Planning to open late next summer Green balloons floated to the north on an Iowa breeze and there were more smiles than bubbles in the champagne served at the ground breaking ceremony for Wild Rose Jefferson Thursday afternoon. About 200 persons were present, standing on rich Iowa soil that until Monday was planted in soybeans. Wild Rose Jefferson will be…
Read MoreDay: July 12, 2014
Jeff city council acts on utility extension and wage increases
Refers chicken request to planning & zoning commission ~by Denise O’Brien Van The Jefferson city council took the first step to extend water and sewer service to the Wild Rose Jefferson site at its regular meeting Tuesday evening. The council also discussed urban chickens and office staffing, and awarded pay raises to department heads. Council approves initial work for water…
Read MoreTractor pull canceled, rodeo still “a go”
The Iowa-Missouri tractor pull slated as grandstand entertainment Saturday evening at the Greene County Fair has been canceled. It took less than an inch of Friday night rain to make the already saturated infield unusable for the heavy equipment of a tractor pull. According to fair board secretary Doug Hawn, the Sunday night Grand River Rodeo is still scheduled. He…
Read MoreFriends raising funds for Tanner and Amber Lawton
It’s clean fun at a dunk tank at the Greene County Fair, with $1 a pitch to dunk ducky folks who are raising money to help Tanner and Amber Lawton. Pictured is Tim Tucker making sport of harassing the folks who would knock the seat out from under him to plunge him in the water. The Lawton’s son Tate was…
Read MoreRams finish off Sergeant Bluff-Luton by 10-run rule
Regional finals up next The Greene County Ram softball team has only one more game to win to qualify for the state tournament. The Rams topped Class 3A 10th-rated Sergeant Bluff-Luton 14-2 in Sergeant Bluff Friday in a Region 1 semifinal game. The Rams’ bats were unstoppable as the girls got 21 hits against two SB-L pitchers. Emma Saddoris set…
Read MoreHannah Gunn crowned as fair queen
Hannah Gunn was named 2014 Greene County Fair Queen and will represent Greene County in the Iowa State Fair contest next month. Pictured (from left) are Noelle Gray, Hannah, Brittany Gunn and Emma Tilley. Hannah will be a senior at Greene County High School. She is involved in FFA as an officer, 4-H, Young Leaders, Interact Club, cheerleading and track. In…
Read MoreThe prettiest things at the Fair? Check out the chickens!
In the pecking order of creatures, chickens are closer to the bottom than the top when it comes to beauty…. unless you’re visiting the Greene County Fair. The chicken barn was musical, too, when these photos were taken, with roosters crowing duets with the nearby sheep. Not all the poultry is pictured here… Lucas Fisher, Hardin Happy Hustlers Barred rock…
Read MoreThe products of smart, creative, hard-working and nice 4-H members
GreeneCountyNewsOnline columnist Colleen O’Brien shares the following in her column posted Wednesday: The Greene County Fair was once a carnival with cows. It’s now cows, no carney. Although the glitz is gone, the fair remains, and it’s worth a stroll through Clover Hall and the barns – the whole 4-H scene – because these 4-H’ers are smart, creative, hard-working and…
Read MoreOpen exhibits, a County Fair tradition
The tradition of showing off your best cabbage, potatoes, hostas, bread, pie, quilts, photos, genealogy projects, crafts……and more continues at the Greene County Fair. The open class exhibits are located on the east end of Clover Hall.
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