Rippey United Methodist Church: PO Box 286, 103 West Main St. Rippey, IA 50235 Pastors: Enna Antunez and Paul Burrow Phone: 436-7731 Adult Sunday school at 9 am; worship service at 10:30 am. Every Tuesday: Quilters 9 am, coffee and fellowship 10 am – everyone welcome! Assisting with the service on Sunday, Aug. 10, was Susan Rohden of Paton and…
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First DAISY Award to be presented at medical center Aug. 21
Greene County Medical Center is beginning a new recognition for exceptional patient care by its nurses, with the internatonally-known “DAISY” award to be twice each year. Nominations can be made by patients, their family members, caretakers, community members or co-workers. In the first round of nominations, which closed Aug. 1, 13 nurses were nominated. The winner of the medical center’s…
Read MoreTwo Greene County performers in Bill Riley semi-finals
Ava Schilling of Jefferson qualified for the semi-finals in the Sprout division of the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair with her Wednesday performance of “You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun” from “Annie, Get Your Gun.” She will perform again Friday, Aug. 15, in the noon session. Ava qualified for the competition at the Bell Tower…
Read MoreMcFarland Clinic announces new CEO
AMES – McFarland Clinic PC board of directors recently named Andrew Perry chief executive officer of McFarland Clinic PC. Perry will begin his position with the physician-owned clinic Nov. 3. “We are delighted to have selected an outstanding candidate as our new chief executive officer,” said Dr Michael Kitchell, McFarland Clinic board president. “Mr. Perry comes to us with a…
Read MoreJeff council nixes P&Z’s recommendation re: livestock
There will be no pet chickens in Jefferson after the city council failed to accept the recommendation of the planning and zoning commission to amend the zoning code to allow the board of adjustment to allow exceptions to the ban on livestock. At the council’s Aug. 12 meeting, council member Lisa Jaskey made a motion to amend Section 165.83 of…
Read MoreSupervisors OK county funding for JPD in-car computer
The Greene County board of supervisors on Monday agreed to fund $5,000 toward an in-car laptop computer for the Jefferson police department. The funds will come from the county’s Louis Dreyfus funds. JPD chief Dave Morlan made his request for funding a week earlier. The in-car computer puts all information available on the World Wide Web, including all state vehicle…
Read MoreHazardous waste collection Saturday
The annual hazardous waste collection for Jefferson residents is this Saturday, Aug. 16, from 9 to 11 am at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Metro Waste Authority of Des Moines will host the event. Jefferson residents can drop off hazardous waste including compact fluorescent light bulbs, gasoline/kerosene, oil and lead-based paint, lead acids/batteries, pesticides, metal polishes/rust removers, solvents, motor oil filters,…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Aug. 8
In Greene County district court Michael Joseph Hofbauer, 31, of Coon Rapids was sentenced Aug. 8 after changing his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated (OWI)-first offense and serious injury by motor vehicle by driving in a reckless manner. He was sentenced to five years in prison. The prison term was suspended and he was placed…
Read MoreMom, the flag, apple pie and frightened kids
~a column by Colleen O’Brien It makes me a little sick to my stomach when I read about Americans protesting admitting refugee kids from Central America storming our borders in order to. . . ? Escape lives of starvation, torment and death? Gee. How dare they. It makes me ashamed to hear the reasons some folks give who don’t want…
Read MoreTown hall meeting Monday to address challenges of growth
All county residents are encouraged to attend a town hall meeting next Monday, Aug. 18, to hear first hand of the growth and its accompanying challenges anticipated in Greene County in the next few years. The meeting will start at 6 pm at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. Greene County Development Corp (GCDC) executive director Ken Paxton hopes…
Read MoreHawn to be honored by 4-H at State Fair
Doug Hawn will be inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame at a ceremony next Sunday, Aug. 17, at the 4-H exhibit building on the State Fairgrounds. Hawn has served as Greene County Fair board secretary for 32 years. A lifelong 4-H member, he spends hundreds of hours each year in both physical labor and administrative tasks to…
Read MoreNew school year starts Wednesday, Aug. 20
Summer vacation comes to an end next Wednesday for students all over Greene County. Greene County elementary students will see more changes than the older students. All students in grades K-3 will attend school at the elementary on E. Russell St in Jefferson, a change in location and routine for students in the former East Greene district. Students in grades…
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