Area residents are invited to a new world of competition that combines creativity and youthful enthusiasm. The Yellow Brick Challenge, hosted by Greene Bean Coffee and co-sponsored by GreeneCountyNewsOnline, invites persons of all ages to build original LEGO® block creations based on the Bell Tower Festival theme Iowa’s Emerald County: There’s no place like home.
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Breakfast with the band
The combined Greene County Middle School 7th and 8th grade bands will march to the square on the final day of school Thursday, May 29, for the annual Breakfast with the Band event sponsored by Bunker’s Dunkers Bakery. Band members should plan to line up on the south side of the middle school with their instruments at 8:20 am. The band…
Read MoreFirst plaques added to pillars on the square
Bronze plaques have been added to four of the 18 interpretive pillars and lamp posts on the courthouse square in Jefferson. The first plaques placed tell the stories of Guy C. Richardson, 1888-1979, a Greene County aviation pioneer and civic leader; Eva Leonard, 1898-1947, a New York song and dance entertainer from Grand Junction; Albert Head, 1938-1922, a Jefferson land…
Read MoreP.A.W.S. garage sale is this week
Dogs and cats of all sizes and temperaments will be the beneficiaries of the annual garage sale fundraiser of People for Animal Welfare Society (P.A.W.S.). People who have new or used items or good, clean, wearable clothing to donate to the sale can drop them off this Tuesday or Wednesday between 8 am and 6 pm, or Thursday from 8 am…
Read MoreClass reunion contact persons told
The 35th annual Bell Tower Festival, June 13-14, will be the scene of several Jefferson and Jefferson-Scranton class reunions. Reunion classes will have reserved tables at the Festival barbecue Friday from 5 to 7 pm at the Greene County Community Center. Most classes will ride in the parade Saturday morning, and many have other activities planned for later in the…
Read MoreNew visitor center, Thomas Jefferson Gardens on schedule
Work is going forward on schedule on the new visitor center and the surrounding Thomas Jefferson Gardens. C & R Construction is back at work on the outside of the visitor center adding a Federalist façade to the former filling station/bank/insurance office. Greene County Chamber executive director and past president of the Jefferson Matters: Main Street board Chris Henning said the new…
Read MoreBrush chipped free this week in Jefferson
The city of Jefferson crew will chip brush curbside at no charge May 27-30. Residents only need to drag brush to the curb and stack it in tidy piles of an arm load each, with the cut ends to the curb. “Presto! Change-o!” The brush will disappear before the end of the week! And that’s good news for all those…
Read MoreBell Tower a destination for bicyclists
Bicycling season is in full swing for bikers all over west central Iowa. Several members of Team Scrambled Eggs of Minburn were in Jefferson Saturday sporting their colorful “Tour de Cluck” shirts from previous RAGBRAIs. The enthusiastic bicyclists shared that Team Scrambled Eggs had riders ranging in age from 6 to 59. They rode up the Raccoon River Valley Trail…
Read MoreState coed track & field meet results – Saturday
Six events compete Saturday in the coed state track and field meet in Des Moines. The girls sprint medley finished 10th with a time of 1:52.19 with senior Kate Sandage, junior Emma Saddoris, freshman Olivia Hansen and junior Emily Christensen. The team topped its season best time of 1:55.59. The 3A girls sprint medley champion is Decorah with a time…
Read MoreState coed track & field meet results – Friday
The state coed track & field meet continues today at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Senior Kate Sandage will compete in the finals of the 100 meter hurdles after finishing 5th in the prelims Friday with a time of :15.67. Fastest time was :14.74 from Kelsi Phipps of Mount Pleasant. The finals will be Saturday at 12:35 pm. Junior Eme…
Read MoreState coed track & field meet results – Thursday
The Greene County Rams have at least three events in the finals of the state coed track and field meet Saturday. Senior Roman Phillips finished first in his heat in the 100 meter dash with a time of :10.99, Second place was Dylan Kilany of South Tama County with a time of :11.03. The finals of the boys 3A 100…
Read MoreP-C’s Carey at state track & field meet
Paton-Churdan junior Jake Carey placed 20th with a time of :53.93 in the 400 meter dash in 1A competition at the state coed track and field meet Thursday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Winning time in the race was :49.36 from Austin Heitland of AGWSR.
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