This week, April 12-18, is Week of the Young Child (WOYC). Child Care Resource and Referral asks Iowans to come together for children. As part of this national celebration, you can honor young children and all those who make a difference in children’s lives.
Read MoreMonth: April 2015
Weather data, week ending April 10
Snow was a bit of a surprise Thursday evening. It was even more of a surprise to see the “white stuff” still on the ground Friday morning. Hopefully volunteer weather observer John Beltz won’t need to report snow again for the next seven or eight months. Beltz’s weather data for the week ending Friday, April 10, at 6 am follows:…
Read MoreDücker- Marshall
Denis and Robin Dücker of Tripoli announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Katelin Jo to Adam Joseph Marshall. Adam is the son of Lynn and Kathy Marshall of Dana and the grandson of Hellen and the late Lyle Marshall of Jefferson. Katie graduated from Tripoli High school in 2011 and will graduate with a degree in early…
Read MoreNew York City jazz comes to Jefferson
Big city jazz came to Jefferson Thursday night when Beta Tau Delta hosted New York City’s Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (VJO) for what the Betas dubbed “An Evening with Jefferson’s Own Oatts Family.”
Read MoreGrand Junction house severely damaged in fire
A burning cigarette on a coffee table is the suspected cause of a house fire in Grand Junction Wednesday morning. The Grand Junction fire department and three Greene County deputies responded to the fire at 104 W. Main Street in Grand Junction at 3:52 am.
Read MoreElectronics and I are not reality, virtual or otherwise
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The last time I opened my email, which was just a minute ago, I found I also had opened something called a “hangout.” I could see and hear my friend in Italy, but, alas, she could not see or hear me.
Read MoreGreene County conservation staff offers a century of service
~by Lora Koch, The Scranton Journal It would not be surprising if you have met one, if not all three, of the fulltime staff for the Greene County conservation department. Pat Soukup (pictured, right), ranger at Spring Lake Park, will reach 36 years of service in this month. Dan Sayre (pictured, left), park attendant, has worked for the department for…
Read MoreFun After-Fifty prom is this Friday
The Greene County High School Interact Club invites all “age eligible” people to the “Fun After-Fifty Prom” on Friday, April 10, at the Elks Club from 7 to 10 pm. Back by popular demand, the Old Timer’s Band will provide dance music. “Our ‘Roaring ’20s’ junior-senior prom is the next night, and we want you to enjoy our decorations before our dance,” an Interact Club…
Read MoreBabysitting Basics course set for April 25
The Babysitting Basics course held over the course of a month previous years will be a one-day course Saturday, April 25. Babysitting Basics, a course for Greene County youth in grades 5 and 6, will be held from 8:30 am to 3 pm at St Joseph Parish Center in Jefferson.
Read MorePAWS plans adoption event for Saturday
PAWS (People for Animal Welfare Society) will hold an adoption event for dogs and cats this Saturday, April 11, from 10 am to 2 pm at Bomgaars, 205 W. McKinley, in Jefferson. All the dogs and cats available for adoption have been spayed or neutered, are microchipped, and current on their rabies shots and other preventive care. “Help us help…
Read MoreBank challenge raising Relay funds
Employees at four Greene County banks are in a heated battle to win a pizza in a challenge to raise funds for the Relay for Life of Greene County. Banks were invited to decorate collection boxes into which their customers could drop donations to the Relay. Employees of the bank that nets the most will win a pizza.
Read MoreSafe at Home Act clears legislative hurdle
Bill establishes a confidential address to protect victims of domestic abuse and assault ~by Lora Koch, The Scranton Journal Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate (right) and state communications specialist Kevin Hall (left) recently held local meetings, including one in Guthrie County, to announce House passage of the Safe at Home Act. The bill, House File 585, received unanimous approval from the legislators…
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