Dennis and Maureen Borkowski of Jefferson announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Kathryn Rose Borkowski to Eric Michael Fisher, son of Michael and Sharon Fisher of Dana. Kathryn and Eric both graduated from Jefferson-Scranton High School in 2007. They both attended Des Moines Area Community College in Boone after high school graduation. Kathryn is currently the secretary…
Read MoreDay: September 10, 2014
Talk begins of courthouse centennial celebration
A group is forming to begin planning a celebration of the centennial of the Greene County courthouse two years from now. Don Van Gilder, a county secondary roads employee who is unofficially courthouse historian, got the go-ahead to begin planning from the county board of supervisors Monday. “We’re coming up on 100 years for the Old Girl, and I think…
Read MoreGreene County Development Corp holds annual meeting
Chris Nation (pictured, right), regional manager of West Central Coop, began a three-year term as president of Greene County Development Corp at the group’s annual meeting Sept. 3 at Clover Hall in Jefferson. He takes the helm from Norm Fandel (left) of Midland Power. Nation said GCDC is “going at full throttle. I’m going to hold on for dear life.”…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Sept. 5
In Greene County magistrate court Daniel Carl Krog paid a $48 sheriff’s fee and $60 court costs in a case in which he was charged with public intoxication. He served the required jail time before disposition was entered.
Read MoreWhy poetry? What’s poetry? Who reads poetry anyway?
Historical Society hosts local poets doing readings in “Poetry Out Loud” on Sunday at museum ~by Colleen O’Brien, Greene County Historical Society A group of poets in Greene County has been reading, writing and reciting poetry for one another for more than a decade. On Sunday, Sept. 14, they will share original poems with the public at the Greene County Historical…
Read MoreWoman author/Iraq veteran to speak Thursday at St Patrick
Iowa author Miyoko Hikiji will read from her memoir All I Could Be: My Story as a Woman Warrior in Iraq on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 2 pm at St. Patrick Church in Cedar Township, north of Churdan. Hikiji, of Cedar Rapids, served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and was sent on more than 70 missions. She will sign…
Read MoreSchool Night for Scouting this Thursday
There will be a School Night for Scouting Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 pm at the Greene County elementary school in Jefferson. All boys in first grade and older who are interested should attend the open house event, along with a parent or guardian. Persons who cannot attend but would like information about scouting can contact Chad Stevens at 712-830-7794.
Read More“Remembering Our Fallen” coming to Churdan
The poignant “Remembering Our Fallen™” display will be in Churdan at the Paton-Churdan school next Thursday, Sept. 11, through Tuesday, Sept. 16. The display features photos and information about the 89 Iowans who have been killed in military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two programs are planned in conjunction with the display, which is being sponsored in Greene County by…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Sept. 5
In Greene County district court, cases were initiated during the week ending Sept. 5 as follows: Beth Renee Perdue, 29, of Jefferson, driving while license barred; Richard Dean Tuhn Jr, 37, of Grand Junction, possession of a fire arm by person convicted of domestic abuse; Stacia M. Day, 26, of Grand Junction, operating while intoxicated (OWI)-first offense and child endangerment;…
Read MoreRed Barn Home & Craft Show offers shoppers’ paradise
Greene County to be a day-trip paradise Saturday, Sept. 20. The annual Red Barn Home and Craft Show, sponsored by Greene County Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. The Red Barn Show has a long history as a venue with a wide variety of high quality crafts and crafters, attracting…
Read MoreSchroeder purchases funeral home in Boone
Aaron Schroeder, owner of Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home of Jefferson, recently purchased the Walter-Schroeder Funeral Home in Boone from Randy Walter. The name has been changed to Schroeder Funeral Home. The name is rather coincidental. The Boone funeral home was established in 1932 by Harry W. Schroeder who, according to Aaron Schroeder, is not related to him in any way. The…
Read MorePoetry Out Loud returns to historical museum
A group of poets in Greene County has been reading, writing and reciting poetry for one another for more than a decade. On Sunday, Sept. 14, they will share original poems with the public at the Greene County historical museum at 2:30 p.m. in a program called “Poetry Out Loud.” The Historical Society has hosted the group’s readings twice before,…
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