Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Aug. 10, 2015 News in and around Rippey: Jason and Allison Bardole, Levi, Kate, and Chase arrived Friday, July 31, to visit in the home of Roy and Phyllis Bardole. Pete, Yvette, Arthur, Avery and Aden arrived home from a quick vacation to Kansas City about the time they arrived. Tim,…
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EMT class available locally
The Greene County Area EMS Association will again sponsor a fall hybrid EMT class to be conducted by the Mercy College of Health Sciences – Des Moines. A hybrid EMT class is one in which the lecture portions of the class are presented over the internet using an interactive program. The lecture portion of this class will be held on…
Read MoreRibbon cut at Cobblestone Hotel August 7
The festivities Friday at the intersection of Highways 4 and 30 began with a ribbon cutting at the new Cobblestone Hotel and Suites adjacent to Wild Rose Jefferson. More than 100 persons attended the event, many of them connected to the casino project. The Greene County Chamber of Commerce’s ambassador group was there in full force, and Chamber president Omega…
Read MorePublic hearing slated on industrial exemption ordinance
The Greene County board of supervisors set will hold a public hearing Monday, Aug. 17, at 9:30 am to hear comments on a proposed ordinance providing for partial tax exemptions for improvements or new construction for specific industrial purposes. Included would be value added to cattle facilities, either through new construction or retrofitting existing facilities; new construction on industrial real…
Read MoreJeff city council okays directional signage for pair of businesses
Places more requirements to meet after detailed DOT application process A pair of longtime Jefferson businesses will be allowed to have directional signs to their businesses posted in the city-owned right-of-way, but only after completing a permit process and paying additional costs.
Read MoreGood news for Paton-Churdan school board
The Paton-Churdan school board received good news on several fronts at its regular meeting Aug. 10. Principal Annie Smith reported that with the registration for the coming school year complete, there is an increase in enrollment for the sixth consecutive year. Six new families will have their students attend P-C schools.
Read MoreWhat do you know about Planned Parenthood?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Federal dollars are not used to provide abortion services anywhere. This means no money goes to Planned Parenthood for abortions. The use of federal tax dollars for abortions has been banned by law since 1976. Federal dollars do go to this organization, $528 million a year (which comes out to about $10 million per state…
Read More100th birthday party Saturday for St Patrick Church
The community of St Patrick Catholic Church on Cedar Creek west of Churdan will celebrate the 100th birthday of the parish’s first brick church will a full day of festivities this Saturday, Aug. 15. There will be something for everyone. Special guests will be Steve and Craig Steele, grandson of renowned architect William LaBarthe Steele, designer of the church.
Read MoreSanders campaign staffers slate meeting in Jefferson
The Bernie Sanders campaign will hold an informational/organizational meeting Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6 pm at the Jefferson public library. This is an opportunity for residents of Greene County and the surrounding areas to meet campaign staff and local supporters, and to get information about local opportunities to get involved in the presidential campaign “that’s taking the political world by…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Dr Mark Peters, DVM
Dear Editor, In consideration of the Greene County CSD proposed bond issue, I feel the need to respond to a recent letter in this publication that I believe contain misrepresentations of certain facts, innuendo and hearsay. John Thompson leads off his article with accusations that somehow the GCCSD is more interested in doling out money to banks and construction companies…
Read MoreCancer support groups to celebrate first birthday
The cancer support groups from Jefferson and Scranton will meet together Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 6:30 pm at Christ Lutheran Church in Jefferson to celebrate their first year of supporting and encouraging each other.
Read MoreChristensen answers questions about new classrooms
Third in a series Voters in the Greene County Community School District will be asked at the regular school election Sept. 8 to approve a $20 million bond issue for construction to create a campus for grades 5-12 at the current high school site, and to add classroom space at the elementary school. Total cost of the project is $22.8…
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