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…
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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…
Read MoreTogether we can fund Iowa’s roads and bridges
WEST DES MOINES – In his 2015 Condition of the State Address titled “Together We Can,” Governor Branstad yesterday called for a commitment to infrastructure investment and a bipartisan solution to address road and bridge funding. County officials across the state are encouraged by the Governor’s recognition that our state’s safety, economic growth, tourism, and continued prosperity are dependent on an…
Read MoreWhen the weather outside is frightful…
~a column by Colleen O’Brien When it gets so cold all you want to do is stay under the blankets and not go outside till spring, but for good reason — work, school, the sick cat — you have to go out anyway, some of the rules have changed.
Read MoreGrow Greene County tells thoughts on gaming funds
Interest in how Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation will distribute the charitable funds generated by Wild Rose Jefferson is high, at least in Jefferson. About 40 persons attended a “town hall” meeting Sunday at the Extension office in Jefferson. Six persons attended a similar meeting held earlier Sunday in Scranton. The meetings continue Thursday, Jan. 15, and Monday, Jan. 19,…
Read MoreJeff council okays use of hotel/motel tax for Welcome Center
Phase II construction on the interior can now move forward After more than an hour of discussion the Jefferson city council approved at its regular meeting Tuesday using hotel/motel tax revenues to pay principal and interest on a construction loan, utilities and insurance during the interior construction phase of the new Welcome Center inside the Thomas Jefferson Gardens.
Read MoreDavid Higgins ends 25 years on Extension Council
In a rural county such as Greene, Iowa State University Extension plays an important role in youth programming, agriculture and community development, and many people can name a staff person or two in the office. Those staff people are the “face” of Extension, but as in many things, there are other people behind the scene. David Higgins, as a member…
Read MoreGreene County Chamber holds annual meeting
Greene County Chamber and Development highlighted successes of 2014 and previewed 2015 at its annual dinner and meeting Jan. 12 at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. About 80 members and guests were present for the evening, which concluded with History Boy Theatre’s two-person production of “The Flight of the Lawn Chair Man.” Chamber president Ben Yoder introduced guests and served…
Read MoreRRVT named an Iowa Great Place for tourism
The honor also comes with a $200,000 grant; and a major new event scheduled on the trail will bring overnight guests to Jefferson ~by Chuck Offenburger, RRVT With the cold, snowy weather recently, it may look quiet on the Raccoon River Valley Trail. But there is a whole lot happening to help make the trail a major tourism attraction. On…
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