More than 80 parents and friends attended the annual Greene County 4-H Awards Ceremony last Sunday to celebrate the accomplishments of Greene County 4-H members, and to honor 4-H volunteers and financial sponsors. Record books submitted by 4-H members were judged by volunteers who decided on the final awards, recognizing outstanding record books and excellence in project work over the…
Read MoreDay: November 9, 2014
Veterans Day at Paton-Churdan
The community is invited to the annual Veterans Day program at the Paton-Churdan school in Churdan Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 9 am. Students in all grades participate and honor those who have served our country in the military. American Legion Post 198 of Churdan will host its annual Veterans Day supper that evening from 5 to 7 pm, also at…
Read MoreRotary auction list – a grown-up Christmas wish list
The Jefferson Rotary Club’s annual dinner and auction is only a week away. While finishing touches are being put on the “official” auction book, checking out the auction items on the club’s Facebook page reminds people who remember the 1960s of how much fun reading the Sears Wishbook used to be.
Read MoreVeterans Day closings
City, county and state offices will all be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. The Jefferson city council will hold its regular meeting at 5:30 pm. The agenda is posted under the Calendar/Agenda tab. The Jefferson public library will be closed, but the Greene County Community Center will be open regular hours, 5 am to 9:30 pm.
Read MoreBidding open in medical center auxiliary’s Holiday of Lights
The trees and wreaths now on display in the main lobby of Greene County Medical Center are part of the auxiliary’s “Holiday of Lights.” When visitors come to the main lobby now through Dec. 3, they will be filled with holiday spirit – even with the Grinch trying to take off with a tree! This “Christmas in Whoville” tree was…
Read More“All fall down” doesn’t have to be part of aging
Seniors who worry about falling are invited to a free course, A Matter of Balance, hosted by Elderbridge Agency on Aging. The class is for anyone who is concerned about falls, is interested in improving their balance, flexibility and strength, has fallen in the past, or who has restricted activities because of concerns about falling.
Read MoreWatch progress on the medical center addition
Greene County Medical Center community relations team of Carla Offenburger and Emily Brewer have continued faithfully to take daily pictures of the construction at the medical center. They put them together to create a time lapse video and post it to the medical center’s Facebook page each month.
Read MoreVolleyball players to state tournament…. to sing
The Greene County volleyball team will be represented at the semi-finals of the state volleyball tournament in Cedar Rapids Thursday by the Rams’ singing volleyball players. Volleyball players Annie Palmer, Mollie Sorber, Hannah Promes, Nadia Fisher and Kenna Marquardt sang the National Anthem to start home volleyball matches. Choir director Dave Heupel said that when he was contacted by staff at…
Read MoreShopping expo includes bake sale for Relay
Area residents are invited to a Holiday Shopping Expo Thursday, Nov. 13, from 6:30 to 8 pm at The Gardens, 1000 W. Washington, Jefferson. Shoppers can browse wares by John 15 Vineyard, Scentsy, thirty-one, Origami Owl, Avon, Pampered Check and tastefully simple. The Gardens Relay for Life team will have a bake sale, with all proceeds going to the 2015…
Read MoreSo who reads GreeneCountyNewsOnline?
All roads lead to Greene County, or so it seems, and looking at analytics from GreeneCountyNewsOnline’s first year bolsters that notion. GreeneCountyNewsOnline finished its rookie season Nov. 6. In the first year, a total of 37,026 unique visitors made 112,726 visits to the site and viewed a whopping 431,325 pages! And there was plenty to read on those pages – there were…
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