Local residents won’t be surprised to read this: The Uptown Café in Jefferson has been named as the home of the best pie on the Raccoon River Valley Trail. A delegation from the Raccoon River Valley Trail Association will soon award the coveted engraved glass plate to Uptown Café owner Beth Hougham, chief baker Elaine McDowell, and the rest of the…
Read MoreDay: September 13, 2015
So you like heights?
Friday was a long-awaited Climb Day at Junction Hilltop #5, a 263-foot tall wind turbine perched on a rise west of Dana. Tom and Sue Wind, who are among the managers and owners of Junction Hilltop and Hardin Hilltop wind farms, had staff from Renew Energy Maintenance on hand as they opened the turbine for adventurous climbers. Hellen Marshall at age…
Read MoreSeed collection at Perkins Prairie Sept. 26
The public is invited to get up close to the prairie at a seed collection Saturday afternoon, Sept. 26, at Perkins Prairie Preserve west of Jefferson. Volunteers will hand-pick seed from the prairie there to redistribute at a later date. No experience is necessary. Staff and volunteers from the Iowa National Heritage Foundation (INHF), owners of the prairie, will be…
Read MoreSubjects of historic plaques on tour next Sunday
Eva Leonard and Albert Head are among the Greene County “champions” featured on historic plaques around the courthouse square, and they’ll be portrayed in the first Historical Plaque Walk next Sunday, Sept. 20, beginning at 2 pm. Jefferson Matters: Main Street and the Greene County Historical Society are partnering for the event. Local actors will bring to 10 persons or…
Read MoreSign up Tuesday for Cub Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 534 would like to invite all 1st-5th grade boys to join Cub Scouts. Boys in Scouts participate in monthly activities such as camping, games, crafts, service projects, and sports while building confidence, skills and a better community. Cub Scouts is a fun, safe, family organization. Please join us and sign up at our pack meeting on Tuesday,…
Read MoreLooking for talent to ‘Rock the ARC’
All area residents who can sing, dance, read poetry, perform a skit or even do an entertaining trick or stunt to perform in the second annual “Rock the ARC” talent show Sunday afternoon, Oct. 18, at History Boy Theatre in Jefferson. The event is organized by the outreach ministry at St Joseph Catholic Church to raise funds for the Greene…
Read MoreRe-fire highlights, reviews financial info for older folks
Retirees and those who will soon join those ranks learned or reviewed the ins and outs of Social Security and what they can do to assure peace and harmony in their families after their demise at the first annual Re-fire hosted by Home State Bank Sept. 8 in the conference rooms at Wild Rose Casino. The event was planned for…
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Sept. 11
Temperatures ranged from a high of 89 degrees during the day Saturday (temperatures shown reflect the period ending at 6 am the day listed) to an overnight low of 49 degrees during the week ending Sept. 11. According to volunteer weather observer John Beltz, Jefferson received 2.45 inches of rain during the Sunday night storm.
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