Construction of a new Grand Junction Community Center is much closer with the approval Wednesday of a $220,000 Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grant from the Vision Iowa board. “Today was a banner day for Grand Junction,” Diane Wise said Wednesday. She has been a driving force behind the project. The grant application was for $250,000 of a total project…
Read MoreDay: December 10, 2014
Reading with rules
~a column by Colleen O’Brien A new “movement” called Slow Reading was recently launched. Its name sounds like a knock-off of the Slow Food movement, which has been going on for 25 years. The Slow Food wave started in Italy as a protest to a proposed McDonald’s at the Spanish Steps in Rome. A few gastronomes suggested the world needed…
Read MorePropane leak reported in Churdan; evacuation a precaution
Churdan residents in a two-block neighborhood were evacuated from their homes and the school was put in lock-down at mid-day Wednesday in response to a reported propane leak on the north side of town. Greene County sheriff’s deputies, the Churdan and Jefferson fire departments and Greene County EMS responded. The evacuation was done as a precaution when a resident reported a strong propane…
Read MoreTammy Smith close but doesn’t win ‘Our Iowa’ kitchen remodel
Tammy Smith of Jefferson cashed in once as a finalist in the Our Iowa Keys to the Kitchen Contest but she wasn’t lucky enough to win the big prize on Saturday. On April 19, Smith raced through the Fareway Store in Jefferson on a two-minute dash to load all the groceries she could grab into a cart. She headed right…
Read MoreBates honored by board of supervisors
Sherry Bates (right) of Scranton was recognized Monday by the Greene County board of supervisors for her 18 years of service on the county board of health. She was presented a framed certificate by chair pro tem Guy Richardson.
Read MoreTown and Country Band to perform Saturday evening
The Town and Country Band will present a concert of holiday music Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 pm at the First Baptist Church in Churdan. Kendra Wilke will direct a variety of music, including medleys of carols, a trumpet section feature, and the always-popular “Sleigh Ride.” The band will gather at the Martin House in Churdan after the concert for…
Read MoreJeff council, Chamber discuss use of hotel/motel tax revenue for Welcome Center
Council member suggests a new group solely to promote tourism The Jefferson city council at its Dec. 9 meeting had discussion with Ben Yoder, president of the Greene County Chamber of Commerce, about use of the hotel/motel tax for the new Welcome Center at the southeast corner of the courthouse square. No action was taken, as the council preferred to…
Read MoreClauses to visit Jefferson again this Saturday
There will be plenty of seasonal fun in Jefferson this Saturday, Dec. 13. Santa and Anna Claus will be at their Winter Wonderland in the Masons’ building (formerly Figenshaw Furniture) on the east side of the courthouse square from 10 to 11 am. They’ll glady pose for pictures with any size group. “We really love seeing grandmas and grandpas and…
Read MoreNativity Festival concert line-up features variety of music
Special guest soloist Travis Graven returns to sing Travis Graven, a 1997 graduate of East Greene High School, heads the line-up of choirs, duets, another soloist and a poet at this Sunday’s 4 pm community concert during the Nativity Festival being held that afternoon at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. Graven was a two-time All-State Chorus member in…
Read MoreWinners told in second week of Christmas Certificate give-away
The second drawing in the Greene County Chamber’s Hometown Holidays Christmas Certificate give-away was held Monday, Dec. 8. Winners were (seated, from left) Roxie Plath of Ogden, who registered at Deal’s Orchard, Claire Teusch of Jefferson, who registered at Royal Jewelers, Peg Moranville of Jefferson, who was a winner last week with her entry at Don’s Ace Hardware, and Anne…
Read More4-H club donates gloves for lending basket at elementary school
The Greenbrier 4-H club recently donated winter gloves to Greene County elementary school for students to borrow for outdoor recess when theirs are forgotten or misplaced. The gloves were delivered to school nurse Mary Pedersen (back, right). The club used a community donation from ShopKo to make the purchase. Pictured with Pedersen are Greenbrier 4-H club members (front, from left)…
Read MoreGreene County Farm Bureau marks century of service
During the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s (IFBF) 96th annual meeting in Des Moines, the Greene County Farm Bureau office was recognized for 100 years of service. Pictured is Greene County Farm Bureau president Perry Parker (center) accepting the award from IFBF vice president Joe Heinrich (left) and IFBF president Craig Hill.
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