball will be themed “A Glitzy Christmas” with decorations, food and entertainment. The virtual ball is a new version of the group’s Charity Ball,
Read MoreChorus spots open for “Sound of Music”; first read-through Dec.10
Spots are still available in the chorus of The Community Players of Greene County’s February production of the classic “The Sound of Music.” Anyone interested in singing in the chorus who did not previously audition is invited to the first read-through Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson. Persons who can not attend Tuesday but who…
Read MoreElks Lodge collecting deer hides
With deer hunting season beginning, the Jefferson Elks Lodge is hoping local hunters will donate their deer hides to help disabled veterans. Each year the Jefferson Elks Lodge collects deer hides to be used in veterans hospitals in Iowa and across the country.
Read MoreChristmas kettle campaign under way
Bell ringers are manning their posts and small buckets adorn convenience store counters in the Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle campaign. The campaign continues through Dec. 21, with a goal to raise $9,000. Last year, more than $7,500 was raised. Since 90 percent of all donations return to Greene County, that means in excess of $7,000 was available to help…
Read MoreNorthey to be in Paton Wednesday evening
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will complete his annual visits to each of Iowa’s 99 counties with stops in Greene and Webster counties this week. Northey will visit 209 Main in Paton Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 6:30 pm, and at the breakfast meeting of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance Ag Leaders Thursday at 7 am on the east campus…
Read MoreCharitable giving
~a Consumer Advisory from Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Whether you’re thinking about helping others around the holidays, or you’re planning ahead for tax time, the time to check out a charity is before you give. Important Questions Before You Donate Be sure you understand the organization you are considering helping, where your donation goes, and where it doesn’t go:
Read MoreLearning to be thankful
I was raised saying grace before every family meal, and just about every meal was a family meal. “Bless us Oh Lord and these thy gifts,” my father would intone, “which we are about to receive from Thy bounty through Christ Our Lord Amen.” He said it in one breath with exactly the same lack of inflection every time. Maybe…
Read MoreHuseboe Sills returns to McFarland Clinic Jefferson office
Jen Huseboe Sills, ARNP, has returned to the McFarland Clinic Jeffersonoffice in the family medicine department. She is familiar to many area residents, as she worked in the Jefferson office from 2002 to 2007. Sills received her bachelor of science in nursing and master of science in nursing from the University of Iowa, where she specialized in gerontology. She…
Read MoreDOT improving signage at Greenewood Road after fatal accident
There will be better signage on S. Elm (Highway 4) near the south edge of Jefferson after a fatal accident at the intersection with Greenewood Road. Jefferson chief of police Dave Morlan told the Jefferson city council Tuesday night that the Iowa Department of Transportation has agreed to place a solar-powered amber flasher on the sign marking the blind intersection…
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