All area residents are invited to Rock the ARC at an afternoon of entertainment and fellowship next Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2 pm at RVP~1875/History Boy Theatre Co at 115 S. Wilson, Jefferson. The inaugural Rock the ARC a year ago raised $3,750 for the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center (ARC), and organizers hope to surpass that total this…
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Rams win high-scoring game against the Toreadors
It likely has never happened that 194 points were scored at Linduska Field in one evening of football, but that’s what happened Friday night when the Greene County Rams hosted the Boone Toreadors. The freshman game accounted for 103 of those points, a 53-50 Ram loss. Final score in the varsity game was 49-42 in favor of the Rams. The…
Read MoreRams end regular cross country season at Saydel
The Ram cross-country teams ended their regular season at the Saydel Invitational Thursday, Oct. 15. The girls team boasted two medalists – Olivia Hansen in seventh place with a time of 21:40.4, and Emily Finch in 10th place with a time of 21:57.7. Other finishes for the girls were Melanie Doran, 42nd, 25:15; Sunny Mobley, 57th, 27:17.4; Regan Lamoureux, 58th,…
Read MoreP-C loses to Ar-We-Va and CR-B, wins over CAM in volleyball
The Paton-Churdan Rockets lost the first two matches but came back to win the third in Rolling Hills volleyball Thursday at Ar-We-Va in Westside. Scores against Ar-We-Va were 19-21, 23-21, 8-15. “We got off to a great start in set one, but didn’t come out ahead. Even though it was a close finish in set two, we kept control throughout and…
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Cross country team at Saydel meet In the final meet for the season, the Greene County Middle School cross country teams competed at Saydel High School. For the boys team, the lone runner was eighth grader Brian Hardaway, finishing 15th with a time of 13:30.
Read MoreFinancial Aid Resource Company required to stop Iowa marketing
Must pay refunds to Iowans DES MOINES – A San Diego company that sends Iowa students official-looking mailings and charges for services that they can largely receive for free will cease marketing to Iowa residents, pay refunds to Iowans who request them, and pay the state $25,000, through an agreement with Attorney General Tom Miller.
Read MoreCommunity Foundation annual fund drive under way
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 Community Foundation was created in 2005 to provide residents a way they could donate funds to benefit the entire…
Read MoreZombies return for another run
Zombies will make their annual appearance at Daubendiek Park for the Zombie Run, hosted this year by the BIG (Bully in Greene) project and the Jefferson park and recreation department. The zombie-infested adventure race will be full of obstacles to complete and zombies to dodge for boys and girls in grades 4-8. Runners will race to complete the course and…
Read More‘You Had a Plan, But….’ is retirement planning for young adults
Iowa State University Extension’s Retirement: Secure Your Future effort is not aimed just at people within five or 10 years of retirement. A workshop slated for Oct. 26 titled “You Had a Plan, But…” is aimed at persons in the 20s and 30s, encouraging them to take the first step to their future. “Small steps taken today lead to big…
Read MoreDan Gable speaks at Jefferson Fieldhouse
About 75 adults and dozens of young wrestlers heard Coach Dan Gable speak at a grand opening event at the Jefferson Fieldhouse Tuesday evening. Gable was introduced by Power Lift owner Jeff Connor, who shared his recollection of the first wrestling meet held in Jefferson in the “new” high school practice gym in 1966. He also told of wrestling against…
Read MoreVocal concert next Tuesday
The Greene County High School music department will present its fall vocal concert Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 pm in the auditorium at the school. Both the treble choir and the concert choir will perform. In addition, the students auditioning for the All-State Choir the following Saturday will perform some of the music they are preparing for auditions. The public…
Read MoreTo rant or not to rant, this is the question
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Years ago I told my husband I didn’t like or dislike a certain president, I simply felt sorry for the guy because in my opinion he was not smart enough for the job. My husband, who disliked the fellow intensely and thought he was ruining the country, said, “You know what happens to people like…
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