A record breaking 125 Iowa 4-H volunteers from 91 counties were inducted into the 2015 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame on Sunday, Aug. 23, at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair. Inductees or their representatives were presented a certificate by the Iowa 4-H Foundation as they were introduced on stage. A reception, sponsored by donors to the…
Read MoreDay: September 9, 2015
First United Methodist kicks off year with Back to Church Sunday
The First United Methodist Church in Jefferson is again marking the Sunday after Labor Day, Sept. 13, as “Back to Church Sunday.” Members invite all who do not have a church home to check out the Methodist Church. The morning will begin with breakfast for the family at 8:30, with Sunday school for all ages at 9, coffee and conversation…
Read MoreYard of the Month honors to Wrights
The Jefferson Garden Club’s Yard of the Month honors for September go to Lyle and Mary Ann Wright who live at 503 N. Maple St. Their son Michael, a professional landscaper, assisted with the planting of a variety of flowers in the front. Passers-by will see hydrangeas, coneflowers, black-eyed Susan, roses and purple salvia. A drooping weeping willow spruce grows…
Read MoreThe fame in the name
~a column by Colleen O’Brien There are famous and infamous people who leave their mark on language. These people can be inventors, aristocrats, courtesans, crooks. Unlike a Charlemagne or a Joan of Arc, there are many once well-known individuals and their deeds that add richness to our language even as they themselves faded into obscurity; their names live on without…
Read MoreGreene County school bond issue fails by 3:2 margin
Edited Wednesday, 8:30 am P-C voters elect board members by write-in Voters in the Greene County Community School District voted by a three to two margin against a $20 million bond issue to bring the district’s students all under two roofs, both in Jefferson. Across the district, the vote was 975 (60.04 percent) against the bond issue, and 649 (39.96…
Read MoreRoad washed out in Franklin Township; other roads damaged by heavy rain
Greene County received less rain than other nearby counties Sunday night, but the 3-1/2 inches or so was enough to call out the secondary roads crew on the holiday weekend. The intense rain also washed out a section of 330th St in Franklin Township. That road will be closed between P Ave and County Road P-30 until further notice.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – John Thompson
To the editor, I’m seeing Red. (And that makes me happy!) As a conservative, I am happy to see Hillary Clinton as the Democratic front-runner. There isn’t a Republican challenger that couldn’t beat her and she isn’t firing people up in Iowa. As she limps from one scandal to the next, even Democrats are fed up and apathetic. Independent Senator…
Read MoreP-C board to appoint someone to fill a vacancy
The Paton-Churdan board of education will hold a special meeting Thursday to appoint a someone to fill a vacancy. Brad Wilson resigned from the board in August, after the regular board meeting. Business manager Mitch Lewis explained that with a change in the State Code effective July 1, his resignation was effective immediately upon the school receiving his notification.
Read MorePedaler’s Jamboree overnights in Jefferson
The first Pedaler’s Jamboree – Iowa drew 1,304 registered riders Sept. 5-6. The bicycle ride used the Raccoon River Valley Trail from Waukee to Jefferson and back to Waukee, with riders spending the night in Jefferson. Most of the riders camped at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Hundreds of them ventured into Jefferson’s downtown area either to shower at the Greene…
Read MoreRed Barn Home & Craft Show is this weekend
The annual Red Barn Home and Craft Show returns this weekend under new sponsorship and a week earlier than in past years. The event, which for decades has been a favorite fall event in the area, is being hosted this year by the Greene County Fair Association. It will again be held at the Greene County Fairgrounds, with more than…
Read MoreTime now to donate to the Friends of the Library used book sale
Area residents are reminded that the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library’s 23rd annual used book sale is coming soon. The Friends will gratefully accept donations of books (hardcover, paperback, in any genre, as well as children’s books), CDs, DVDs, audio tapes, games and puzzles for the sale.
Read MoreLocal GOP sets Sept. 22 for fall fundraiser
The Republican Party of Greene County will hold its annual fall fundraiser Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. The doors open at 5:30 pm, with dinner at 6 and the program at 6:45.
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