Family members and “significant others” of persons with a chronic mental illness are invited to participate in the 12-session Family-to-Family Education Program sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The course will be held Mondays from 7 to 9:30 pm beginning Sept. 8, at St Joseph Parish Center in Jefferson. There is no charge for the course, but…
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Home canning, freezing topic of workshop
Registration deadline this Friday, Aug. 1 A workshop for individuals interested in learning more about home food preservation will be held Monday, Aug. 4, from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Greene County Extension office meeting room. Sponsored by ISU Extension and Outreach – Greene County, “Preserve the Taste of Summer” will help participants learn the methods to safely preserve…
Read MoreCorn and soybeans ahead of average growing season
West central Iowa leads the state in corn in the silking stage, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Eighty-five percent of the state’s corn acreage was at or beyond the silking stage as of Sunday, just over two weeks ahead of the previous year and almost one week ahead of the five year average. Ninety-four percent of the…
Read MoreSelling local history to young students
Topic of Historical Society’s Aug. 1 program ~by Chuck Offenburger, Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society has been unusually successful in recent years in introducing local history to school students, and then involving them in museum programs and activities as they go on through school. The general membership and public are going to get an idea why…
Read MoreLetter to the editor
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Many thanks to you for your kindness and hospitality. We appreciate the wonderful worship service and potluck held at First United Methodist Church on July 13 to celebrate my re-appointment to Jefferson by our Bishop Trimble. Dennis and I appreciate the gracious citizens of Jefferson so much and the members and friends of First UMC in…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Posted July 28, 2014; submitted by Jean Borgeson Rippey United Methodist Church news: PO Box 286, 103 West Main St. Rippey, IA 50235 Pastor: Enna Antunez and Paul Burrow Adult Sunday School at 9:00 am. Worship service is at 10:30 am. On Sunday July 27, Gabe Bardole received his senior bible during worship services. Gabe will be attending Central College…
Read MoreBranstad, Reynolds tell success of STEM education
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on July 28 were joined at their weekly press conference by Dr. Jeff Weld, executive director of the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Advisory Council and Shelly Vanyo, a science teacher at Boone High School, to highlight Iowa’s STEM initiative, three years after it was established by executive order.
Read MorePolice blotter, July 2014
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Thursday, July 31: At 10:24 am a complainant reported a theft at a residence in the 600 block of S. Cedar St. At 2:02 pm an officer arrested Michael Lynn Heard Sr of Jefferson for an outstanding warrant for theft-fifth degree aiding and abetting*. The warrant was issued as…
Read MoreGreene County sheriff’s report, July 2014
Thursday, July 31: At 11:30 am a deputy investigated a burglary report in the 1200 block of E Ave north of Scranton. At 3:40 pm the animal control officer collected a loose small black dog in Churdan and took the dog to PAWS. At 4:05 pm a deputy started an investigation into a computer fraud case. At 8:21 pm a…
Read MoreScranton boy attends YMCA camp courtesy of sheriffs and deputies
By Ellie Wilke, Scranton Journal Most kids are anxious on the ride to summer camp. For Caden Etherton of Scranton (pictured, left), the trip was twice as special as his friend, Greene County sheriff Steve Haupert (pictured, right), personally escorted the sixth grader to a week’s worth of fun at the YMCA overnight camp in Boone. Every year, the Iowa…
Read MoreFair 0pen class “Bests,” ribbons told
The 86 people who exhibited a total of 433 entries in the open class at the 2014 Greene County Fair were part of a very old tradition of showing your best to your friends and neighbors. Best Overall purple rosettes (and bragging rights) were awarded as follows: Agriculture- Display collection, Laura McKnight; Fruit, Cheri Kersey; Herb, James Holz; Potatoes, Beverly Murphy…
Read MoreThreshing bee continues Sunday
The 15th annual threshing bee started Saturday and will continue today, Sunday, at Pleasant Prairie Farm/Foster Timmons Farms just northwest of Jefferson.
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