There’s an old saying that states, “Many hands make light work.” That proved to be true on Saturday when a substantial number of volunteers formed a human chain stretching half a block on Scranton’s Main Street. Workers, including Dawn Rudolph (pictured, left) passed stacks of books from the current public library, down the sidewalk and into the new H.F. and…
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Child care highlighted at Sept. 30 open house
Child care affects employers’ bottom line Employers, parents, potential child care providers and interested residents are invited to learn more about the status and upcoming needs for child care in Greene County at a come-and-go eventTuesday, Sept. 30, from to 7 pm at the Greene County ISU Extension office.
Read MoreGreene County Invitational hosts runners from 23 schools
The Greene County Invitational saw more than 780 high school runners compete on the Greene County high school grounds Thursday evening, as some teams that had been rained out Tuesday added the meet to their schedules. The weather was still not ideal for running, but the meet was held, finishing with the lights on at Linduska Field. Ballard won the…
Read MoreRam volleyball team at 1-1 after home loss to Nevada
The Greene County Rams fell in volleyball in three sets to the fifth ranked Nevada Cubs in Jefferson Thursday. Scores were 15-25, 23-25 and 15-25. The Cubs had long scoring runs in the first two sets. In the first, with the score 2-2, the Cubs had a 10 point run to go ahead 12-2, and the lead held up. In the…
Read MoreRams win volleyball opener over CMB Raiders
The Greene County Rams opened their volleyball season with a win Tuesday night in the middle school gym in Jefferson over the Raiders of Collins-Maxwell-Baxter. The score was 3-1, with game scores 25-13, 22-25, 25-15 and 25-23. The Rams are 1-0 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference.
Read MoreRemembering Our Fallen
The photo exhibit Remembering Our Fallen, honoring the 89 Iowans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in the War on Terror, is now at the Paton-Churdan School in Churdan.
Read MoreBorkowski-Fisher
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 MoreTalk 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…
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