Month: April 2016

Youth in 4th through 12th grade are invited to attend a youth gardening workshop May 14. Greene County Extension and Outreach and Greene County Master Gardeners are teaming up to offer the workshop from 9 am to noon at the Extension office in Jefferson. Youth in grades 4-7 will learn skills and put them to use planting the gardens at…

Soil and Water Conservation Week is April 24 to May 1.  The week is an opportunity to recognize the important conservation practices placed on Iowa’s landscape and bring attention to the ongoing work by farmers, landowners and urban residents to protect the state’s soil and water resources.

Public invited to welcome veterans back at the end of the day Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight will be conducting its 12th Honor Flight on May 7. There will be 145 veterans on this flight. This number includes seven World War Two veterans, 64 Korean War veterans, and 74 Vietnam War veterans. These veterans will be visiting their memorials in Washington,…

Children now in grades 1-3 who want to learn about rabbits and poultry are invited to join the new Birds and Bunnies Club. Children in the club will be able to show animals at the Greene County Fair in July. Birds and Bunnies Club will introduce kids to 4-H, as well as the basics of care, grooming and showing poultry…

The Jefferson Garden Club met recently at the Memorial Garden for a spring clean up. This annual event helps keep the grounds neat and tidy at the Memorial Garden, which is near the Raccoon River Valley Recreational Trail. The Garden Club plans to meet several times through the growing season for garden maintenance.

Support comes from Trees Forever and Alliant Energy Volunteers and community leaders in Jefferson are planting trees in their town to save energy, improve air quality, and reduce storm water runoff. The local effort is part of the statewide Trees Forever and Alliant Energy Branching Out program. “We’re looking forward to working with Trees Forever and Alliant Energy to grow…

DES MOINES – Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday unveiled a new website for the state of Iowa enabling citizens, visitors, and businesses to have greater access to information and services. 

Joseph Murray of Wayuga Art shares his newest painting, “The Wooded Sojourn.” “Hopefully, the painting will transplant you to a scene similar to this one where you can enjoy the serenity and beauty of a quiet wooded lane with the sun filtering through the trees,” Murray said. “Yes, the quietness is something we all need to enjoy more often in…

With longer, warmer days we move away from heavy winter food to lighter fare, but we don’t move away from our favorite baked goods. This banana muffin recipe is lighter than other recipes with less fat and sodium for guilt-free enjoyment. For the recipe, click here: Healthy(er) Banana Muffins

The week ending April 22 was typical spring weather, with some April showers and warm daytime highs. According to KCCI’s SchoolNet Jefferson reporting station, high temperature for the week was 81 degrees and low temperature was 48 degrees. Jefferson received .39 inch of rain on two separate rainy days.