The Ram boys basketball team ended a four game losing streak but it took two overtimes in Winterset Monday evening to put together a 78-72 non-conference victory. The Rams started out cold – they didn’t score in the first five minutes of the game and Winterset held a 10 point lead. The best they did in regulation time was very brief…
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Ram girls lose non-conference game to Winterset
The Greene County girls varsity basketball team continues to struggle. For the third time this season the girls scored fewer than 20 points as they lost 42-19 to the Winterset Huskies in Winterset Monday.
Read MoreP-C teams split in Dunlap to Boyer Valley
The Paton-Churdan Rockets split Saturday basketball games against Boyer Valley in Dunlap. The girls lost to the Bulldogs 66-61 and the boys followed with a 59-49 win. In the girls game, the Rockets struggled in the first quarter and were down by 12 points, 20-8, at the end of the quarter. “We did a nice job of fighting back to…
Read MoreRam grapplers at Carroll tourney
The Ram wrestling team was among eight teams with wrestlers at an individual tournament in Carroll Saturday, Dec. 19. Six Rams competed. The Rams had 11 wins and six losses in the matches they wrestled.
Read MoreAdopt-A-Family assists families and provides service learning
This year, Adopt-A-Family’s Christmas food basket project became a service learning opportunity for Greene County High School students. About 150 students from study halls, family and consumer science classes and other classes spent an hour at Clover Hall Friday afternoon helping Adopt-A-Family volunteers pack food boxes for 180 families. The first group of students did the hauling and bending to fill…
Read MoreFareway, Hormel donate hams to ARC, Manna Ministries
Fareway Stores, Inc., in partnership with Hormel, provided a donation of more than 80 Cure 81® boneless hams to the Action Resource Center (ARC) food pantry and Manna Ministries in Jefferson. The contribution is part of a nationwide Hams for Hunger campaign that aims to provide charitable organizations with a holiday favorite during the season.
Read MoreGirl Scouts learn, demonstrate painting skills
Girl Scout Troop 462 had a painting Christmas party with Jolene Peters’ Art on the Fly in the studio Homestead Coffee and Bakery in Jefferson last Saturday. The troop and leaders had a lot of fun with instructor Jolene Peters.
Read MoreGreenbrier 4-H Club has party
The Greenbrier 4-H Club hosted a Christmas bowling and pizza party Sunday, Dec. 6. Bowling was held at Spare Time Lanes in Jefferson. The 4-H members all split up to play in different lanes, and after two games per group, the club walked or drove to Pizza Ranch. Everyone enjoyed pizza and soda before departing. The Greenbrier 4H Club’s next…
Read MoreGarden Club installs officers
Jefferson Garden Club members met Dec. 10 at the home of Marilyn Copeland. After a holiday luncheon the members installed officers for 2016-17. Standing are (from left) president Lynda Cochran, secretary Shelly Berger and treasurer Sue Thornton. Vice president Darla Johnson was unable to be in the photo. The Garden Club’s mission is to beautify Jefferson personally and to encourage…
Read MoreRegency Park names Employee of the Month
Brandi Carlson, LPN, (center) was recognized as Employee of the Month for November at Regency Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jefferson. She is pictured with administrator Randy Downey (left) and director of nursing Beverly Mentzer (right). Carlson earned her practical nursing license from Iowa Central Community College and has been a nurse at Regency Park for four years. She said…
Read MoreOur Greene County Gallery – 2015
December 20, 2015: GreeneCountyNewsOnline publisher Victoria Riley shares with readers the original poem she first read at Habitat for Humanity’s Nativity Festival Sunday, Dec. 13: Readers are invited to share photos, short prose or poetry by emailing them to news@greenecountynewsonline.com. Please include the where, when, what and who of photos. No props or far-away locations are required. Use the search tool…
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Dec. 18
The weather challenged Jefferson residents during the week that ended Dec. 18 at 6 am. The 3-1/2 inches of precipitation, most of which was rain, resulted in wet basements and flooded yards. Volunteer weather observer John Beltz reported that 1.98 inches of rain fell Sunday morning into Monday. That followed nearly an inch on Saturday.
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