Organizers of the Community Fellowship series at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson have planned two discussions for December. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, Donna Badding-Fleener, prevention consultant at New Opportunities, will discuss alcohol and drug abuse prevention awareness and what professionals are seeing in Greene County. She will talk about peer pressure among teens and what adults can do to help.
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Weather data comes to GreeneCountyNewsOnline
For the past several months the weather data compiled by volunteer weather observer John Beltz has been included in the weekly crop report in GreeneCountyNewsOnline’s Wednesday Newsday update. But, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is hibernating now until spring. There won’t be another crop report until April. GreeneCountyNewsOnline doesn’t hibernate. Here, in a different format, is Beltz’s weather data.…
Read MoreNorthey promotes Iowa-grown Christmas trees
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey encourages Iowans to consider choosing a fresh, Iowa grown Christmas tree to decorate their home this holiday season. “Selecting a fresh Christmas tree can be part of a great family tradition and is an opportunity to connect with an Iowa farmer and support the local economy,” Northey said. “Iowa is fortunate…
Read MoreRam girls start hoops season with loss to ranked Mustangs
The Greene County Ram girls basketball team lost its season opener to PCM in Monroe Nov. 25 by a 68-35 score. The PCM Mustangs are ranked 12th in class 3A in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union preseason poll. The Rams were up 11-10 after the first quarter and were still ahead 15-14 when the Mustangs scored 18 unanswered…
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Rippey News Nov. 26, 2014 Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Friends of Rippey reminder: There will be a Christmas breakfast on Dec. 6 from 8 to 11 am. Egg casserole, sausage, fruit, cinnamon rolls, coffee and juice will be served for a free will offering. A quilt donated by Sharon Riley will be offered for…
Read MoreWell, Thank God ‘That’s Over’ and we can get on with Thanksgiving
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Try this on: You are the majority, of a particular skin color – White – in a town where everyone in charge is of a different skin color – let’s say Black. You live in a town in middle America; I’ll call it “Jefferson” – a busy little county seat. Blacks own most of the…
Read MoreValve fails as Churdan hooks to Xenia rural water
(Edited Thursday, Nov. 27) Hy-Vee donates bottled water Churdan residents are heading into Thanksgiving reliant on bottled water for drinking, but the challenge is easier thanks to generous intervention by Hy-Vee. Greene County emergency management director Dennis Morlan said he is “deeply impressed” by the help from Hy-Vee, particularly since it was offered without being asked for.
Read MoreJeff council okays purchase of lift for library
The Jefferson city council at its regular meeting Nov. 25 approved spending an amount not to exceed $35,000 to replace the platform lift at the public library. The lift provides handicap accessibility for the library’s basement meeting room and genealogical library. The present lift was installed in the early 1990s. Parts are no longer available when repair is necessary.
Read MorePaxton updates supervisors on economic development matters
Asks if an ammunition/arms manufacturer would be welcome Greene and Carroll Counties have first dibs on recruiting a potential new business to west central Iowa, but Greene County Development Corporation executive director Ken Paxton wants to know the company would be welcome. Paxton talked with the board of supervisors during his quarterly update on Monday.
Read MoreTwo-day Thanksgiving for city, county, state offices
Jefferson city offices, Greene County offices and state offices at the courthouse (clerk of court, Department of Human Services) will be closed Thursday and Friday for a two-day observance of Thanksgiving. Greene County employees forgo a paid holiday on Columbus Day to have the Friday after Thanksgiving as a paid holiday. The Jefferson public library will close at 6 pm…
Read MoreMike Couch named general manager of Wild Rose Jefferson
Wild Rose president and chief operating officer Tom Timmons on Monday introduced Mike Couch, newly-hired general manager of Wild Rose Jefferson. About 35 persons, including the Grow Greene County Gaming Corp and city and county elected officials, were at the event in the south lobby of the courthouse. Couch comes to Greene County from southern Florida, where he is director…
Read MoreAll Strings Attached to perform at St Patrick Church
St. Patrick’s Oratory, one of the few remaining country churches, will once again host a holiday musical celebration at the church west of Churdan Sunday, Dec. 7. There will be an open house from 4 to 6 pm. Then from 6 to 6:45, the Carroll symphony, known as All Strings Attached, will entertain in the intimate country setting to kick…
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