Fishing derby slated for Sunday

Bell Tower Festival fun continues on Sunday as the Greene County conservation board  hosts the annual Kids Fishing Derby at Spring Lake Park just west of County Road P-33 on 195th St northwest of Grand Junction. The fun begins at 1 pm at the skating rink at the park. Children ages 0 to 15 are eligible for the derby. There will be…

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Keeping pace with changes in healthcare

~Greene County Medical Center The year 2014 is the 77th year that Greene County Medical Center has provided health care to our community. We are proud of our history but we’re more focused on the future. Our future requires change.   In fact, no other industry surpasses healthcare in rapid and consistent changes demanded by the consumer or required by government.…

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Bell Tower of Fame Award to Dr James Hanson

 International pioneer and leader in the fields of birth defects and genetics Dr James W. Hanson pledged that no child should ever again have to struggle, suffer, and endure like his father did. It was his father’s crippled feet that inspired him throughout a professional career that spanned 43 years in pediatrics, medical genetics, birth defects, public policy and service.…

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Jeff council allows beekeeping in the city

The Jefferson city council at its regular meeting Tuesday approved the first reading and waived the second and third readings of an ordinance allowing beekeeping within the city limits. The ordinance is similar to one adopted by the Scranton city council last year. It requires beekeepers to obtain a license from the city prior to setting out hives. Beekeepers must…

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Greene County district court, week ending June 6

In Greene County district court Zakkariah Dylan Levi Boudewyn, 22, of Jefferson was sentenced June 3 after entering Alford pleas to charges of criminal mischief-second degree, operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent, and assault on a peace officer. In entering an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit committing a crime, but believes that given the facts in the…

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Pair of no-sweat competitions Saturday afternoon

The Greene County Historical Society will once again host an old-fashioned spelling bee as part of the Bell Tower Festival. This year’s spell-down is slated for Saturday, June 14, at 3 pm at the Greene County Community Center. Spellers will compete in age categories, starting with children who have completed first grade through adults. The registration book is available now…

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Sally’s Alley takes wing

  ~by Denise O’Brien Van Sally’s Alley, a peaceful strip of plantings, poetry and portraits of birds leading south from the Courthouse Square in the middle of the 100 E. Lincoln Way block, was officially opened  Saturday morning. About 125 people flocked to the site to watch the family of the late Sally White, author of Sally’s Backyard Birds, cut…

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Andrew provides Memorial Day speech

A problem with the sound equipment at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery on Memorial Day prevented many people there from hearing the program, including the comments of James O. Andrew of Jefferson. Andrew has provided a copy of his comments to GreeneCountyNewsOnline to share with readers. For those comments, click here: Andrew, Memorial Day.

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Teens invited to “Spark a Reaction” at the library

The Jefferson public library’s teen reading program kicks off tomorrow, June 12, at 2 pm at the library. With a theme of “Spark a Reaction,” activities will be science-related. Students who have completed grades 5-11 will make naked eggs, ooze, exploding subs, erupting candles and elephant toothpaste in a science lab set up in the library basement. There will also…

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