~by Dr Mary Anderson Richards It was a “tip of the hat” to the alumnae of the Franklin Township Consolidated School in Cooper on Saturday, June 28, at the St Joseph Parish Center in Jefferson. Alumnae gathered with their school friends at 4 pm with Beatrice Schilling Freeman assisting with the name tags and Drs Mary Anderson and Larry Richards greeting…
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Lincoln Highway a ‘buy-way’ this weekend
Right on the heels of the growing Highway 141 garage sale, towns along the old Lincoln Highway from West Virginia to Iowa are hosting the 5th annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way this weekend, Aug. 7-9. In its heyday, the Lincoln Highway was Main Street through Grand Junction, Jefferson and Scranton. As of Monday, several garage sales in Grand Junction and Jefferson…
Read MoreSpecial programs to honor veterans at 2014 Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES – The Iowa State Fair will honor active and retired military with special Veterans’ Day programming and discounts throughout the day Monday, Aug. 11. “Nothing Compares” to the Iowa State Fair, August 7-17. Veterans will be honored with discounted gate admission on Veterans’ Day, Aug. 11. With a military ID, retired and active members of the armed forces…
Read MoreTunes and Treats in Churdan Aug. 17
All area residents are invited to enjoy “Tunes and Treats” Sunday, Aug. 17, at 6 pm in the Churdan city park. The Town and Country Band will supply the tunes from an updated play list, and the Churdan public library staff and board will supply the treats, including ice cream sundaes, floats, pie and bars. Attendees are reminded to bring…
Read MoreFarmers ready for the mid-week rain
The Aug. 6 rainfall across much of Iowa was welcome by farmers as a couple of dry weeks had already begun depleting soil moisture. According to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, for a reporting period ending Sunday, Aug. 3, statewide topsoil moisture levels had fallen significantly to 3 percent very short (1), 23 percent short (12), 70 percent adequate…
Read MoreRededication of Lindsey monument slated for Thursday
The Darrell Lindsey monument on the south side of the courthouse will be rededicated in a short ceremony Thursday, Aug. 7, at 5:15 pm. Captain Darrell R. Lindsey was born in Jefferson in 1919. He was a flight commander in a B-26 Marauder in World War II, and was killed in a bombing mission over northern France Aug. 9, 1944,…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Aug. 1
Reports in other media about the arrest on Highway 30 Aug. 4 of parents in a speeding vehicle with two children and a large quantity of drugs and drug paraphernalia stated that Tyler James Alberts was transferred to Greene County where there was an outstanding arrest warrant for him. Alberts, 36, of Clinton, is charged with theft of services- third…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Aug. 1
In Greene county district court Brian Keith Dunlap, 39, of Perry pleaded not guilty July 28 to charges of criminal mischief-second degree (three counts), burglary-third degree (three counts); and ongoing criminal conduct- influence enterprise. A trial date was set for Aug. 26.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
~by Jean Borgeson, posted Aug. 6, 2014 Church news: Rippey United Methodist Church, PO Box 286, 103 West Main St. Rippey, IA 50235 – 515-436-7731 Pastors: Enna Antunez and Paul Burrow Adult Sunday school at 9 am, worship service at 10:30 am. Every Tuesday: Quilters at 9 am, coffee and fellowship at 10 am – Everyone welcome Wednesday, Aug. 6: …
Read MoreMiller joins other state attorneys general in objecting to EPA action
Bipartisan group of 15 states object to EPA rule narrowing “normal farming activities” exemptions in Clean Water Act DES MOINES – Attorney General Tom Miller has joined Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning and 13 state attorneys general in a letter objecting to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that would effectively narrow the exemption the federal Clean Water Act…
Read MoreSpecial fun at farmers market this week
All area residents are invited to celebrate National Farmers Market Week at the Greene County farmers market this Tuesday. The local market is held every Tuesday from 4 to 6:30 pm on the east side of the courthouse square in Jefferson. This week, everyone at the market can register to win a gift basket of items donated by many of…
Read More“They’re here! Are we ready?” is subject of Aug. 18 town hall meeting
Putting Greene County residents “in the know” about the growth coming to the county in the next year or two is the purpose of an old-fashioned town hall meeting slated for Monday, Aug. 18, at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. The meeting will begin at 6 pm in the gymnasium. There’s so much going on Greene County, with…
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