Greene County Reads, the annual county-wide book discussion, will be held Thursday, April 7. This year’s selection is Sisters of Shiloh by Kathy and Becky Hepinstall. Sisters of Shiloh is historical fiction set in North Carolina during the Civil War. The story is of two sisters who disguise themselves as men to enlist in the Confederate Army. Libby, the younger sister,…
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LifeServe in Scranton March 16
LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Wednesday, March 16, from 3 to 7 pm at the United Methodist Church in Scranton.
Read MoresTEP planned for March 16-19
The Greene County sheriff’s office and the Jefferson police department will participate in a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) March 16-19. St. Patrick’s Day has become one of the deadliest holidays due to the number of drunk drivers on the roadways. That’s why the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) warns Iowans to not drink…
Read MoreGreene County TOP finishes year with successful fundraiser
Greene County High School Health II students finished their trimester of service learning with a Valentine fundraiser for the American Heart Association. Students planned the project, designed a marketing campaign, assembled packages and sold the candy, heart balloons and/or stuffed animals during their lunch hours and in-between classes. The Teen Outreach Program (TOP®) class voted to give all of the…
Read MoreWho’s to blame? All of us or just him?
~a column by colleen O’Brien When we were learning history in high school, I was either asleep or taught a scrubbed version. Except for Miss Price, who had us all researching the Holocaust in Hitler’s Germany, I was not exposed to the evils that men do. We learned nothing of white Europeans wiping out the natives in the New World;…
Read MoreCrop and weather outlook topic of Ogden Ag Marketing session
Elwynn Taylor is featured speaker The final spring session of the popular Ogden Ag Marketing series will be Thursday, March 10. Join Boone and Greene County Extension & Outreach for “2016 Crop Weather and Market Outlook.”
Read More2015 bipartisan index for Congress released
Grassley fifth, Ernst 38th, King 416th WASHINGTON – Sen Chuck Grassley (R-IA) ranks fifth in the Senate in a new bipartisan index of how much senators work across party lines on bill sponsorship and co-sponsorship. The rankings for 2015 are from the Lugar Center, led by former U.S. Sen Richard Lugar, and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown…
Read MoreFarmers invited to ‘Coffee and Conversation’ this Thursday
Greene County Extension is hosting a series of Coffee and Conversation events, bringing farmers and other ag professionals together for an informal discussion on current ag topics. The next coffee is Thursday, March 10, from 9:30 to 10:30 am, with the topic “Water Quality and the Nutrient Reduction Strategy” with Shawn Shouse, ISU Extension & Outreach ag engineering specialist.
Read MoreJeff council proposes dropping levy rate four cents
The proposed budget for the city of Jefferson for fiscal year 2017, beginning July 1, 2016, decreases the residential levy rate 4 cents to $15.22513 (per thousand dollars of taxable valuation). A public hearing will be held Tuesday, March 8, at the beginning of the regular council meeting at 5:30 pm on the second floor of city hall.
Read MoreNorma Dunivan, 1925-2016
A graveside service was held March 7 at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery for Norma Dunivan, 90, of Jefferson. The Rev Sheldon Henderson, pastor of Central Christian Church in Jefferson, offered words of comfort. Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home of Jefferson was entrusted with arrangements.
Read MoreRosemarie Funcke, 1929-2016
Services were held Friday, March 4, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Rosemarie Funcke, 86, of Jefferson. The Rev Julie Poulsen, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Jefferson, offered words of comfort. Sunje Banister recited The Lord’s Prayer in German. Soloists were Rod St Clair and Joan St Clair, accompanied by Danille Curtis. Honorary bearers were Wyatt Funcke,…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending March 3
In Greene County district court sentencing was done Feb. 29 in a pair of cases against Lance Michael Ross, 19, of Grand Junction. In a case that was initiated in March 2015 Ross was charged with sex abuse-third degree. The charge was amended to lascivious acts with a child and Ross was sentenced to five years in prison. After the…
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