A seed sown at the Greene County farmers market is sprouting into a year-round business in the snows of February. Tina Meseck, doing business as Better For You Bakery LLC, is launching her fulltime business in time for Valentine’s Day treats. Meseck’s business name, Better For You Bakery, is descriptive. She learned to love baking from her grandmother and her…
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Herrick is Employee of the Year at medical center
Lori Herrick, emergency department (ED) manager, was chosen as 2014 Employee of the Year at a special employee recognition celebration on Jan. 29 at Greene County Medical Center. The recognition celebration honored all Employee of the Year nominees, as well as all employees with 5-year milestone anniversaries. Herrick (right) is pictured accepting the award from medical center CEO Carl Behne.
Read MoreBeta Tau Delta presents the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
…and Jefferson’s First Family of Jazz Members of Jefferson’s first family of jazz musicians, Dick, Jim and Sue Oatts, will return for an evening concert in their home town on Thursday, April 9. The Oatts contingent will appear with New York City’s famed Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, a 16-member band that features Dick Oatts on sax and flute. The group’s director…
Read MoreP-C speech team advances to state contest
The Paton-Churdan speech team competed at the Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group contest in Ankeny on Jan. 24. The team participated in one event this year: Short Film. Its silent film, The Illusion, was given a “I” rating and will advance to the state contest at West Des Moines Valley on Feb. 7.
Read MoreSheriff reports on law enforcement in county towns
Greene County sheriff’s deputies responded to fewer calls in 2014 than in 2013, according to the annual report Greene County sheriff Steve Haupert presented to the county board of supervisors last week. Deputies responded to a total of 2,080 calls in 2014, an average of 5.69 calls per day. The total includes calls to rural areas as well as to…
Read MoreFeeding dairy beef topic of Extension webinar
Feedlot producers are invited to attend a beef roundtable webinar Thursday, Feb. 12, from 1 to 4 pm at the Calhoun County Extension office in Rockwell City. This will be the closest webinar to Greene County, according to local Extension staff.
Read MoreCommunity Foundation grant deadline near
All Greene County organizations are reminded that the deadline for applications in the 2015 Greene County Community Foundation grant cycle is Thursday, Feb. 12. Completed applications should be at the ISU Extension & Outreach office in Jefferson by 4:30 pm that day.
Read MoreBudget work and employee hire addressed by Scranton council
The Scranton City Council met in special session twice in late January to work on budget matters and hire a part-time employee. Gale Zellweger presented the community center budget and updated the council on the goals of the community center board.
Read MoreBurkinabe beef producer visits county to learn about Iowa agriculture
Boukari Nougtara, a meat processor from Burkina Faso in West Africa, spent five days in Jefferson and Greene County learning about American agriculture. He chose to visit Iowa because Iowans have an international reputation for being people who can make things happen. Nougtara was accompanied by Jean Claude Nzamba, who is originally from Gabon in Central Africa but now is senior vice…
Read MoreDavid Didericksen scores tickets to Saints game
~by Lora Koch, The Scranton Journal Scranton resident David Didericksen received the surprise of his life from his parents, Cheryl and Dave, for his 16th birthday. “I had asked for a $20 iTunes gift card for my birthday,” said David, “so I was really surprised by the Saints football game trip.” A sophomore at Greene County High School, David is…
Read MoreEmergency responders praised for teamwork
Dennis Morlan was weary when he met with the county board of supervisors Monday with the his emergency management budget for the next fiscal year. There were no accidents reported during the weekend’s winter storm, but that didn’t mean a quiet weekend for the EMS team. Morlan reported making three ambulance runs to Des Moines. On a Saturday night run…
Read MoreState Fair to recognize Iowa’s farm families
DES MOINES – The Iowa State Fair, Tractor Supply Co. and WHO News Radio 1040 are searching for six farm families to recognize with the Way We Live Award at the 2015 Fair, Aug. 13-23. These families must exemplify farm values derived from hard work and a love for the occupation of farming.
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