The Greene County Chamber of Commerce was recognized at the 2015 Iowa Tourism Conference for completing its County Tourism Asset inventory. The county inventory was conducted as part of the Iowa Tourism Industry Sector Plan, a statewide planning process designed to develop a shared vision and plan to maintain, and grow, Iowa’s competitive position as a destination.
Read MoreMonth: November 2015
Hunters donate deer meat to Food Bank of Iowa
Have an extra deer at the end of the hunt? Maybe you bought an extra tag, to hunt longer? Consider donating to Iowa’s HUSH program. HUSH (Help Us Stop Hunger) works with 81 participating lockers to provide high quality meat to needy Iowans, through the Food Bank of Iowa.
Read MoreEnergy is among least expensive ingredients for holiday meal
Energy-saving tips from Alliant Energy CEDAR RAPIDS – This Thanksgiving, cooks across Iowa will all use one universal ingredient – energy. When compared to all the other ingredients for the big holiday meal, energy is one of the lowest cost items, according to Alliant Energy.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Nov. 20
The weather the past week was potluck in Jefferson, with days when the high temperature was in the 60s and days with cold rain. Friday’s snowfall, which sent students home from school early, began after 6 am and will be included in next week’s data. High temperature, according to volunteer weather observer John Beltz, was 62 degrees and the low…
Read MoreBallots mailed for FC, West Central merger vote
Members urged to attend merger informational meetings and return ballots by Dec. 18 Farmers Cooperative Company (FC) and West Central® Cooperative on Friday mailed ballot packets to each organization’s voting membership. The ballot packets, which are 9×12 white envelopes with each respective cooperative’s logo, should arrive before Thanksgiving.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Patti Edwardson
To the editor, The first time I experienced an earthquake, it was so small my body did not sense it. I was only aware of the shaking of the earth when I noticed my parked car slightly swaying on its tires. A few years later, I felt a jolt that was unmistakably an earthquake. Even as the earth we live…
Read MoreInez McHugh, 1916-2015
A Service of Remembrance was held Monday, Nov. 23, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Inez M. McHugh, 99, of Jefferson. The Rev Julie Poulsen, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Jefferson, offered words of comfort. Gary Haupert was soloist, accompanied by Danille Curtis. Interment was at the Scranton Township Cemetery in Scranton.
Read MoreDAISY Award to Desiree Monaghan
Desiree Monaghan joined the ranks of DAISY Award-winning nurses at Greene County Medical Center. Monaghan received the award Thursday morning at a ceremony attended by co-workers, families and friends of the seven nominees. Monaghan has worked in acute care and in obstetrics and served as a shift leader. In January she started working with the medical center’s quality management team,…
Read MoreCongratulations
Gene and Sarah Bradley of Ames are the parents of a son, Cohen Edward, born Sept. 2. He weighed 7 pounds 8-1/2 ounces and was 21 inches long. Local grandparents are Elvin and Patti Thompson of Jefferson. Cohen is the 20th grandchild they have welcomed into their hearts.
Read MoreGCDC, elected officials discuss a ‘business plan’ for growth
Members of the Jefferson city council, Greene County board of supervisors, Greene County Development Corporation and Grow Greene met informally Monday with a civil engineer whose expertise is helping communities develop plans for growth.
Read MoreCelebrate 365 days of the year
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Every day of November in the U.S. is a day to memorialize: there is the most revered, Veteran’s Day, on Nov. 11, as well as Thanksgiving, of course, this year on the 26th. But celebrating other days of the month might amuse you or appeal to you. Clean Your Refrigerator Day is on the 15th;…
Read MoreEcumenical Thanksgiving services planned
The Greene County Ministerial Association will host an ecumenical Thanksgiving service this Sunday, Nov. 22, at 6 pm at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. Pastor Sheldon Henderson of Central Christian Church will share the message. Choirs from the First United Methodist and Central Christian churches will provide music.
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