The Bell Tower Community Foundation is applying for a state Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grant to help finance the completion of the 4-octave carillon of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower in honor of its 50th birthday this year. To enhance the application, letters of support from local residents are strongly encouraged.
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Name change for Caleris with rebranding of INS
Caleris, an inbound call center in Jefferson, will be known as Aureon Contact Center with a rebranding of the INS family of companies. Caleris, along with Iowa Network Services, Alliance Technologies, Alliance Connect, Merit Resources and Portico Staffing, comprise the INS family of companies. Based in West Des Moines, Aureon specializes in support services to businesses. The company has more…
Read MoreFlair of ‘The Iowan’ coming to new business & tourism guide
The Greene County Chamber of Commerce has selected Pioneer Communications as the publisher of the 2016-2017 Greene County Business and Tourism Guide. Pioneer Communications is best known for its flagship publication The Iowan magazine. The new guide will get a facelift and new feel courtesy of The Iowan design, editorial and sales team.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net March 28, 2016 Upcoming events: The annual Lions Club father/son banquet is set for April 2 at the Rippey United Methodist Church. Doors open at 11:30 am with the meal at 12 noon. Entertainment following the meal will be Rick Fazel playing guitar and singing a variety of songs. As…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation awards $119,000 in grants
~by Jacque Andrew, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County Community Foundation (GCCF) awarded 18 grants amounting to $119,000 at a special recognition Monday at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall in Jefferson. As donors to the GCCF’s annual drive to build its endowment were recognized by president Tom Wind, he noted that 88 Greene county residents donated $9,302. The principal…
Read More2019 sesquicentennial, budget on Scranton council agenda
The Scranton city council is taking a pro-active stand under the leadership of new mayor Randy Winkelman. Although the 150th anniversary of the founding of the community is three years off, a committee has been formed to plan the event.
Read MoreFourth graders to perform April 5
Greene County fourth graders will present a spring concert Tuesday, April 5, in the Intermediate School gymnasium in Grand Junction at 7 pm. The students will sing seasonal songs and perform on recorders. Family, friends and relatives are encouraged to attend. ~The Scranton Journal
Read MoreWomen’s History Month
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Women’s History Month is done with for another year. Women’s history is sketchy — so little written about so few over the millennia; always there but not talked about, the little woman. Or even talked to, in some eras. We know that women were around because the human race is still around.
Read MoreBabysitting Basics class April 2, 9
There is still space available in Greene County Extension’s popular Babysitting Basics course. Youth in grades 5-6 will meet on two consecutive Saturdays, April 2 and 9, from 8:30 am to noon. The workshop will be held at St Joseph Parish Center in Jefferson. Cost is $25 for all registrations received by March 30. If there is room, additional registrations…
Read MoreSupervisors go along with CAFO addition, hear idea for fixing housing crisis
~by Denise O’Brien Van, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors approved an application for a second building on a swine CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) south of Jefferson at its March 28 meeting.
Read MoreTeen movie “Allegiant” to be hosted by public libraries
Teens in 6th through 12th grades throughout Greene County are invited to attend the premiere showing of the movie “Allegiant” on Friday, April 15, at 4 pm at the Sierra Community Theatre. The first 200 teens to register at their local library will be admitted free and receive a coupon for $2 off a purchase at the concession stand. This…
Read MoreGrow Greene County to award grants April 4
Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation will make its first round of grants, funded by its share of gaming revenues from Wild Rose Jefferson casino, on Monday evening, April 4. The awards ceremony will take place at 7:30 pm in the Greene Room at Wild Rose Jefferson. Invitations to the event have been mailed.
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