A Service of Remembrance will be held Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson for Patricia Yvonne Drachenberg, 85, of Jefferson. Words of comfort will be offered by the Rev Timothy A. Jones, pastor of the church. Organist will be Mark Erickson. Interment will be at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. The family is assisted by Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home…
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Plenty of good news for Paton-Churdan school board
Early Learning Center near capacity, STEAM Camp is growing, and summer projects were under budget The Paton-Churdan Early Learning Center* and its companion STEAM Camp are both off to great starts, according to P-C principal Annie Smith. Smith told the Paton-Churdan school board earlier this month that there are 40 children enrolled in the P-C Early Learning Center in the modular classroom…
Read MoreWatch for this scene more often
Tour buses have gotten to be a common sight in Jefferson in recent months. This bus brought a group from Pleasant Hill on Thursday for a visit that included a trip that included visits to the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower, lunch, RVP~1875 and Deal’s Orchard. Angie Pedersen, the Greene County Chamber of Commerce’s tourism and events coordinator, reports that 40…
Read MoreNew flag pole for the Greene County Community Center
A 25-foot flag pole will be installed in the next few weeks in front of the Greene County Community Center in a planter that up until Thursday contained a black locust tree. The flag pole, flag, and LED solar lighting for 24/7 illumination are being donated by Vi Hoffman as a memorial to her late husband Harry, a Jefferson business…
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Sept. 18
The week ending Sept. 18 started cool and dry and ended warm and wet. Volunteer weather observer John Beltz reports a low of 44 degrees and a high of 86 degrees. Jefferson received a total of 1.15 inches of rain, with more rain falling Friday after 6 am. That rain will show on next week’s data.
Read MoreRam volleyball team plays big schools in Ballard tourney
The Greene County varsity volleyball team played in the Ballard tournament Saturday and finished third in pool play. The Rams started the day playing Class 5A Johnston and lost 5-21, 14-21. They next played 2A Woodward-Granger, a team coach Donna Carhill described as “scrappy,” and lost 16-21, 14-21. The Rams won in their third match, topping Class 4A Ballard 21-17,…
Read MoreRams lose hard-fought battle against Creston/Orient-Macksburg 36-32
Updated with more statistics Sept. 21 The Greene County Ram varsity football team is 2-2 on the season after a non-district loss, 36-32, to the Creston/Orient-Macksburg Panthers in Creston Friday evening. It was a battle of two players – Ram senior quarterback Daric Whipple and Panther junior running back Chase Schiltz. Considering the scoring plays of the game, Whipple scored…
Read MoreMiddle school sports
Sept. 17- Eighth grade football vs. Perry and eighth grade volleyball vs. Ogden The 8th grade Ram football team got its second victory of the season with a final score of 16-0 in the first game over the Perry Blue Jays in Jefferson Thursday, Sept. 17. The Rams won the second game as well, with a score of 8-6.
Read MoreContested races in Jefferson, GJ and Scranton
There will be races in the Nov. 3 city elections for the mayor’s seat in Grand Junction and Scranton and for two Jefferson city council seats. In Grand Junction David Kersey is challenging incumbent mayor Gerold F. Herrick. Incumbent council members Alan Robinson and Meladee Graven are running unopposed for re-election.
Read MoreRam JV team wins against R-S in volleyball
Greene County junior varsity volleyball coach Carly Tiffany-Brown has provided statistics for the team’s early efforts on the season. The team is 1-2 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference after posting a win Tuesday against Roland-Story.
Read MoreRam volleyball team still winless in HOIAC
The Greene County Ram volleyball team lost in three sets to the Roland-Story Norsemen Sept. 15 in Story City. Scores were 19-25, 16-25, 22-25. The Rams are 4-8 overall and 0-3 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference. They are 11-21 in sets.
Read MoreNew shop in Churdan offering unique items at bargain prices
Kathy Loew, director of the new non-profit Closet to Closet clothing store in Churdan, has lofty goals. She wants to fulfill her mission of helping struggling families find affordable clothing, and she wants to make Churdan a travel destination. Her secret tool in meeting those goals: Resale.
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