Year: 2015

A seed sown at the Greene County farmers market is sprouting into a year-round business in the snows of February. Tina Meseck, doing business as Better For You Bakery LLC, is launching her fulltime business in time for Valentine’s Day treats. Meseck’s business name, Better For You Bakery, is descriptive.  She learned to love baking from her grandmother and her…

Lori Herrick, emergency department (ED) manager, was chosen as 2014 Employee of the Year at a special employee recognition celebration on Jan. 29 at Greene County Medical Center. The recognition celebration honored all Employee of the Year nominees, as well as all employees with 5-year milestone anniversaries. Herrick (right) is pictured accepting the award from medical center CEO Carl Behne.

…and Jefferson’s First Family of Jazz  Members of Jefferson’s first family of jazz musicians, Dick, Jim and Sue Oatts, will return for an evening concert in their home town on Thursday, April 9. The Oatts contingent will appear with New York City’s famed Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, a 16-member band that features Dick Oatts on sax and flute. The group’s director…

The Paton-Churdan speech team competed at the Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group contest in Ankeny on Jan. 24. The team participated in one event this year: Short Film. Its silent film, The Illusion, was given a “I” rating and will advance to the state contest at West Des Moines Valley on Feb. 7.

Feedlot producers are invited to attend a beef roundtable webinar Thursday, Feb. 12, from 1 to 4 pm at the Calhoun County Extension office in Rockwell City. This will be the closest webinar to Greene County, according to local Extension staff.

The Scranton City Council met in special session twice in late January to work on budget matters and hire a part-time employee. Gale Zellweger presented the community center budget and updated the council on the goals of the community center board.