Volunteers John Turpin (left) and Don Orris spent the early part of the week planting trees at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens southeast of the courthouse in Jefferson. Because the trees are tall enough to require a rather deep hole for planting, the pair found a challenge in digging through clay at the former commercial site.
Read MoreMonth: May 2014
Greene County district court, week ending May 2
In Greene County district court a judgment was entered May 2 against Jose Trinidad Hernandez, 24, of Grand Junction on one count of unlawful use of prescription medication. He was fined $500 with a $300 surcharge. He must also pay $60 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $127.68 court costs. A second count of unlawful use of prescription…
Read MoreLetter to the editor
Dear Editor I want to thank everyone involved in Relay For Life of Greene County for the super successful event held recently. So many businesses, organizations, teams, individuals and families donated and worked hard to reach the goal of over $50,000 to the American Cancer Society.
Read MorePreschool plans on Greene County board agenda for next week
Greene County school superintendent is still looking at numbers for preschool next year, but he said at the board’s special meeting April 30 he will probably recommend the school operate a tuition-based 3-year-old preschool next year. The Greene County Early Learning Center announced in March that it would not continue the Pied Pipers preschool next year so that it could better…
Read MoreCommunity blood drive in Jefferson May 13
LifeServe Blood Center will conduct a community blood drive Tuesday, May 13, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. LifeServe staff reminds area residents that as the temperature rises and summer nears, local hospital patients still rely on generous, volunteer blood donors to make life-saving donations even in the midst of enjoying all that summer has to offer.
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending May 2
In Greene County magistrate court cases were initiated during the week that ended May 2 as follows: Donald Lawrence Huls Jr of Kansas City, MO, interference with official acts; and Nathan Allen Zollars of Dana, assault-simple. Persons paid fines for scheduled traffic violations during the week ending May 2 as follows: Jacob Monroe Collum of Paton, permitting unauthorized minor to…
Read MoreSing tra la, humans, sing tra la
~a column by Colleen O’Brien When my friend was young, she longed for a pretend self who would go to math class and the dentist and show up after supper to do the dishes. Escape is a human’s middle name. We start young with a pretend friend to hang out with so we can ignore our parents’ demand that…
Read MoreThe signs are ordered
After talks about costs for signage for Home Base Iowa that ranged from $276 to $4,000 or so, the signs have been ordered, county engineer Wade Weiss told the county board of supervisors Monday. Weiss ordered 24 signs at a cost of $45 each, for a total of $1,080. He said he asked the Department of Transportation to rush the…
Read MoreScranton Kids Fishing Day slated for June 7
Register by May 30 Plans are in the works for the third annual Scranton Kids Fishing Day. The event will be held Saturday, June 7, from 11 am to 2 pm at the Lost Lagoon. Rain date is June 8. Children ages 3 to 17 are invited to participate. This is a free fishing weekend so parents or adults must…
Read MoreExtraordinary nurses recognized at Greene County Medical Center
Nurses at Greene County Medical Center are being honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the superhuman tasks nurses perform each day. Nomination forms are available at the main desk and the outpatient reception desk – and anyone can nominate a medical center nurse for this award.
Read MoreNew heating, cooling at Community Center
New heating and cooling units were installed earlier this week for the fitness and aerobics rooms at the Greene County Community Center. The units are located on the roof of the building. The 16-year-old units, original to the building, were disconnected Monday and taken off the roof Tuesday morning. New units were quickly put up and the crane was gone…
Read MoreDeadline approaching for Century, Heritage Farm applications
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey reminds eligible farm owners that the deadline to apply for the 2014 Century and Heritage Farm Program is June 1. The program recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150 years for Heritage Farms.
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