The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union shortened today’s road trip for the Greene County Ram softball team. Originally scheduled to be held in Le Mars, the Class 3A Region 1 title game has been moved to Battle Creek starting at 5:30 pm.
Read MoreMonth: July 2014
Exhibits selected for State Fair show 4-H members’ best work
The exhibits 4-H members take to the Greene County Fair show what they have learned working in various project areas during the 4-H year. Judges select the exhibits they consider the best in the project areas to be displayed at the Iowa State Fair, where they are once again judged. For a list of all the exhibits selected for the…
Read MoreNorthey visits the fair
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey visited the Greene County Fair Thursday afternoon so he can “let people know that county fairs are alive and well in Iowa,” he said. He started his day at the Wright County Fair in Eagle Grove, then stopped at the Webster County Fair in Fort Dodge and the Calhoun County Fair in Rockwell City…
Read MoreElks provide pedestal for moldboard plow
Elks Lodge 2306 of Jefferson recently provided $1,000 for the pedestal on which the replica moldboard plow sits in the Thomas Jefferson Gardens. The funds came from the Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant program, which is available to lodges that meet per capita goals of financial support for the foundation. Pictured are (from left) Elks exalted ruler Hollie Roberts, past…
Read MoreFast moving entertainment at the fair
Entertainment on the grounds during the Greene County Fair is just that: entertaining! Poppin’ Penelope has a long line of children waiting for her balloon creations whether she’s in the bus barn or at Clover Hall. As she twists and ties balloons into fanciful creations her hands move so fast they’re hard to see. Tate Minnihan of Wisconsin let Penelope…
Read MoreJuly is Donor Awareness Month in Greene County
The Greene County board of supervisors in May proclaimed July as Donor Awareness Month in Greene County. The action was at the request of MeLinda Madison (center) of Jefferson, who has advocated for increased awareness of the need for organ and marrow donors for many years. A year ago she and her brother donated several of their mother’s organs when she passed…
Read MoreWork progressing at the bottom of a big hole
The work being done on the Greene County Medical Center isn’t really top secret…. it just can’t be seen from the street. The medical center communications team – Carla Offenburger and Emily Brewer – updates the medical center Facebook page frequently with photos that show exactly what’s happening at the bottom of a very large hole. Rebar dowels are placed…
Read MoreGround broken for Wild Rose Jefferson
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 MoreJeff 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…
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