Greene County High School will be represented at the large group All-State Speech Festival Saturday by the men of radio station KPLD 105.1. The radio news group was selected as a performing group, making it eligible to compete for the “best of event” banner. Seniors Karl Jones, Logan Hoyt and Kyle Bettey, and juniors Dan Neal and Parker Willis comprise…
Read MoreDay: February 19, 2014
Special school election slated for April 1
Voters in the Jefferson-Scranton and East Greene school districts will be asked to go to the polls in a special election Tuesday, April 1, to vote on a proposed Revenue Purpose Statement for funds from the 1-cent state sales tax for education (the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education, or SAVE, fund).
Read MoreGreene County HS student to play bass at LazerFest
Bass player with Des Moines band Green Death Parker Willis, a junior at Greene County High School, had a very good day Feb. 10. He learned that the radio news group he’s part of was selected for the All-State Speech Festival. He’s a member of the Jazzatonics jazz choir, and that group got straight Division I ratings at the state…
Read MoreCattlemen plan banquet, trophy auction
The Greene County Cattlemen will hold the annual banquet and trophy auction Saturday, March 1, at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. Koster Grinding Inc and Koster Grain Inc will sponsor a social time beginning at 6 pm, with the rib-eye steak dinner to be served at 6:30. The trophy auction will follow the meal and numerous door prizes will be awarded.
Read MoreHunter safety class slated
A hunter safety course will be offered Tuesday and Thursday, Feb. 25 and 27, and Saturday, March 1. The course is sponsored by the Greene County conservation board. The Tuesday and Thursday sessions will meet from 6:30 to 9 pm at the Milwaukee Road depot on E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. The Saturday class will meet from 8 am to…
Read MoreJunction Hilltop Wind offers up to $400,000 for GJ community center
Organizers in Grand Junction have taken on the formidable task of raising several hundred thousand dollars to build a new community center in a town with a population of 861 persons. Junction Hilltop Wind Farm, just north of Grand Junction, has answered the challenge with a challenge of its own. Junction Hilltop Wind (JHW) will match up to $400,000 in…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Feb. 14
In Greene County district court Tracy Alan Brown, 47, of Boone was sentenced Feb. 14 after he pleaded guilty to a charge of theft-third degree and entered an Alford plea to a charge of domestic abuse assault-aggravated. (In entering an Alford plea a defendant does not admit committing the crime, but believes that given the facts in the county attorney’s…
Read MoreMother Son Date Night, softball upcoming for JPRD
The Jefferson park and recreation department is planning a Mother Son Date Night and a softball clinic. Boys in pre-school to fifth grade are invited to bring their mother, grandmother, or mother figure to the Mother Son Date Night Friday, March 14, at the Greene County Community Center.
Read MoreCompetency-based phys ed under consideration
Putting more exercise into phys ed classes and benefiting the students who most need it are the goals of a competency-based PE program outlined at the Greene County board of education’s regular meeting Feb. 12. The Jefferson-Scranton board had previously discussed the possible advantages of such a program and had asked for a proposal. PE teachers Richard Beeler and Kelly…
Read MoreWednesday soup suppers to raise funds for Relay for Life
The NHS Stompers Relay for Life team is hosting soup suppers Wednesdays, March 12, 19, and 26, and April 2 and 9, as a fundraiser for the Relay for Life. The suppers will be served from 6 to 6:30 pm at Christ Lutheran Church, just north of Greene County High School on Highway 4. A freewill donation will be accepted.
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Feb. 14
A judgment was entered in Greene County magistrate court Feb. 14 against Amber Pearl McCauley of Carroll on a charge of theft-fifth degree. She was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge and a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge. She must also pay restitution to be determined and $60 court costs.
Read MoreTime to sign up for Relay for Life…
…and to buy daffodils! In 2013, 19 teams of volunteers and numerous sponsors supported Greene County’s Relay for Life, raising close to $50,000 for the American Cancer Society. So far this year eight teams have already signed up and have a head start on the fundraising. Registration is open through April 26, so there is still plenty of time to gather…
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