Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s board of directors invites the public to view a movie directly related to their goals of a historic preservation of the downtown and transformation toward a vibrant and dynamic district.
Read MoreMonth: May 2016
DAISY Award ceremony Wednesday
The public is invited Wednesday morning as the spring recipient of the DAISY Award is named at Greene County Medical Center. The ceremony will be held at 10 am in the education classroom. (Use the main entrance. Wayfinding signage will be posted.) Nominees are Sarah Borgeson, Karen Carman, Jill Juergensen, Brenda Luther, Victoria McCool, Tammy Spaulding and Kelsey Stumbo.
Read MoreCivilian Conservation Corps topic of program May 14
The Jefferson public library will host Michigan author Bill Jamerson on Saturday, May 14, at 10:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson. Jamerson will present a music and storytelling program about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The program is free and open to the public.
Read MoreDinner at the Elks lodge Thursday
The public is invited to dinner at the Elks lodge Thursday, May 12, at 6:30 pm. The Elks will serve fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp, salad and dessert. Tickets are $12. Reservations are requested; please call 515-386-2106 by May 11. The lodge is handicap accessible.
Read MoreAnother Market to Market visits Jefferson
How long does it take a relay team to run from Jefferson to Des Moines? The answer Saturday was anywhere between 7 hours, 21 minutes, 5 seconds and 14 hours, 11 minutes, 10 seconds, as demonstrated by about 2,500 runners who ran the Market to Market Relay Iowa down the Raccoon River Trail.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending May 6
Jefferson received 1.8 inches of rain during the week that ended Friday, May 6, with most of it falling April 30. KCCI’s SchoolNet Jefferson site reported a high temperature of 89 degrees and the end of the week and an overnight low of 42 degrees.
Read MoreTwo killed in rollover crash on Highway 30 overpass in Grand Junction
(Edited May 8, 4 pm) Two men were killed in a one vehicle crash on the Highway 30 overpass in Grand Junction Saturday morning. The Iowa State Patrol has identified the victims as John Jacob Twombly, 36, of Des Moines and Alexander Joseph Sharer, 26, of Boone.
Read MoreMinnesmoka comes to Greene County
The pervasive smoke in the air this morning, Saturday, come from a thick smoke plume from a wild fire in northern Minnesota, according to the National Weather Service. The smoke advanced south during the morning and reduced visibility to 1 to 2 miles at times through at least 11 am. By noon, there was no longer a noticeable odor.
Read MoreFundraising campaign under way to complete carillon on bell tower
Goal is to have 4-octaves complete by October 50th anniversary celebration Grow Greene County in its inaugural grant awards kicked off a campaign to raise funds to complete a 4-octave carillon on the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower to mark the 50th anniversary of the construction of the tower. Bell Tower Community Foundation president Carole Custer said the $61,500 grant to…
Read MoreSeniors honored at Awards Concert
Seniors were honored at the Greene County High School music department’s annual Awards Concert Monday evening.
Read MoreFFA plant sale May 12-13
The annual Greene County FFA plant sale will be Thursday and Friday, May 12-13, from 8 am to 5 pm each day at the green house at the high school. The selection of student-grown plants includes annuals, perennials, vegetables and more. All proceeds go to the Greene County FFA members to fund future FFA activities.
Read MoreJefferson’s trees are healthy… for now
The Jefferson city council heard bad news and good news about the city’s trees last week when Jason Walker, a Jefferson-Scranton 2000 graduate and now a district forester for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, presented the 2016 urban forest management plant. The bad news is that according to Walker, there is no question that emerald ash borer will come…
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