The Jefferson Garden Club’s Yard of the Month for June is the yard of Ruth and Dennis Goshon at 309 Rushview Drive. The Goshon’s well-kept front yard features a wide variety of plants such as coneflowers, daisies, bleeding hearts and hostas.
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Big spelling bee, big trivia contest part of Bell Tower Big Top
Bell Tower Big Top, the biggest show in Greene County, will include the biggest spelling bee in the county. The Greene County Historical Society will once again host an old-fashioned spelling bee as part of the Festival. This year’s spell-down is slated for Saturday, June 13, at 2 pm at the Greene County Community Center. Trophies will be awarded to first and second…
Read MoreCreative fundraiser for Grant Robbins memorial scholarship
Friends of the family of young Grant Robbins will host a creative fundraiser to raise money for scholarships to send children to church camp in Grant’s name. Jolene Peters will lead participants as they paint a canvas celebrating three things that are important to Grant’s family – faith, family and friends. The class is designed for all skill levels, and every…
Read MoreTame those LEGO bricks!
The creativity was abundant as the LEGO® bricks at a LEGO Build Night hosted by Greene Bean Coffee Friday in anticipation of the LEGO® Tamer Challenge, part of the Bell Tower Big Top. Entries in the LEGO building contest, hosted by Greene Bean Coffee and co-sponsored by GreeneCountyNewsOnline, should be delivered to the coffee shop this Thursday by 4 pm.…
Read MoreAktion Club to hold dance
The Raccoon Valley Aktion Club is hosting a dance Sunday, June 14, from 2 to 4 pm at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. DJ Pat Grainey of Perry will provide music. Tickets are $2 each and are available now from Aktion Club members or at the door. Proceeds from the dance will help send seven Aktion Club members and two…
Read MoreBlood drive in Jeff Tuesday; schedule told for rest of summer
LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Tuesday, June 9, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. Call 1-800-287-4903 or visit www.lifeservebloodcenter.org to make an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending June 5
The week that ended at Friday, June 5, at 6 am was drier than previous weeks, with Jefferson receiving only .36 inch of rain, according to volunteer weather observer JOhn Beltz. Temperatures ranged from a low of 49 degrees to a high of 81 degrees.
Read MoreRams lose 6-3 to Gilbert in baseball
The Greene County varsity baseball team challenged Gilbert’s senior pitcher Evan Johnson but couldn’t put together a win as the Rams fell to the Tigers 6-3 in conference play in Jefferson June 5. Johnson had allowed just two hits and struck out 22 batters in two starts this season prior to the trip to Jefferson. The Rams got eight hits…
Read MoreBranstad issues statement at end of long legislative session
The Iowa legislature concluded the 2015 session at 3:50 Friday afternoon after passing a $7.3 billion spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The plan includes $7.17 billion in ongoing spending and $135 million in one-time payments from cash surpluses expected at the end of the current fiscal year June 30. School funding has been a point of…
Read MoreWin for Ram softball, loss for baseball on Thursday
The Greene County Rams’ summer teams traveled different directions Thursday evening with different results. The softball team went northeast to play the Roland-Story Norsemen in Roland and returned home with its ninth straight win on the season. The baseball team went southeast to play the Winterset Huskies in Winterset and came home with a non-conference loss.
Read MoreRippey alum creating school monument as a labor of love
He helped build the gym; now he’s building a monument ~by Mary Weaver, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline Keith Devilbiss of Rippey knows how to turn a lemon situation into sweet palatable lemonade! He is pictured here completing one of his life’s passions, working as a mason, this time making a memorial for the Rippey School from the bricks used to erect…
Read MoreRams win baseball, softball vs Cubs by 10-run rule
The Greene County Rams won a pair of games via the 10-run rule against the Nevada Cubs Wednesday. The baseball team got their fourth win for the season with a 5-inning 10-0 score. The softball team played six innings before the game was called at 12-1.
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