Republican presidential candidate former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania would use the power of the presidency to strengthen traditional families. “Imagine if the president of the United States said that the number one priority in America, to make America heathy, is stable and healthy families, and that we were actually going to have an effort in this country to encourage…
Read MoreDay: August 9, 2015
New bleachers for a new season of Ram sports
Ram fans will have safer, more accessible bleachers at Linduska Field for the coming football season. A good-sized crew from Boland Recreation of Marshalltown spent two weeks installing 15-row, 166-foot elevated aluminum bleachers on the “home” side of the field. The bleachers are accessible at either end via ramps with handrails, and there are cut-outs in the bleachers for wheelchairs.…
Read MoreRibbons told for county fair open class exhibits
Doug Hawn has finished the enormous task of compiling information about the entries into the various open classes at the Greene County Fair. Eighty-six persons of all ages took a total of 446 entries to the fair. Best in the class ribbons were awarded as follows:
Read MoreCommunity CPR class this Tuesday
Anyone who needs to know first aid or CPR for a job, or who just wants to be prepared to help someone in a bad situation, is invited to a Community Heart Saver CPR class at the cardiac rehab department of Greene County Medical Center. The layman’s course is for people not in the medical profession and will lead to…
Read MoreFarm Bureau honors Vaughn Bauer
Distinguished Service to Ag award Vaughn Bauer(left) of Paton was honored with the Greene County Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Ag award at the 2015 Greene County Farm Bureau annual meeting held Thursday, July 30, 2015. County president Perry Parker (right) made the presentation after reading the following: “Periodically, the Greene County Farm Bureau presents its Distinguished Service award to an…
Read MoreGreene County Chamber supports young fair exhibitors
The Greene County Chamber of Commerce In support of Greene County 4-H and FFA members provided a free Ag Appreciation breakfast and also participated in the Greene County Fair 2015 Achievement Auction.
Read MoreLocal Farm Bureau tells drawing winners
The 2015 Greene County Farm Bureau annual meeting was held Thursday, July 30, at Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. Drawings were held for door prizes following the business meeting and speakers. Winners of items donated by Greene County Farm Bureau and Farm Bureau Financial agents Kim Tjepkes and Damon Clancy included Bruce Wessling, Glennie Costello, Joeline…
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Aug. 7
The first week in August wasn’t as hot as it often is in Iowa. According to weather data provided by volunteer observer John Beltz, the high temperature was 88 degrees and the low temperature was 59 degrres. Jefferson received less than one-tenth of an inch of rain during the week.
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