The Greene County Ram cross country teams opened their 2015 season Thursday at the Gilbert Invitational on the Iowa State University cross country course in Ames. The boys team finished 12th of 12 teams and the girls team finished ninth of nine teams.
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Letter to the editor – Karen Lawton
To the editor, I would like to share my support for the upcoming bond initiative for the Greene County School District. As a former board member, I am a huge supporter of consolidating our facilities into two locations and decreasing the amount of busing we are currently doing. We were told by school consultants several years ago that this was…
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Aug. 24, 2015 News in and around Rippey: Bye Bye Blues meet – Doris Brown hosted the members of Bye Bye Blues and their guests Thursday, Aug. 20. The group enjoyed visiting and reminiscing during the morning brunch. Attending were Marilyn Pentico and her two great-granddaughters and a grandson,…
Read MoreThis frugal taxpayer supports the school bond issue
Thirty years from now as my children discuss what to have inscribed on my tombstone, one of them may well suggest “You can only spend each dollar one time,” to be put in small letters as a tagline at the bottom of a small tombstone. “You can only spend each dollar one time” is my budgeting mantra. That’s why I…
Read MoreThings fall apart
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Last Saturday, the combined fire departments of the county burned down a Jefferson house. Most firefighters are sworn to prevent and put out fires, but they also must have lessons in how to do this. So, once in a while, they practice on a condemned building, in this instance, an old house in Jefferson at…
Read MoreGreene County 4-H picnic is this Saturday
RSVP by close of business Wednesday Greene County 4-H members, families, and volunteers are invited to a countywide Greene County 4-H picnic at Spring Lake, to be held Saturday, Aug. 29, beginning with activities at 6 pm and the meal starting at 6:30 pm. Also invited are youth and families interested in joining or learning more about 4-H.
Read MoreSummer reading program wraps up with final party
More than 70 children read a combined total of 70,195 minutes during the Jefferson public library’s free summer reading program. According to children’s librarian Terry Clark, “each child who participated was a winner.” The statewide theme this year was “Every Hero Has a Story.” In keeping with the theme, children earned superhero symbol tokens and spent them at the “Super…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Denise O’Brien Van
To the Editor: Since when did schools become economic engines? Voting to spend $20 million on school buildings in the expectation of more economic development in Jefferson is a weak hope. And if that development happens, it will occur only in Jefferson, not in other Greene County towns. Let the Greene County Development Corp. tend to development. Let the board of…
Read More‘Powerful Tools for Caregivers’ series starts Sept. 3
Powerful Tools for Caregivers, an educational course designed for individuals caring for an aging loved one, is being offered by Greene County Extension beginning in early September. The program is open to the public. Classes will be held Thursdays, Sept. 3 through Oct. 8, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson and is open to the…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Marty Brenden
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the editorial posted by Colleen O’Brien. I am a former resident of Greene County, and wanted to tell you what I “know about Planned Parenthood.” Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in the United States and the organization has been linked to many controversial activities including covering up statutory rape, child…
Read MoreNew flooring at Greene County Community Center
The fitness room on the second floor at the Greene County Community Center will be closed Thursday, Sept. 4 through Tuesday, Sept. 8, for the installation of a new Everlast rubber floor. The floor will replace the original 1999 carpet.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – John Thompson
To the editor, The Democrats continue their war on language. After all, if they convince people that it is bad manners to talk about bad liberal policies it is harder to fight them. It’s also thought control. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, travelled to the Iowa State Fair to speak at the annual Soapbox event.…
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