Brand shows commitment to cattle, ICA and agriculture AMES –Timber Top Angus Farm, a cattle operation run by the late Dwight and Sue Muir of Rippey, was remembered by Todd and Roxanne Muir of Jefferson with a brand added to the Brand Wall at the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association office in Ames. With the upcoming National Ag Week celebration, it’s a…
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Construction contract awarded for medical center project
Bid to Woodruff Construction LLC The expansion and remodeling project at Greene County Medical Center moved to a new stage Wednesday morning with the awarding of a contract to general contractor Woodruff Construction LLC with offices in Fort Dodge, Ames and Iowa City. The medical center project will be handled by the Fort Dodge office. Seven bids were submitted. Woodruff had…
Read MoreMiddle school dance to benefit Relay for Life
The NHS Stompers Relay for Life team will host a dance Friday, March 21, from 8 to 10:30 pm at the Webb House for students in grades 6-8. there will be an admission charge, with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Greene County.
Read MorePowerlifters take first place at meet in Des Moines
The Greene County powerlifting team placed first at the Natural Strength Association Powerlifting meet in Des Moines on Saturday March 15. Lifters were (pictured, from left) Isaac Perez, Mark Kendall, Wyatt Taggart, Nic Walsh, Dalton Weber, Jacob Monthei, Roman Phillips and Dyan Lansman. A Power Award goes to Roman Phillips with a strict bar curl of 143 lbs at a…
Read MorePublic restrooms coming to downtown Jefferson
Jefferson will become a much more welcoming place for visitors and tourists with the addition of public restrooms on the courthouse square in the Greene County Welcome Center. Deconstruction began this week, transforming the outside of the former filling station/bank/insurance office at the southeast corner of the square. The building, which is being given a Federalist façade, will be surrounded…
Read MoreNewborn safety on the top of minds for medical center, Beta Tau Delta
Beta Tau Delta donates sleep sacks for newborns For babies born at Greene County Medical Center, this re-order of sleep sacks has come just in time. Beta Tau Delta, a Jefferson sorority that raises money for projects to benefit the children of Greene County, provided the initial order of sleep sacks for babies born at the medical center.
Read MoreMother-Son Date Night a lot of fun at the rec center
About 120 boys and mothers and a few grandmothers spent Friday evening together at the first annual Mother-Son Date Night hosted by the Jefferson park and recreation department at the Greene County Community Center.
Read MoreIt’s Greene County’s own Jazzatonics!
Hear and see the Jazzatonics at the link below The 13-voice Jazzatonics, Greene County High School’s jazz choir, will perform this Friday at the Jazz Experience Day at the American Choral Directors Association’s north central regional convention on the Drake University campus. Three jazz choirs from each of the six states in the region were selected to perform. Other groups…
Read MoreVFW to help Shamrock find a forever home
Donated by Wells Fargo, the oversized plush pony will be auctioned Shamrock, the 14th edition in the Wells Fargo plush pony family, found a new, temporary home with VFW Post 9599 just in time for St Patrick’s Day. On Friday, post commander Don Ihnken took Shamrock “home,” where he’ll board until an auction sometime in April. After the auction he’ll…
Read More“The Star-Spangled Banner,” Greene County style
Lend an ear…check out the audio link Decades ago, Jim Andrew played the role of Professor Harold Hill in “The Music Man.” Thursday he was again a Music Man. As emcee for the celebration of Greene County and Jefferson as the first Home Base Iowa community, he led the 150 or so people gathered in the AAI showroom in the first…
Read MoreCounty 4-H members start off March Madness
With March Madness upon us, basketball is on almost everyone’s mind. But whether you like to play it, watch it, or even if you’re not athletically minded the annual 4-H County Basketball Tournament provided much entertainment for all. It was hosted by the Greenbrier 4-H Club and was held Sunday, March 9, at the Scranton Community Center. “Generally when you…
Read MoreGCMS students read 1,495 books in second trimester
Greene County Middle School students continued their ‘reading ways’ during the second trimester of the school year, amassing a collective 1,495 books completed for the 12-week period. The independent reading initiative is a part of the Greene County School’s efforts to ensure that all students become successful readers.
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