Day: October 7, 2015

Wrestling legend Dan Gable will be in Jefferson Tuesday, Oct. 13, as part of a grand opening celebration at The Jefferson Fieldhouse, located just north of the Law Enforcement Center at 202 S. Chestnut St. The Fieldhouse will be open for tours from 5 to 7:30 pm. Gable will meet and greet guests from 6:30 to 7:30, and then give…

Greene County high school students will hear Friday morning about opportunities to remain in the county after high school or return after college at a Career Fair at the high school Friday morning. The Career Fair is planned by Greene County Development Corporation in collaboration with school administrators.

The Greene County Community Foundation’s annual fall fundraising campaign is in progress. Letters have been mailed to individuals and families who have previously donated as well as others who are known to be strong supporters of Greene County.

The Greene County Early Learning Center board of directors and staff invite the public to help celebrate the center’s 10th anniversary at an open house Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 6 to 8 pm. The Greene County Early Learning Center is located within the Greene County Schools administration building at 204 W. Madison St in Jefferson.

Greene County coronation is Friday afternoon Paton-Churdan students chose Carleigh Paup as homecoming queen and Noah Juergensen as homecoming king. The two were crowned at coronation Sunday evening at the school. The Greene County coronation is slated for Friday afternoon on the Bell Tower Plaza at the conclusion of the parade. This year’s parade route begins at the high school…

What began in 1982 as an open house at a new sales barn has grown into one of Greene County’s largest and most anticipated tourist events of the year. Deal’s Orchard will host its 34th annual Fall Festival this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11, at the orchard west of Jefferson just south of County Road E-53. The event draws as…

Paton-Churdan students and the community will participate in their second annual 3K Color-A-Thon Saturday, Oct. 17. Check-in will start at 8 am and the race will start at 9 am at the school.

The courthouse will go into the winter months cleaner on the outside than it has been in years. Goodwin and Son of Jefferson will begin the large job of power washing the exterior of the historic building sometime this month.

Mostly dry conditions allowed Iowa farmers to harvest one-quarter of the state’s soybean crop during the week ending Oct. 4, according the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Fieldwork activities for the week included cutting hay and harvesting soybeans and corn for grain. In some areas, farmers are waiting for their crops to…

Women who own or manage farmland in Iowa’s Raccoon River watershed are invited to attend a free upcoming conservation discussion about soil health and the future of their farmland.