Greene County Medical Center’s $4 million “Investing in Tomorrow’s Care” capital campaign ended 2014 at 79 percent of its goal. This came in large part to some end-of-year gifts from area and supporting businesses that totaled $95,000. A gift of $50,000 was pledged by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, which is part of the UnityPoint Health system with which Greene County Medical…
Read MoreDay: January 15, 2015
Heavy lifting on medical center project
Wednesday was a day for heavy lifting at the expansion project at Greene County Medical Center. A heavy duty crane was brought in to lift eight pieces of Trane air handling equipment, weighing a combined total of 35 tons, up to the roof. The equipment will serve the 51,000 square-foot addition to the medical center. It also has the capacity to serve as…
Read MoreBlues trio coming to Prairie Blue
The Quay Thomas Trio will perform Saturday evening at Prairie Blue Creative Arts in Jefferson before heading to the 2015 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, next week. Two members of the group, Quay Thomas Schaus and Elliott Sidell, won a place in the challenge by placing first in the Iowa Blues Challenge last August. The 2014 Blues Challenge in…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Rippey News Jan. 12, 2015 Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Rippey United Methodist Church: PO Box 286, 103 West Main St. Rippey, IA 50235. Pastors: Enna Antunez and Paul Burrow. Phone: 515-436-7731 Adult Sunday school at 9 am; worship service at 10:30 am. Every Tuesday: Quilters 9 am, coffee and fellowship 10 am – everyone…
Read MoreCommunity Fellowship series continues
Trinity Lutheran Church of Jefferson continues its Community Fellowship series Wednesdays in January. The public is invited for social time at 4 pm, a speaker at 4:30 pm, and a light supper at 5:30 pm. A free will donation is accepted for refreshments and supper, and their is always ample time for questions after the speaker’s presentation. Trinity Lutheran Church…
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