Year: 2015

More than 6 million young people from across the country will celebrate National 4-H Week during October. Greene County 4-H leverages National 4-H Week to showcase the great things the 4-H youth development program offers and highlight the 4-H young people working each day to make a positive impact on their community.

The Raccoon Valley Aktion Club invites all to a free showing of the movie “Where Hope Grows” Saturday, Oct. 17, at 2 pm at the Sierra Community Theatre in Jefferson. “Where Hope Grows” tells the story of a baseball player (played by Kristoffer Poloha) whose professional career was cut short due to personal problems, and how he is awakened and invigorated…

There’s nothing good about having the flu, but the effort the Greene County public health department at Greene County Medical Center is making to make it easy to get a flu shot is good news. Community flu clinics are scheduled as follows:

Wednesday was the day for 880 Healthiest State Walks all across Iowa. The annual Healthiest State Walk supports the Healthiest State Initiative, an effort to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation. A walk held during the morning in Churdan drew Paton-Churdan students and members of the community. Greene County Intermediate School students also walked a route to Karber…

The Greene County chapter of National Honor Society (NHS) is having a tailgate fundraiser during the last home football game on Friday, Oct. 16, from 5 to 7:30 pm. The supper will be served by the crow’s nest at the football field, located under the press box.

One-half the gate from “Loop the Lake” Sept. 10 Seniors on the Ram cross country team presented a check for $1,000 to Dan Towers and the Greene County conservation board between quarters at the homecoming football game Friday night. The check was the conservation board’s share of the gate collected at the “Loop the Lake” cross country meet held at…

A luncheon slated for next Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson features grilled chicken hindquarters and Mexican rice, with potato salad, desserts and beverages rounding out the menu. Serving will be from 11:30 am to 1 pm. The luncheon will be “dine in” at the Fellowship Hall at 307 S. Wilson, or take-outs can be picked up across…

Trinity Lutheran Church will host a Fall Festival next Sunday, Oct. 18, from 4 to 6 pm at the church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, in Jefferson. The fun will include pumpkin painting, face painting, a hay ride, games, craft and story time. A snack will be served. There is no charge. All are welcome.  

The week ending Oct. 9 was dry in Jefferson. The last time Jefferson went seven days without precipitation was March. There was no precipitation March 5-24, and there was a total of just .14 inches of precipitin the entire month. With harvest in full swing and high school homecoming as well, it was a good week for dry weather. Volunteer…